SAND CONTROL SCREEN ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAME

摘要

A SAND CONTROL SCREEN ASSEMBLY (40) IS OPERABLY POSITIONABLE WITHIN A WELLBORE (50). THE SAND CONTROL SCREEN ASSEMBLY INCLUDES A BASE PIPE (42) HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS (46) IN A SIDEWALL PORTION THEREOF AND AN INTERNAL FLOW PATH (44). A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDABLE FILTER MEMBERS (52) ARE EACH OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE OPENINGS OF THE BASE PIPE. THE RADIALLY EXTENDABLE FILTER MEMBERS HAVE A CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIMENSION THAT IS LESS THAN A LONGITUDINAL DIMENSION THEREOF. THE RADIALLY EXTENDABLE FILTER MEMBERS HAVE A RADIALLY RETRACTED RUNNING CONFIGURATION AND A RADIALLY EXTENDED OPERATING CONFIGURATION, IN WHICH, THE RADIALLY EXTENDABLE FILTER MEMBERS PREFERABLY CONTACT THE WELLBORE.