FLOW CONDITIONING OPENINGS

摘要

A flow conditioning opening may be used to manipulate the flow of particulates in a particulate laden fluid in a downhole environment. The particulate flow may be manipulated towards or away from openings downstream of the flow conditioning opening. For example, a perforation cluster may include a flow conditioning opening extending from the wellbore into the subterranean formation that is aligned axially along the wellbore with and uphole of a perforation, wherein the flow conditioning opening has at least one of characteristic selected from the group consisting of: a smaller cross-sectional area at the wellbore than the perforation, a smaller volume than the perforation, a smaller depth into the subterranean formation than the perforation, and any combination thereof.