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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Ronald W. McGregor, Carrollton, TX (US);
David A. Hejl, Dallas, TX (US);
Travis T. Hailey, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) and method for gravel packing an interval of a wellbore is disclosed. The apparatus ( ) comprises a sand control screen ( ) positioned within the wellbore and a tubular member ( ) disposed within the wellbore forming a first annulus with the sand control screen ( ) and a second annulus with the wellbore. The tubular member ( ) has an axially extending production section ( ) with a plurality of openings ( ) and an axially extending nonproduction section ( ) with a plurality of outlets ( ). A channel ( ) is disposed within the first annulus such that the channel ( ) is substantially circumferentially aligned with the nonproduction section ( ) of the tubular member ( ) forming a slurry passageway ( ) therewith.