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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2013
Applicants:

Manh V. Phi, Fountain Valley, CA (US);

Stuart R. Keller, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Manh V. Phi, Fountain Valley, CA (US);

Stuart R. Keller, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/10 (2006.01); E21B 43/14 (2006.01); E21B 34/16 (2006.01); E21B 34/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/10 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 34/063 (2013.01); E21B 34/08 (2013.01); E21B 34/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 2034/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

Wellbore flow-control assemblies define a flow-controlled fluid conduit that selectively conveys a fluid flow, including fluid outflow and fluid inflow, between a subterranean formation and a casing conduit. The wellbore flow-control assemblies include a sacrificial flow-control device that defines a first portion of the flow-controlled fluid conduit and a directional flow-control device that defines a second portion of the flow-controlled fluid conduit. The sacrificial flow-control device resists the fluid flow prior to a flow-initiation event and permits the fluid flow subsequent to the flow-initiation event. The directional flow-control device permits one of fluid outflow and fluid inflow and resists the other.


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