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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Yawan Couturier, Katy, TX (US);
Donald G. Reitsma, Katy, TX (US);
Ossama R. Sehsah, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling flow of fluid from an annular space in a wellbore includes changing a flow restriction in a fluid flow discharge line from the wellbore annular space. The flow restriction is changed at a rate related to a difference between at least one of a selected fluid flow rate out of the wellbore and an actual fluid flow rate out of the wellbore, and a selected fluid pressure in the annular space and an actual pressure in the annular space.