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Flow control in subterranean wells

  • US 10,641,069 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2015
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling flow in a subterranean well, the method comprising:

  • introducing a device into the well, the device comprising a plurality of fibers extending outwardly from a body, wherein the fibers are joined together and form one or more lines extending outwardly from the body;

    conveying the device by flow in the well; and

    a material of the body engaging an opening in the well and degrading in the well in response to at least one of the group consisting of;

    passage of a predetermined period of time in the well, exposure to a predetermined temperature in the well, exposure to a predetermined fluid in the well, exposure to radiation in the well and exposure to a predetermined chemical composition in the well.

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