Staged screen assembly for gravel packing

Details Staged screen assembly for gravel packing Staged screen assembly for gravel packing

1988-07-14

1990-06-12

Dang, Hoang C.

Wells

Processes

Graveling or filter forming

166 51, 166242, 166296, 166317, 166376, E21B 4304

Patent

active

049324748

ABSTRACT:
A gravel packing process employs a staged screen assembly to prevent sand and other fine particles entrained in the produced hydrocarbon fluids from entering the production tubing and related equipment. The staged screen assembly is provided with a base pipe having rupture disks in its sidewall. The disks rupture at a predetermined pressure differential during gravel packing to enable leakoff of the carrier fluid from the gravel slurry into the base pipe and recirculation of the carrier fluid back to the wellhead, while ensuring complete and uniform gravel packing of the hydrocarbon production interval without substantial bridging or duning.

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T. E. Zaleski, Jr. and E. Spatz, "Horizontal completions challenge for industry", Oil and Gas Journal, May 2, 1988, pp. 58, 62, 64, 67, 68 and 70.

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