Wellbore method and apparatus for sand and inflow control during well operations

A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. The system includes a wellbore that accesses a subsurface reservoir; a production tubing string disposed within the welbore; and one or more sand control devices coupled to the production tubing string and d...

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Hauptverfasser: BARRY, MICHAEL D, HAEBERLE, DAVID C, HECKER, MICHAEL T, YEH, CHARLES, BENISH, TIM G, BLACKLOCK, JON
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. The system includes a wellbore that accesses a subsurface reservoir; a production tubing string disposed within the welbore; and one or more sand control devices coupled to the production tubing string and disposed within the wellbore. At least one of the sand control devices includes a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section; a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a plurality of openings and an inflow control device that each provide a flow path to the interior of the second tubular member. Also, the at least one of the sand control devices includes a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The sealing mechanism is configured to provide a pressure loss during gravel packing operations that is less than the pressure loss during at least some of the production operations.