Well-based fluid communication control assembly
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a base pipe comprising at least one radial port;
a screen to at least partially circumscribe the base pipe to create a flow path between a first region outside of the screen and a second region inside the base pipe, the flow path comprising the at least one radial port of the base pipe and a third region between the screen and the exterior of the base pipe; and
a first assembly to regulate fluid communication along the flow path, the first assembly being disposed wholly within the base pipe and comprising;
a second assembly disposed in and mounted to the base pipe by a fastener, the second assembly being at a fixed position with respect to the base pipe and having at least one port to enable fluid communication along the flow path; and
a flow control device adapted to regulate the fluid communication through the flow path, the flow control device comprising a sleeve slidably connected to the second assembly, the sleeve being adapted to translate between at least two positions while remaining slidably connected to the second assembly to regulate the fluid communication along the flow path.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a base pipe, a screen and a first assembly. The screen at least partially circumscribes the base pipe to create a flow path between a first region that is outside of the screen and a second region that is inside the base pipe. The flow path includes at least one radial port of the base pipe and a third region between the screen and the exterior of the base pipe. The first assembly regulates fluid communication through the flow path. The first assembly includes a second assembly that is disposed in and mounted to the base pipe and a flow control device that is slidably connected to the second assembly. The flow control device is adapted to translate between at least two positions to regulate the fluid communication through the flow path.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a base pipe comprising at least one radial port; a screen to at least partially circumscribe the base pipe to create a flow path between a first region outside of the screen and a second region inside the base pipe, the flow path comprising the at least one radial port of the base pipe and a third region between the screen and the exterior of the base pipe; and a first assembly to regulate fluid communication along the flow path, the first assembly being disposed wholly within the base pipe and comprising; a second assembly disposed in and mounted to the base pipe by a fastener, the second assembly being at a fixed position with respect to the base pipe and having at least one port to enable fluid communication along the flow path; and a flow control device adapted to regulate the fluid communication through the flow path, the flow control device comprising a sleeve slidably connected to the second assembly, the sleeve being adapted to translate between at least two positions while remaining slidably connected to the second assembly to regulate the fluid communication along the flow path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method usable with a well, comprising:
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inserting a fluid communication control interface into a central passageway of a base pipe of a screen assembly proximate to at least one radial port of the base pipe until the fluid communication control interface is installed inside the base pipe such that the base pipe surrounds the fluid communication control interface; securing the fluid communication control interface to the base pipe; and slidably mounting a sleeve to the fluid communication control interface on an opposite radial side of the fluid communication control interface relative to the base pipe such that the sleeve may be slid between positions to regulate fluid communication between the at least one radial port and the central passageway of the base pipe. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An system usable with a well, comprising:
a tubing string to communicate fluid between an Earth surface and a downhole annular region, the tubing string comprising at least one screen assembly comprising; a base pipe comprising at least one radial port; a screen to at least partially circumscribe the base pipe and be positioned downhole to create the annular region, the screen being adapted to communicate fluid in a flow path between the annular region and a second region inside the base pipe, the flow path comprising the at least one radial port of the base pipe and a third region between the screen and the exterior of the base pipe; and a first assembly to regulate fluid communication along the flow path, the first assembly being disposed wholly within the base pipe and comprising; a second assembly disposed in and mounted to the base pipe by a fastener, the second assembly being at a fixed position with respect to the base pipe and having at least one port to enable fluid communication along the flow path; and a sleeve slidably connected to the second assembly, the sleeve being adapted to be translated by a tool run downhole inside the tubing string between at least two positions while remaining slidably connected to the second assembly to regulate the fluid communication through the flow path.
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