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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Gregory Scott Cunningham, Grapevine, TX (US);
Brandon Thomas Least, Dallas, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A gravel packing apparatus is provided, including first and second joints, each including a sand control screen assembly including a base pipe and a filter medium positioned exteriorly of the base pipe; and a slurry delivery subassembly positioned exteriorly of the sand control screen assembly, the slurry delivery subassembly including a ring assembly positioned around the base pipe; and a transport tube extending through the ring assembly and longitudinally along the sand control screen assembly; a jumper tube coupled to, and extending between, the transport tube of the first joint and the transport tube of the second joint; and a cage assembly extending circumferentially about respective portions of the first and second joints and positioned exteriorly of the jumper tube, the cage assembly comprising a plurality of cage sections that are each independently connected to the respective ring assemblies of the first and second joints. A method is also provided.