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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kousha Gohari, Aberdeen, GB;
Heikki Armas Jutila, Aberdeen, GB;
Carlos Mascagnini, Aberdeen, GB;
Christopher Harper, Aberdeen, GB;
Peter J. Kidd, Forfar, GB;
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/14 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01); E21B 43/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 34/06 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The flow control device comprises one or more stacked spiral paths where the shape of an inlet to an end of a spiral has a taper on one or more sides to gradually increase the polymer velocity to eliminate rapid acceleration points as the flow enters the spiral path. The entrance with its taper can be curved to get into the spiral. The spiral can be entered tangentially or radially or axially.