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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Ronnie D. Russell, Cypress, TX (US);
Luis A. Garcia, Houston, TX (US);
Gonzalo A. Garcia, Katy, TX (US);
Eddie G. Bowen, Porter, TX (US);
Sudiptya Banerjee, Houston, TX (US);
Ronnie D. Russell, Cypress, TX (US);
Luis A. Garcia, Houston, TX (US);
Gonzalo A. Garcia, Katy, TX (US);
Eddie G. Bowen, Porter, TX (US);
Sudiptya Banerjee, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of making a flow control device for controlling flow of fluid between a formation and a wellbore is provided, which method in one aspect may include: providing a member suitable for placement in a wellbore for receiving formation fluid; selecting a geometry for a flow-through region configured to substantially increase value of a selected parameter relating to the flow-through region when a selected property of the formation fluid is in a first range changes and maintain a substantially constant pressure drop across the flow-through region when the selected property of the fluid is in a second range; and forming the flow-through region on the member to provide the flow control device.