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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Roger L. Schultz, Ninnekah, OK (US);
Loyd E. East, Houston, TX (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Billy Wilson Mcdaniel, Duncan, OK (US);
Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cypress, TX (US);
Neal Gregory Skinner, Lewisville, TX (US);
Roger L. Schultz, Ninnekah, OK (US);
Loyd E. East, Houston, TX (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Billy Wilson McDaniel, Duncan, OK (US);
Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cypress, TX (US);
Neal Gregory Skinner, Lewisville, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses involve selecting an aperture geometry to filter solids from fluid from a subterranean zone, the aperture geometry selected based on a distribution of sizes of particles in the fluid from the subterranean zone. A laser can be used to form slots with the selected aperture geometry in a casing installed in a well in the subterranean zone, the aperture geometry having a size selected based on the distribution of sizes of the particles.