Method and apparatus for use with an inflow control device

US8985207B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985207-B2
Application numberUS-201113154477-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 7, 2011
Priority dateJun 14, 2010
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A completion assembly is run downhole into a well. The assembly includes a valve and a material that is adapted to initially configure the valve to prevent fluid flow through the valve in at least one direction. The technique includes performing a downhole completion operation in the well and disintegrating the material to allow the prevented fluid flow through a nozzle of the valve. The nozzle is used to regulate production or injection in the well.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: running a completion assembly downhole into a well, the assembly comprising a check valve and a material adapted to initially configure the check valve to prevent fluid flow through the check valve in at least one direction; performing a downhole completion operation in the well using the initial configuration of the check valve; disintegrating the material to allow said fluid flow through the check valve in said at least one directi…

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What does patent US8985207B2 cover?
A completion assembly is run downhole into a well. The assembly includes a valve and a material that is adapted to initially configure the valve to prevent fluid flow through the valve in at least one direction. The technique includes performing a downhole completion operation in the well and disintegrating the material to allow the prevented fluid flow through a nozzle of the valve. The nozzle…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Thorkildsen Tage, Jokela Timo, Petukhov Pavel, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B34/063. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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