摘要 |
A damage resistant sand screen assembly has at least one layer of a sintered porous medium (10, 11, 12), preferably a sintered metal membrane, coaxially disposed about and secured to a perforated core (1). The assembly may also include a woven wire mesh drainage layer (9) disposed between the perforated production tube (1) and the sintered porous medium (10, 11, 12), and a protective covering (13), preferably a woven wire mesh. The assembly is suitable for use in gravel pack (4), or it may be installed outside of agravel pack (4), such as on the end of a production pipe (17) or on a down-hole pump (18). |