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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gonzalo A. Garcia, Katy, TX (US);
Peter J. Kidd, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 34/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a wellbore annulus may include an inflow control device configured to generate a predetermined pressure drop in the flowing fluid; a plurality of particulate control devices conveying the fluid to the inflow control device; and at least one fluid coupling conveying the fluid from at least one of the particulate control devices to the inflow control device.