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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Applicant:
Thomas D Macdougall, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Thomas D MacDougall, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas inflow control system is used in a well. A downhole tool is combined with an automatic valve that is automatically actuatable to a flow position in the presence of a well liquid flowing into the downhole tool. In the presence of gas flow into the valve, the valve automatically transitions toward or to a closed position.