Permeability flow balancing within integral screen joints and method
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1. A borehole system having a permeability controlled flow profile comprising:
- a tubular string;
one or more beaded matrix permeability control devices disposed in the string; and
the one or more beaded matrix permeability control devices being selected to produce particular pressure drops for fluid entering or exiting various discrete locations along the string, each of the beaded matrix permeability control devices including a tubular having a plurality of openings therein;
a plurality of beaded matrixes, each having a plurality of beads of a rounded geometry sintered into a mass having interstitial spaces between the rounded beads, the plurality of matrixes each being disposed within a housing having a shouldered inside surface that is itself disposed one each in the plurality of openings the beaded matrixes being configured to be selectively pluggable in situ in the downhole environment.
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Abstract
A borehole system having a permeability controlled flow profile including a tubular string; one or more permeability control devices disposed in the string; and the plurality of permeability control devices being selected to produce particular pressure drops for fluid entering or exiting various discrete locations along the string and method.
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1. A borehole system having a permeability controlled flow profile comprising:
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a tubular string; one or more beaded matrix permeability control devices disposed in the string; and the one or more beaded matrix permeability control devices being selected to produce particular pressure drops for fluid entering or exiting various discrete locations along the string, each of the beaded matrix permeability control devices including a tubular having a plurality of openings therein; a plurality of beaded matrixes, each having a plurality of beads of a rounded geometry sintered into a mass having interstitial spaces between the rounded beads, the plurality of matrixes each being disposed within a housing having a shouldered inside surface that is itself disposed one each in the plurality of openings the beaded matrixes being configured to be selectively pluggable in situ in the downhole environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling a flow profile for a borehole comprising:
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selecting one or more beaded matrix permeability control devices for inclusion in a completion, each permeability control device including a tubular having a plurality of openings therein; a plurality of beaded matrixes, each having a plurality of beads of a rounded geometry sintered into a mass having interstitial spaces between the rounded beads, the plurality of matrixes each being disposed within a housing having a shouldered inside surface that is itself disposed one each in the plurality of openings the beaded matrixes being configured to be selectively pluggable in situ in the downhole environment; and controlling pressure drop for fluid flowing through a wall of the completion by permeability selection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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