Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluids into wellbore tubulars
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-034/08
E21B-041/00
E21B-043/12
출원번호
US-0328519
(2014-07-10)
등록번호
US-9638000
(2017-05-02)
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Dyck, David Paul
출원인 / 주소
Inflow Systems Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Parlee McClaws LLP
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A flow restriction device for controlling flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular from a production zone. The device comprises a housing and at least one divergent passageway having a throat section and a divergent section disposed within the housing, wherein the average angle of divergence in the d
A flow restriction device for controlling flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular from a production zone. The device comprises a housing and at least one divergent passageway having a throat section and a divergent section disposed within the housing, wherein the average angle of divergence in the divergent section is between 2° and 40°. Fluid is directed from the production zone, through the divergent passageway and into the wellbore. The divergent passageway may or may not comprise a convergent section before the throat. Also described is a flow restriction device in which the discharged flow is aligned at an angle of between 0 and 60 degrees of the direction of flow within the wellbore tubular. The flow restriction device is used to control distributed fluid flow into a wellbore tubular.
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1. An apparatus for controlling flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular from a production zone comprising: a) a housing connectable to the wellbore tubular adjacent to the production zone andb) divergent passageway disposed within the housing between: i) a first opening in the housing for entry of t
1. An apparatus for controlling flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular from a production zone comprising: a) a housing connectable to the wellbore tubular adjacent to the production zone andb) divergent passageway disposed within the housing between: i) a first opening in the housing for entry of the fluid from the production zone into the divergent passageway, andii) a second opening in the housing for exit of the fluid from the divergent passageway and into a bore of the wellbore tubular,c) the divergent passageway comprising: i) a throat disposed at the first opening or between the first opening and the second opening, the throat opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the second opening, andii) a divergent section disposed between the throat and the second opening, the divergent section having a gradual increase in cross-sectional area from the throat and the second opening, andhaving an average angle of divergence between 2° and 40°. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a convergent section disposed between the first opening and the throat, wherein the average angle of convergence in the convergent section is between 2° and 60°. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a connection for connecting the apparatus to a device that minimizes influx of particulate matter into the bore of the wellbore tubular. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises two parts: a) a first part connectable to an outside of the wellbore tubular andb) a second part disposed inside the bore of the wellbore tubular, and wherein the first opening is in the first part and the second opening is in the second part. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the divergent section is symmetric, asymmetric, straight or curved. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the divergent section reconnects with the throat enabling fluid to recirculate within the apparatus. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising second divergent passageway between the first opening and the second opening. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the two or more divergent passageways are connected to one another in series. 9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the two or more divergent passageways are connected to one another in parallel. 10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the two or more divergent passageways are connected to one another in series and in parallel. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an additional opening in the throat that entrains fluids from the bore of the wellbore tubular. 12. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an additional opening in the divergent section that recirculates fluid within the apparatus. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the exit of the fluid from the passageway and into the wellbore tubular is aligned within 60 degrees with a direction of flow in the bore of the wellbore tubular. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the divergent passageway is made from an insert made from sintered tungsten carbide or similar material that is press-fit, threaded, or connected with a snap ring to the housing. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is made from stainless steel, or wherein the housing is coated on the inside surfaces with a material with good erosion and corrosion resistance. 16. A method for controlling distributed flow of fluids into a wellbore tubular from a production zone comprising steps of: a) providing a flow restriction device along a length of the wellbore tubular, comprising: i) a first opening for entry of fluid from the production zone into the flow restriction device,ii) a second opening for exit of the fluid from the flow restriction device into a bore of the wellbore tubular,iii) a divergent passageway disposed between the first opening and the second opening, the divergent passageway having a throat disposed at the first opening or between the first opening and the second opening, and a divergent section disposed between the throat and the second opening,iv) wherein the cross-sectional area of the throat opening is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the second opening, andv) wherein there is a gradual increase in cross sectional area of the divergent section from the throat to the second opening, and the divergent section has an average angle of divergence between 2° and 40°,b) inserting the wellbore tubular into the wellbore and to the production zone, andc) enabling fluid flow from the production zone into the first opening, through the divergent passageway and out the second opening into the bore of the wellbore tubular. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the connecting of the flow restriction device on the wellbore tubular is connecting the flow restriction device to an outside surface of the wellbore tubular. 18. The method of claim 16 wherein the flow restriction device comprises two parts, a first part and a second part, and the connecting of the flow restriction device on the wellbore tubular is connecting the first part to an outside surface of the wellbore tubular, and connecting the second part to an inside of the wellbore tubular. 19. The method of claim 16 wherein the flow of the production fluid into the wellbore tubular from the production zone through the flow restriction device is sub-critical, critical (sonic and/or choked), or super-critical.
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