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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
John Wakefield, Cypress, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An inflow control device includes a first flow control structure that is porous and forms differing flowpaths for water and oil. A method of controlling flow includes flowing a fluid from a source to a destination through the inflow control device, and controlling flow via the first flow control structure such that oil flows through the inflow control device more easily than water. A method of controlling flow includes flowing a fluid from a source to a destination through the inflow control device, and flowing a portion of water in the fluid through the first flow control structure to impinge on an upstream surface of the second flow control structure. A wellbore system includes a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string disposed in the borehole, and the inflow control device disposed within or as part of the string.