In-flow control device utilizing a water sensitive media
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid into a bore of a wellbore tubular, comprising:
- a plurality of flow paths configured to convey the fluid from the formation into the bore of the wellbore tubular, the flow paths being formed between a particulate control device and an opening in the wellbore tubular and wherein at least two of the flow paths are hydraulically parallel; and
a reactive media disposed in at least two flow paths of the plurality of flow paths, each reactive media being configured to change permeability in an associated flow path by interacting with a selected fluid.
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Abstract
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 media may change permeability by interacting with a selected fluid such as water. Two or more of the flow paths may be hydraulically parallel. The reactive media may include a Relative Permeability Modifier. An associated method may include conveying the fluid via a plurality of flow paths; and controlling a resistance to flow in plurality of flow paths using a reactive media disposed in each of the flow paths. An associated system may include a wellbore tubular; an in-flow control device; a hydraulic circuit formed in the in-flow control device; and a reactive media disposed in the hydraulic circuit, the reactive media may change permeability by interacting with a selected fluid.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid into a bore of a wellbore tubular, comprising:
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a plurality of flow paths configured to convey the fluid from the formation into the bore of the wellbore tubular, the flow paths being formed between a particulate control device and an opening in the wellbore tubular and wherein at least two of the flow paths are hydraulically parallel; and a reactive media disposed in at least two flow paths of the plurality of flow paths, each reactive media being configured to change permeability in an associated flow path by interacting with a selected fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling a flow of a fluid into a tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
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conveying the fluid via a plurality of flow paths from the formation into the wellbore tubular, the flow paths being formed between a particulate control device and an opening in the wellbore tubular and wherein at least two of the flow paths are hydraulically parallel; and controlling a resistance to flow across the plurality of flow paths using a reactive media disposed in at least two flow paths of the plurality of flow paths. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for controlling a flow of a fluid from a subsurface formation, comprising:
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a wellbore tubular having a bore configured to convey the fluid from the subsurface formation to the surface; an in-flow control device positioned in the wellbore and along the wellbore tubular; a hydraulic circuit formed in the in-flow control device, the hydraulic circuit being configured to convey the fluid from the formation into the bore of the wellbore tubular, wherein the hydraulic circuit includes at least two hydraulically parallel flow paths, the flow paths being formed between a particulate control device and an opening in the wellbore tubular; and a reactive media disposed in each of the at least two flow paths the hydraulic circuit, each reactive media being configured to change permeability in an associated flow path by interacting with a selected fluid. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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