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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2013
Applicants:
Darin H. Duphorne, Houston, TX (US);
Colin P. Andrew, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
Darin H. Duphorne, Houston, TX (US);
Colin P. Andrew, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow control device is disclosed. The device includes a tubular member having a plurality adjacent wraps, wherein each wrap has an outer surface and an inner surface. Some of the wraps include one or more flow control paths, wherein each such flow control path includes a tortuous path to control flow of a fluid from the outer surface to the inner surface.