| CPC E21B 43/084 (2013.01) [C23C 16/30 (2013.01); C23C 16/32 (2013.01); C23C 16/38 (2013.01); C23C 18/1601 (2013.01); E21B 43/086 (2013.01); E21B 43/088 (2013.01); C23C 16/045 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |

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1. A downhole system comprising:
a wellbore;
a sand screen placed within the wellbore, wherein the sand screen comprises a cylindrical woven mesh, the cylindrical woven mesh comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, and wherein the cylindrical woven mesh is coated with a coating such that the coating on the interior surface and the exterior surface has a coating thickness of between 5 and 100 microns,
wherein the coating is uniform such that the coating thickness on the interior surface, the exterior surface, and a contour surface of the cylindrical woven mesh are all within 20 microns of each other,
wherein the coating comprises an infiltrated layer that is one or a combination of carbide, boride, nitride, carbo-nitride and silicide phases and the coating is formed by a chemical vapor infiltration process, and
wherein the coating is acid resistant and heat resistant to 800° F.
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