US 12,460,526 B2
Inflow control device
John Wakefield, Cypress, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/473,545.
Prior Publication US 2025/0101847 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 43/38 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/38 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflow control device, comprising:
an upstream flow control structure configured to induce water droplet collisions; and
a downstream flow control structure disposed downstream of the upstream flow control structure and comprising a channel formed therethrough,
wherein the upstream flow control structure is configured to induce water droplet collisions to form water droplets that have a diameter equal to or greater than a diameter of the channel.