Passive in-flow control devices and methods for using same

摘要

An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a wellbore annulus may include an inflow control device configured to generate a predetermined pressure drop in the flowing fluid; a plurality of particulate control devices conveying the fluid to the inflow control device; and at least one fluid coupling conveying the fluid from at least one of the particulate control devices to the inflow control device.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a wellbore annulus, comprising:
an inflow control device configured to generate a predetermined pressure drop in the flowing fluid, the inflow control device having an opening in fluid communication with a bore of the wellbore tubular; a first particulate control device forming a first fluid stream conveyed to the inflow control device; at least one additional particulate control device serially aligned with the first particulate control device, the at least one additional particulate control device forming a second fluid stream conveyed to the inflow control device; and at least one fluid coupling conveying the second fluid stream from the at least one additional particulate control device to the inflow control device, wherein the first fluid stream and the second fluid stream comingle at only an inlet to the inflow control device and exit as a comingled fluid stream via the inflow control device opening.