ALTERNATE PATH GRAVEL PACKING WITH ENCLOSED SHUNT TUBES

Title:

ALTERNATE PATH GRAVEL PACKING WITH ENCLOSED SHUNT TUBES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005031105

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Apparatus for gravel packing a wellbore interval with enclosed alternate flowpath (i.e. conduits) that can provide a good distribution of gravel over the entire completion interval. The alternate flowpaths for the slurry are positioned in the annulus formed by the base pipe and the external surface of the screen, and connected to corresponding exit nozzle chambers positioned at different levels on the screen, and therefore do not significantly increase the overall effective outside diameter of the screen.

Inventors:

WARD STEPHEN L
GUNNEROED TERJE
VORKINN PAUL

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/031225

Publication Date:

September 29, 2005

Filing Date:

September 23, 2004

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Assignee:

RESLINK INC (US)

International Classes:

E21B43/04; (IPC1-7): E21B43/08

Foreign References:

US5868200A	1999-02-09
US6581689B2	2003-06-24
US6516881B2	2003-02-11
US20050028977A1	2005-02-10

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