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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
James Smith, Manvel, TX (US);
Adam Mcguire, Houston, TX (US);
Wilfred Provost, Saint Martinville, LA (US);
Hector Mireles, Spring, TX (US);
Andrew Cayson, Cypress, TX (US);
James Smith, Manvel, TX (US);
Adam McGuire, Houston, TX (US);
Wilfred Provost, Saint Martinville, LA (US);
Hector Mireles, Spring, TX (US);
Andrew Cayson, Cypress, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A frac and gravel packing system including a tubular having a longitudinal axis, a wall defining an interior flowbore, a radial frac port and a radial production port extending through the wall in a first zone of an annular region surrounding the tubular; a screen surrounding the production port, the frac port not covered by the screen; a sleeve system including a sleeve longitudinally shiftable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular, the sleeve configured to cover the frac port in a first position of the sleeve and uncover the frac port in a second position of the sleeve; and, a return path arranged to permit return fluid from a fracturing operation to exit the first zone of the annular region, wherein the return fluid passes through the screen prior to accessing the return path.