Gravel packing of wells

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1991-05-01

1992-05-19

Novosad, Stephen J.

Wells

Means for forming filter beds

166278, E21B 4304, E21B 4308

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051139359

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for gravel packing a wellbore interval having shunt means (i.e. conduits) on the external surface of a sand screen which can selectively deliver a gravel slurry to different levels of the interval during operation. The shunt means is comprised of a variety of differently configured, perforated conduits and/or arrangements of these conduits.

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patent: 4558742 (1985-12-01), Huang et al.
patent: 4646839 (1987-03-01), Rickey
patent: 4945991 (1990-08-01), Jones

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