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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Zhi Y. He, Cypress, TX (US);
Madhawa Ratnayake, Houston, TX (US);
Kun Yuan, Houston, TX (US);
Carlos P. Izaguirre, Houston, TX (US);
David Teale, Spring, TX (US);
Darrin L. Willauer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Zhi Y. He, Cypress, TX (US);
Madhawa Ratnayake, Houston, TX (US);
Kun Yuan, Houston, TX (US);
Carlos P. Izaguirre, Houston, TX (US);
David Teale, Spring, TX (US);
Darrin L. Willauer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed, including: an inlet; an outlet; and a variable flow restriction configured to provide a predetermined constant pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet in response to a range of inlet flow rates. In another aspect, a method for providing a fluid flow within a wellbore is disclosed, including: providing the fluid flow to an inlet; restricting the fluid flow to provide a predetermined constant pressure drop between the inlet and an outlet in response to a range of fluid flow rates; and providing the fluid flow to the wellbore from the outlet.