SHUNT TUBE ASSEMBLY ENTRY DEVICE

• US 20200131891A1
• Filed: 12/27/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Least, Brandon Thomas, Greci, Stephen Michael, Lopez, Jean Marc, Veit, Jan, Holderman, Luke William, Coffin, Maxime, Penno, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 11,255,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/02 Subsoil filtering
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/04 Gravelling of wells
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/08 Screens or liners expandable screens or liners E21B43/108

Abstract

A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports.

Claims

1. A shunt tube entry device comprising:

a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, wherein the shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular;

a first retaining ring disposed about the wellbore tubular, wherein the first retaining ring retains the shroud in a position about the wellbore tubular;

at least one inlet port disposed in at least a portion of the first retaining ring, wherein the at least one inlet port comprises a tube;

a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber and the one or more inlet ports through the chamber.

2. The entry device of claim 1, wherein the tube has a ratio of its length to diameter of greater than about 1.5:

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3. The entry device of claim 1, wherein the shunt tube is in fluid communication with an exterior of the shunt tube entry device, and wherein the shunt tube is in fluid communication with the chamber through one or more interior ports.

4. The entry device of claim 3, further comprising an extension tube coupled to the one or more interior ports, wherein the extension tube provides fluid communication between the corresponding one or more interior port and an end of the extension tube within the chamber.

5. The entry device of claim 1, further comprising an entrance subassembly disposed between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, wherein the entrance subassembly comprises a rotatable ring, wherein the one or more inlet ports are disposed through the rotatable ring.

6. The entry device of claim 5, wherein the rotatable ring comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion comprises the one or more inlet ports disposed therethrough, and wherein the rotatable ring is configured to rotate the first portion to the high side of the wellbore.

14. The entry device of claim 1, further comprising:

a second retaining ring disposed about the wellbore tubular and axially spaced apart from the first retaining ring, wherein the second retaining ring retains the shroud in the position.

7. A shunt tube entry device comprising:

a plurality of inlet ports;

a shroud at least partially disposed about a wellbore tubular,

one or more dividers, wherein the one or more dividers define a plurality of chambers between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, wherein each chamber of the plurality of chambers is in fluid communication with one or more of the plurality of inlet ports; and

one or more shunt tubes, wherein each of one or more shunt tubes is in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of chambers.

8. The entry device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of chambers are arranged in parallel.

9. The entry device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of chambers are out of fluid communication with each other.

10. The entry device of claim 8, wherein each chamber of the plurality of chambers is in fluid communication with two or more of the plurality of inlet ports.

11. The entry device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of chambers are arranged in series.

12. The entry device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of chambers are in fluid communication.

13. The entry device of claim 11, wherein each of the one or more dividers comprises one or more internal ports disposed therein.

17. The entry device of claim 17, wherein the shunt tube is coupled to the one or more passageways.

15. The entry device of claim 16, further comprising:

one or more passageways disposed in the second retaining ring, wherein the one or more passageways provide fluid communication between the chamber the shunt tube.

16. The entry device of claim 17, wherein the shunt tube is disposed through the one or more passageways such that an end of the shunt tube is disposed within the chamber.