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8176634 |
Method of manufacturing a well screen
An expanded non-bonded mesh well screen. A method of manufacturing a well screen includes the steps of: expanding at least a portion of a screen jacket; and then securing the screen jacket onto a...
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8171995 |
Pressure relieving transition joint
A method of completing a wellbore having a branch wellbore extending outwardly from a window in a parent wellbore comprises positioning a tubular string in the window, wherein the positioning...
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8151875 |
Device and system for well completion and control and method for completing and controlling a well
A screen assembly includes a tubular having one or more openings therein. A screen disposed about the tubular. The one or more devices disposed within the one or more openings. The devices each...
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8146653 |
Articulated extraction pipe
The invention concerns a bore screen comprising a plurality of perforated rigid tubular modules (1) impermeably connected in series by ball joint means (2), allowing an extracted fluid to flow...
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8136589 |
Sand control screen assembly having control line capture capability
A sand control screen assembly having control line capture capability is operable for use in a subterranean wellbore. The sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having a screen jacket...
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8127447 |
Method for downhole screen manufacturing
A method of making a screen for downhole use uses mesh screen layers that are diffusion bonded to each other. The ends that will overlap to make a seam when the sheets that are attached together...
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8127845 |
Methods and systems for completing multi-zone openhole formations
Methods and systems for completing multi-zone formations. The method can include placing a gravel pack assembly within a borehole. The gravel pack assembly can include a first sand control...
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8096351 |
Water sensing adaptable in-flow control device and method of use
A device and system for controlling fluid flow into a wellbore tubular may include a flow path in a production control device and at least one in-flow control element along the flow path. A media...
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8051907 |
Downhole separator
The desander (10) for positioning downhole includes a generally tubular desander body (16) and a generally sleeve-shaped vortex body (39, 94). The desander with a seal or packer may be positioned...
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7997339 |
Conveyance device and method of use in gravel pack operations
The completion assembly includes a conveyance device to bypass regions within a wellbore that may disrupt the desired distribution of gravel in a gravel pack. A packer is attached to an upper...
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7992637 |
Reverse flow in-flow control device
A fluid flow control apparatus includes a flow path that conveys the fluid into a wellbore tubular, a first passage formed along the flow path, an annular space receiving the fluid from the first...
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7984762 |
Pressure relieving transition joint
A method of completing a wellbore having a branch wellbore extending outwardly from a window in a parent wellbore is provided. The method comprises positioning a tubular string in the window,...
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7980330 |
Well tubular, retrievable joint strainer and method
A debris collector or strainer assembly for a well string tubular coupling wherein one embodiment discloses a conical coil with one end fixed to a hub, a beveled collar surrounding and supporting...
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7954546 |
Subterranean screen with varying resistance to flow
A screen section is made with variable resistance to flow in the screen material to balance the flow along the screen length. In one variation different discrete zones have screens configured for...
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7946344 |
Method and assembly for producing oil and/or gas through a well traversing stacked oil and/or gas bearing earth layers
An assembly for producing oil and/or gas through a well traversing stacked oil and/or gas bearing earth layers comprises a series of expandable packers and integrated perforating gun and sandscreen...
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7942206 |
In-flow control device utilizing a water sensitive media
An apparatus for controlling fluid flow into a tubular includes an in-flow control device having a plurality of flow paths; and a reactive media disposed in each of the flow paths. The reactive...
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7938188 |
Completion method with telescoping perforation and fracturing tool
An apparatus and method for perforating a liner, fracturing a formation, and injection or producing fluid, all in one trip with a single tool. The tool has a plurality of outwardly telescoping...
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7934555 |
Multiple zone isolation method
Multiple producing zones separated by a non-producing zone are gravel packed together. The non-producing zone has locations to take returns so as to get a consistent pack in the non-producing zone....
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7926595 |
Filter sub
A downhole filter with a filter housing having a top filter and a bottom filter disposed therein. The filter housing can be in fluid communication with each filter. Each filter can be in fluid...
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7913755 |
Device and system for well completion and control and method for completing and controlling a well
A screen assembly including a tubular having a plurality of openings therein, a screen disposed about the tubular, and a plurality of devices disposed within the plurality of openings, the devices...
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7909092 |
Downhole separator
The desander (10) for positioning downhole includes a generally tubular desander body (16) and a generally sleeve-shaped vortex body (39, 94). The desander with a seal or packer may be positioned...
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7896069 |
Method of applying a string of interconnected strain sensors to a cylindrical object
A string of interconnected strain sensors applied to a cylindrical object for monitoring deformation of the object. The string of interconnected strain sensors is applied in a selected zig-zag...
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7891417 |
Completion apparatus for measuring streaming potentials and determining earth formation characteristics
Earth formations are characterized by using an array of electrodes which can measure streaming potentials in the formation, and by interpreting the data obtained by the electrodes. The electrodes...
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7886819 |
Shunt tube connector lock
A locking mechanism for securing a jumper tube to a shunt tube in a well screen assembly for use in gravel packing is disclosed. The jumper tube features a telescoping connector that extends to...
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7866405 |
Securement of lines to well sand control screens
Systems and methods for securing lines to well sand control screens. A method of securing at least one line to a tubular string includes connecting together longitudinal ends of longitudinal...
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7866383 |
Sand control screen assembly and method for use of same
A sand control screen assembly (40) is operably positionable within a wellbore (50). The sand control screen assembly (40) includes a base pipe (42) having a plurality of openings (46) in a...
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7857050 |
Flow control using a tortuous path
An apparatus for use in a wellbore includes a flow conduit and a structure defining a tortuous fluid path proximate the flow conduit, where the tortuous fluid path receives a flow of fluid. The...
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7841398 |
Gravel packing apparatus utilizing diverter valves
Method and apparatus for gravel packing an open-hole wellbore are disclosed. The apparatus includes a sandscreen disposed in the wellbore thereby creating an annulus between the wellbore and the...
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7814973 |
Sand control screen assembly and method for use of same
A sand control screen assembly (40) is operably positionable within a wellbore (48). The sand control screen assembly (40) includes a base pipe (42) having at least one opening (60) and an internal...
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7806178 |
Wire wrap screen manufacturing method
Non conductive supports flank the mounting location of ribs for a wire wrap screen so as to limit penetration into the wire being fed over the ribs and resistance welded notwithstanding variations...
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7802621 |
Inflow control devices for sand control screens
Inflow control devices for sand control screens. A well screen includes a filter portion and at least two flow restrictors configured in series, so that fluid which flows through the filter portion...
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7802622 |
Cable-protective pipe section, a method of protectively arranging at least one cable on the outside of the pipe section and use of a device for protecting the cable
A technique protectively arranges at least one cable on the outside of and along at least one pipe section of a pipe string. The cable is secured to at least one cable protector coupled to the...
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7793718 |
Communicating electrical energy with an electrical device in a well
A completion system for use in the well includes a liner for lining the well, where the liner has a first inductive coupler portion. An electric cable extends outside an inner passage of the liner....
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7793716 |
Apparatus and methods for limiting debris flow back into an underground base pipe of an injection well
In some embodiments, apparatus for assisting in reducing flowback of debris from an earthen formation into an underground fluid injection system includes a screen member disposed around and...
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7789145 |
Inflow control device
A system that is usable with a well includes a tubular member and an inflow control device. The screen receives a well fluid flow, and the tubular member has a well fluid communication passageway....
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7775284 |
Apparatus for adjustably controlling the inflow of production fluids from a subterranean well
A flow control apparatus (800) includes a tubular member (818) having a plurality of openings (820, 822, 824, 826) that allow fluid flow between an exterior and an interior flow path (828) of the...
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7757762 |
Downhole tools having screens for insertion into gravel disposed in wellbores and methods of installing same
Downhole tools for gravel pack completion processes in wellbores comprise a screen, an isolation device comprising a sealing element disposed above the screen, and an artificial lifting device...
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7757401 |
Method for manufacturing a screen for downhole use
An assembly method for a downhole screen is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the filtration layer is slipped over a perforated base pipe and an expansion technique is used to increase the...
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7735555 |
Completion system having a sand control assembly, an inductive coupler, and a sensor proximate to the sand control assembly
A completion system for use in a well includes a first completion section and a second section. The first completion section has a sand control assembly to prevent passage of particulates, a first...
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7735559 |
System and method to facilitate treatment and production in a wellbore
A technique enables simultaneous deployment of both treatment equipment and screen assemblies for use during production. The technique utilizes a multi-stage well treatment system deployed in a...
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7717178 |
Screen coupler for modular screen packs
A coupler for gravel packing completions comprising an annular member having an upper end, a lower end, at least one flange disposed along an inner wall surface of the annular member intermediate...
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7716834 |
Screen manufacturing method and welding apparatus thereof
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a screen and welding apparatus thereof, putting a metal filter net around the outside of a support sheath and fixing the metal filter net...
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7708068 |
Gravel packing screen with inflow control device and bypass
A gravel packing screen with an inflow control device and a bypass. A well screen includes a flow restricting device for restricting inward flow through the screen, and a bypass device for...
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7703508 |
Wellbore filter for submersible motor-driver pump
A technique utilizes a well filter with a submersible motor-driven pump. The system comprises an elongated filter housing in which a cylindrical filtering element is installed. A fixture is...
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7677321 |
Expandable tubulars for use in geologic structures, methods for expanding tubulars, and methods of manufacturing expandable tubulars
Expandable tubulars for use in geologic structures, including methods for expanding the expandable tubulars, and methods of manufacturing them, include the use of an expansive energy storage...
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7647968 |
Screen saver sub
A transition piece is provided near an end of a screen assembly to allow transition from a lighter weight and collapse resistant pipe under the screen sections to a heavier wall and higher collapse...
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7644758 |
Restrictor valve mounting for downhole screens
In one aspect of the invention a valve that operates in association with a downhole screen is threaded into the wall of a base pipe after being inserted through a saddle. When the valve body is...
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7597141 |
Flow nozzle assembly
Methods and apparatus provides an improved shunt nozzle which is part of an alternative pathway for a slurry to by-pass an obstruction such as a sand bridge during gravel packing. The nozzle...
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7581586 |
Wellbore screen
A wellbore screen includes a base pipe including a wall, an inner bore surface and an outer surface, an opening formed through the base pipe wall and a filter cartridge mounted in the opening. In...
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7578343 |
Viscous oil inflow control device for equalizing screen flow
A flow balancing system for long screen sections particularly useful in high viscosity hydrocarbon production features an annular flow path whose height and length can be varied to provide a...
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