Flow control system for use in a well

Wells – Processes – Parallel string or multiple completion well

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C166S066600, C166S319000, C166S375000

Reexamination Certificate

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07464761

ABSTRACT:
A technique is provided to control flow in a well. A well completion comprises one or more flow control valve systems coupled by an electric line and a hydraulic line. Each flow control valve system comprises a flow control valve responsive to hydraulic input via the hydraulic line and an electro-mechanical device. The electro-mechanical device is responsive to inputs via the electric line and is used to control hydraulic input to the corresponding flow control valve.

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V. B. Jackson & T. R. Tips, First Intelligent Completion System Installed in the Gulf of Mexico, SPE International, Sep. 4, 2001, SPE 71861, pp. 1-13.

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