US 11,879,312 B2
Screens
Stephen Reid, Loughborough (GB); Andrew McGeoch, Loughborough (GB); Matthew Manning, Loughborough (GB); and Daniel George Purkis, Loughborough (GB)
Assigned to WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED, Leicestershire (GB)
Filed by WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED, Loughborough (GB)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,709.
Application 17/411,709 is a continuation of application No. 15/113,675, abandoned, previously published as PCT/GB2015/050133, filed on Jan. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1401066 (GB), filed on Jan. 22, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0381346 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. E21B 43/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/045 (2013.01) [E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 34/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/086 (2013.01); E21B 43/162 (2013.01); E21B 43/082 (2013.01); E21B 43/084 (2013.01); E21B 43/088 (2013.01); E21B 2200/06 (2020.05)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole screen assembly for use in production of fluids, the downhole screen assembly comprising:
at least one tubular having a first pipe, a second pipe, and a coupling that couples the first and second pipes, the first pipe being permeable and having at least one port or perforation or hole, the at least one port or perforation or hole having a valve associated therewith, the second pipe being impermeable; and
at least one flow control element extending circumferentially around the at least one tubular, wherein the at least one flow control element comprises:
first and second portions longitudinally coupled together, the first portion comprising a first screen disposed around the first pipe of the at least one tubular, the second portion comprising a second screen disposed around the second pipe of the at least one tubular, wherein the first and second screens are longitudinally disposed relative to one another; and
a third portion comprising a centralizer provided between adjacent ends of the first and second screens and coupling the first and second screens longitudinally together, the centralizer extending circumferentially around the first pipe, the second pipe and the coupling, and the centralizer being configured to provide a fluid flow path between the first and second screens.