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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Earl Franklin, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jean-Marc Lopez, Plano, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices and methods of using the same. One wellbore flow control device includes a sliding sleeve assembly defining a first entrance and a first exit and being movably arranged within a housing coupled to a wellbore pipe, the sliding sleeve assembly being fluidly communicable with one or more well screens via the first entrance and a first flow pathway, and a flow restricting assembly arranged within the housing and being fluidly communicable with the sliding sleeve assembly via the first exit and a second flow pathway, wherein the sliding sleeve assembly is movable between a first position, where the first entrance and first exit are blocked, and a second position, where the first entrance and first exit are open and allow fluid communication between the first and second flowpaths through the sliding sleeve assembly.