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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Syed Hamid, Dallas, TX (US);
Roger L. Schultz, Aubrey, TX (US);
Robert Ken Michael, Plano, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) and method for progressively gravel packing an interval of a wellbore ( ) is disclosed. The apparatus ( ) comprises a sand control screen ( ) that is positioned within the wellbore ( ) and a tubular member ( ) that is disposed within the wellbore ( ) forming a first annulus ( ) with the sand control screen ( ) and a second annulus ( ) with the wellbore ( ). The tubular member ( ) initially prevents fluid communication between the first annulus ( ) and the second annulus ( ). Once the gravel packing operation begins, however, the tubular member ( ) selectively allows fluid communication from the first annulus ( ) to the second annulus ( ) by progressively establishing fluid communication between the first annulus ( ) and the second annulus ( ) from a first end of the interval ( ) to a second end of the interval ( ).