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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Brandon Thomas Least, Dallas, TX (US);
Gregory Scott Cunningham, Grapevine, TX (US);
Jean Marc Lopez, Plano, TX (US);
Jan Veit, Plano, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A gravel packing apparatus has first and second joints each including a sand control screen assembly having a filter medium positioned exteriorly of a base pipe and a slurry delivery subassembly positioned exteriorly of the sand control screen assembly. Each slurry delivery subassembly includes a transport tube extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the sand control screen assembly. A jumper tube extends between and is sealably coupled to the transport tube of the first joint and the transport tube of the second joint. A first locking assembly is positioned between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the first joint and a second locking assembly is positioned between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the second joint.