Inflow Control System for Use in a Wellbore

摘要

A well system for producing fluids from a well that intersects a subterranean formation where the well system includes an inflow control device for providing a continuous rate of fluid flow. The inflow control device is formed so that the pressure drop of the fluid per unit length remains substantially constant along the length of the well. The inflow control device has an inner diameter that increases at a constant rate with distance from the bottom of the well. Multiple inflow control devices are coupled together in series to form an inflow control system in the well, and wherein the inner diameter of the inflow control system uniformly increases with distance from the bottom of the well.

主权项

1. A well system for use in a wellbore comprising:
an elongated tapered body; an inlet on an end of the body proximate to a lower end of the wellbore; an outlet on an end of the body distal from the inlet; openings formed through a sidewall of the tapered body; and an inner diameter of the body that widens a uniform amount per linear distance from the inlet to the outlet.