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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Equinor Energy As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Ivar Kjøsnes, Trondheim, NO;
Bjarne Bugten, Saksvik, NO;
Assignee:
EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic inflow control device for use in a hydrocarbon producing well is configured to switch electronically between an open state and a closed state. The inflow control device includes a housing, including one or more electromagnets; a gate including one or more permanent magnets and moveable within the housing between a closed state and an open state; the housing defining a first valve seat for receiving the gate in a closed state, and a second valve seat for receiving the gate in an open state.