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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Ryan Ward, Cypress, TX (US);
Henry Joe Jordan, Jr., Willis, TX (US);
Khai Tran, Pearland, TX (US);
Downhole Innovations, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inflow control device for controlling the flow of fluid into a tubular deployed in a wellbore comprising coupling between joints of tubulars. The inflow control device is mounted transversely through the coupling in any inflow can control devices the initial condition fluid flow between the exterior and interior of the tubular is prevented. As sufficient pressure is exerted upon the inflow control device from the interior of the tubular the inflow control device is actuated to allow fluid flow between the interior and exterior the tubular. A nozzle in the inflow control device allows fluid to pass at a preset rate. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of assembling an inflow control device according to the invention and to a completion system comprising an inflow control device according to the invention