E21B43/088

Sand control screen assemblies and associated methods of manufacturing

A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings through its thickness, and a mesh layer having mesh material sections coupled to safe edges, or connectors, for connecting sections together. The safe edges include areas of thinning to provide flex joints that yield when exposed to high stresses. The mesh layer may be a drainage layer or a filter medium of the sand control screen assembly.

Wireless electronic flow control node used in a screen joint with shunts

A completion assembly having a wireless adjustable electronic flow control node disposed along the sand screen base pipe to control flow of a fluid through a shunt tube assembly adjacent a sand screen. Each electronic flow control node includes a valve that can be adjusted by an electric actuator powered by a power harvesting mechanism disposed in a flow path of the completion assembly. A wireless transmitter receives a control signal to control the electric actuator. The control signal may be transmitted to open or close a packing tube or a transport tube of the shunt tube assembly.

Skive cut borehole screen end ring method of use

A method of assembling a borehole screen assembly includes placing a screen around a base pipe followed by an end ring having a skive cut to allow fitment with the screen by sliding along the skive cut. The assembly can be completed with welds.

In-line treatment cartridge and methods of using same

An in-line treatment cartridge and methods of using same are disclosed. The in-line treatment cartridge can include a cylindrical body configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough and a plurality of particulates contained within the body. At least one particulate of the plurality of particulates can include a chemical treatment agent. The at least one chemical treatment agent can separate from the at least one particulate upon contact with a fluid.

BOREHOLE TOOL AND SYSTEM

A borehole tool including a unitary, single-piece basepipe having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and second end portion, the first and second end portions being of larger diameter than the intermediate portion, an operational member having a first end and a second end, the member disposed about the basepipe, the member having an outside diameter no greater than the first end portion and the second end portion. A method for making a screen including wrapping a wire around the basepipe, and forming the filtration media with the wire. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string disposed in the borehole, and a tool disposed within or as a part of the string.

Wireless activation of wellbore completion assemblies

A completion section includes a base pipe defining a central flow passage, an injection port, and a production port. A fracturing assembly includes a frac sleeve positioned within the central flow passage adjacent the injection port, a sensor that detects a wireless signal, a first frac actuator actuatable in response to the wireless signal to move the frac sleeve and expose the injection port, and a second frac actuator actuatable based on the wireless signal to move the frac sleeve to occlude the injection port. A production assembly is axially offset from the fracturing assembly and includes a production sleeve positioned within the central flow passage adjacent the production port, a filtration device arranged about the base pipe, and a production actuator actuatable based on the wireless signal or an additional wireless signal to move the production sleeve to an open position where the production ports are exposed.

Inflow control device and method for completing a wellbore

A chemically-activated inflow control device. The inflow control device comprises a tubular body configured to be connected in series to joints of sand screen in a wellbore. The tubular body forms a bore that receives a slotted base pipe. At the same time, the tubular body is fluidly connected with the sand screen joints, forming an annular flow path between the slotted base pipe and surrounding sand screen. Production fluids moving into the sand screen pass across a component that degrades in the presence of water. If the well begins producing water, the degradable component will dissolve, activating a sealing mechanism within the inflow control device and closing a restricted flow path. In this way, production fluids are not able to travel from the annular flow path into the bore of the slotted base pipe. A method for completing a wellbore having a chemically-activated inflow control device is also provided.

Filter Media For Sand Control Screen Assemblies

A sand control screen assembly having a filter medium that provides a controlled offset between a shroud and the filter medium, and/or between a base pipe and the filter medium. The sand control screen assembly may also include a drainage layer positioned about the base pipe. The sand control screen assembly is utilized for preventing the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allowing the flow of production fluids therethrough.

Base Pipes For Sand Control Screen Assemblies
20170362920 · 2017-12-21 ·

A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings having non-uniform cross-section. The sand control screen assembly can also include a drainage layer positioned about the base pipe, a filter medium, and a protective shroud. The sand control screen assembly prevents the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allows the flow of production fluids therethrough.

PREVENTING PLUGGING OF A DOWNHOLE SHUT-IN DEVICE IN A WELLBORE
20230193757 · 2023-06-22 ·

An assembly and a method for filtering a particulate from a wellbore fluid flow entering a downhole shut-in device in a wellbore are described. The downhole shut-in device includes a valve body with an inlet. An inner sleeve is coupled to an inner surface of the valve body and moves between a closed position and an open position to control a fluid flow from the wellbore through the inlet of the valve body. The downhole shut-in device includes a screen surrounding an outer surface of the valve body to filter the particulate from the fluid flow through the inlet of the valve body. Some devices also include a strainer tool with a cylindrical housing and an internal strainer. The method includes identifying a production fluid flow containing particulates of a size and quantity to be filtered from entering the downhole shut-in device.