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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Colby M. Ross, Carrollton, TX (US);
Ralph H. Echols, Dallas, TX (US);
Brock W. Watson, Carrollton, TX (US);
Colby M. Ross, Carrollton, TX (US);
Ralph H. Echols, Dallas, TX (US);
Brock W. Watson, Carrollton, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid flow control device () for use in a wellbore to control the inflow of production fluids comprises a sand control screen () having a base pipe () with a first set of openings () that allows the production fluids to flow therethrough and a sleeve () coaxially disposed adjacent to the base pipe (). The sleeve () has a second set of openings () that allows the production fluids to flow therethrough. The sleeve () is selectively positionable relative to the base pipe () such that a pressure drop in the production fluids is selectively controllable by adjusting an alignment of the first set of openings () relative to the second set of openings ().