Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130327542 | Jumper Tube Locking Assembly and Method - A jumper tube for use with a shunt tube assembly comprises a first tubular member configured to engage a first shunt tube, a second tubular member axially disposed within the first tubular member, and a locking member configured to prevent the second tubular member from axially displacing into the first tubular member. The second tubular member is configured to slidingly engage within the first tubular member, and the second tubular member is configured to engage a second shunt tube. | 12-12-2013 |
20140008066 | Shunt Tube Assembly Entry Device - A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports. | 01-09-2014 |
20140014314 | Shunt Tube Connection Assembly and Method - A shunt tube assembly comprises a shunt tube and a jumper tube comprising a first end. The shunt tube comprises a non-round cross section, and the first end of the jumper tube is coupled to the shunt tube at a coupling. The first end of the jumper tube comprises a substantially round cross section at the coupling. | 01-16-2014 |
20140069627 | Resilient Downhole Flow Restrictor - A flow restrictor includes resilient flaps that can flex outward to an open position in response to fluid flow pressure and return to an initial position at which the resilient flaps restrict fluid flow more than in the open position. The resilient flaps can overlap and variably restrict fluid flow based on fluid flow pressure. The flow restrictor can be used on a transport tube to avoid a need for a packing tube in an alternative path system to deliver gravel packing slurry. | 03-13-2014 |
20140110131 | Gravel Packing Apparatus having a Jumper Tube Protection Assembly - A gravel packing assembly has first and second joints each including a sand control screen assembly having a filter medium positioned exteriorly of a base pipe and a slurry delivery subassembly positioned exteriorly of the sand control screen assembly. The slurry delivery subassembly includes at least one transport tube extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the sand control screen assembly. At least one jumper tube is coupled to and extends between the at least one transport tube of the first joint and the at least one transport tube of the second joint. A jumper tube protection assembly extends between the first and second joints and is positioned exteriorly about the at least one jumper tube. | 04-24-2014 |
20140158373 | Gravel Packing Apparatus Having Locking Jumper Tubes - A gravel packing apparatus has first and second joints each including a sand control screen assembly having a filter medium positioned exteriorly of a base pipe and a slurry delivery subassembly positioned exteriorly of the sand control screen assembly. Each slurry delivery subassembly includes a transport tube extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the sand control screen assembly. A jumper tube extends between and is sealably coupled to the transport tube of the first joint and the transport tube of the second joint. A first locking assembly is positioned between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the first joint and a second locking assembly is positioned between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the second joint. | 06-12-2014 |
20140246206 | ROTATIONAL MOTION-INDUCING FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed are autonomous inflow control devices and methods of use thereof. One flow control device includes a body having an inlet and an outlet and a flow chamber extending therebetween, the flow chamber being configured to convey a fluid composition comprising one of a desired and undesired fluid from the inlet to the outlet, a nozzle arranged at the outlet and in fluid communication with the flow chamber, and at least one helical groove defined along at least a portion of an axial length of the flow chamber, the at least one helical groove being configured to impart rotational motion to the fluid composition and thereby force at least some of the undesired fluid into the at least one helical groove and slow its progress along the axial length of the flow chamber. | 09-04-2014 |
20140262208 | Shunt Tube Connection and Distribution Assembly and Method - A shunt tube assembly comprises a plurality of shunt tubes, a jumper tube, and a coupling member configured to provide fluid communication between the jumper tube and the plurality of shunt tubes. The coupling member can comprise a first end and a second end. The coupling member may be configured to provide a sealing engagement between the coupling member and the jumper tube at the first end, and the coupling member may be configured to provide a sealing engagement between the coupling member and the plurality of jumper tubes at the second end. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311747 | Fluid Bypass for Inflow Control Device Tube - Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention are directed an inflow control device tube that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The inflow control device tube can include a body, such as a tubular body, and an inlet portion at a first end of the body. The inlet portion can be integrally formed with the body. The inlet portion can be adapted to provide a fluid bypass for a fluid flowing from the inlet portion to an outlet portion at a second end of the body. The fluid bypass can be shaped to allow fluid to bypass one or more objects causing a blockage at an opening of the inlet portion. | 10-23-2014 |
20140332211 | Shunt Tube Connection Assembly and Method - A method of gravel packing comprises passing a slurry through a first shunt tube, passing the slurry through a coupling, and disposing the slurry about a well screen assembly below the coupling. The first shunt tube comprises a first cross-sectional shape along its length, and the coupling comprises a coupling between the first shunt tube and a jumper tube. The jumper tube comprises a substantially round cross-section at the coupling. | 11-13-2014 |