CPC E21B 43/12 (2013.01) [E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 29/06 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05)] | 15 Claims |
1. An inflow control system comprising:
an apparatus configured to form or plug openings in a blank pipe, the apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a wall having an outer surface;
a milling sub-system mounted to a first side of the wall and configured to mill an opening in the blank pipe the milling sub-system comprising:
a bit configured to form an opening in the blank pipe; and
at least one brace attached to a second side of the wall opposite the first side of the wall, the at least one brace configured to extend radially from the second side of the wall to press the first side of the wall of the housing towards an inner surface of the blank pipe.
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