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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
Packers Plus Energy Services Inc., Calgary, CA;
Ronald van Petegem, Montgomery, TX (US);
John Lee Emerson, Katy, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An adjustable and fixed inflow control device is provided. According to one embodiment, the adjustable inflow control device comprises a set of flow path walls defining a flow path that extends from an inlet to an outlet. The inlet may be open to the outer surface of a tubular and the outlet may be fluidly connected to an inner diameter of the tubular. The flow path may be adapted to control flow of fluid between the outlet and the inlet. The inflow control device further comprises a movable regulator that is movable to alter the flow path. The movable regulator may be movable between a number of positions. The inflow control device may be modular.