摘要 |
<p>A DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW INTO A WELLBORE TUBULAR MAY INCLUDE A FLOW PATH (204, 310) IN A PRODUCTION CONTROL DEVICE (38, 100) AND AT LEAST ONE IN-FLOW CONTROL ELEMENT (130) ALONG THE FLOW PATH. A MEDIA (200) IN THE IN-FLOW CONTROL ELEMENT ADJUSTS A CROSS-SECTIONAL FLOW AREA (322, 324) OF THE FLOW PATH BY INTERACTING WITH WATER. THE MEDIA MAY BE AN INORGANIC SOLID, A WATER SWELLABLE POLYMER, OR ION EXCHANGE RESIN BEADS. A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW INTO A WELLBORE TUBULAR MAY INCLUDE CONVEYING THE FLUID VIA A FLOW PATH FROM THE FORMATION (14, 16) INTO A FLOW BORE (102) OF THE WELLBORE (10); AND ADJUSTING A CROSS-SECTIONAL FLOW AREA OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE FLOW PATH USING A MEDIA THAT INTERACTS WITH WATER. THE METHOD MAY INCLUDE CALIBRATING THE MEDIA TO PERMIT A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FLOW ACROSS THE MEDIA AFTER INTERACTS WITH WATER.</p> |