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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:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2018
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jacob Zachariah, Singapore, SG;

Ping Chew Chay, Al Khobar, SA;

Stephen Michael Greci, Little Elm, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/10 (2006.01); F16K 15/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/063 (2013.01); E21B 34/10 (2013.01); F16K 15/04 (2013.01); E21B 43/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/32 (2013.01); E21B 2200/04 (2020.05); E21B 2200/08 (2020.05);
Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for controlling the fluid flow to and from the flow ports of an autonomous inflow control device (AICD). Features may include the addition of a ball check valve to the AICD. A well system may comprise: a production tubing; a flow control device, wherein the flow control device is disposed onto the production tubing; and a ball check valve disposed between the flow control device and the production tubing to restrict flow into the production tubing through a port in the flow control device, wherein the ball check valve comprises a housing and a ball.


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