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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Anil K. Sadana, Houston, TX (US);
Jiaxiang Ren, Houston, TX (US);
Ping Duan, Cypress, TX (US);
David P. Gerrard, Magnolia, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anil K. Sadana, Houston, TX (US);
Jiaxiang Ren, Houston, TX (US);
Ping Duan, Cypress, TX (US);
David P. Gerrard, Magnolia, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/02 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/38 (2006.01); F16L 55/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/02 (2013.01); E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/38 (2013.01); F16L 55/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow control device and a method of controlling a flow, the flow control device including a flow path for a fluid therethrough and a material at least partially defining the flow path, the material operatively arranged with a surface energy less than that of the fluid for passively impeding an undesirable component of the fluid more than a desirable component of the fluid.