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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
Applicants:
Ahmed Aladawy, Dhahran, SA;
Ameen Malkawi, Dhahran, SA;
Raghavaraju Lakhamraju, Dhahran, SA;
Naeem-ur Minhas, Romford, GB;
Sandip Maity, Manama, BH;
Inventors:
Ahmed AlAdawy, Dhahran, SA;
Ameen Malkawi, Dhahran, SA;
Raghavaraju Lakhamraju, Dhahran, SA;
Naeem-Ur Minhas, Romford, GB;
Sandip Maity, Manama, BH;
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F16K 31/12 (2006.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/06 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F16K 31/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A member that is a single element for controlling flow through an inflow control device, has anisotropic density configured to move the member relative to the inflow control device such that the inflow control device allows, fully blocks, or partially blocks flow from a zone to a production string based on a density of a fluid flowing into the inflow control device from the zone.