WELLBORE FLOW CONTROL DEVICES COMPRISING COUPLED FLOW REGULATING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF

• Main Authors: LOPEZ, JEAN-MARC, FRANKLIN, MATTHEW EARL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.03.2022
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

Wellbore flow control devices ( 40) can be used in various subterranean operations to regulate access of formation fluids to the interior of a wellbore pipe (50) and/or to limit the access of unwanted fluids thereto. Coupling of flow regulating assemblies to one another in the wellbore flow control devices (40) can result in improved operational performance in regulating formation fluid flow to the interior of the wellbore pipe (50) compared to using the flow regulating assemblies in an uncoupled state. Wellbore flow control devices ( 40) can comprise a gate valve assembly that is in fluid flow communication with a flow restricting assembly (70), where each assembly is located on the exterior of a wellbore pipe (50) and the flow restricting assembly (70) is in fluid flow communication with the interior of the wellbore pipe (50). (Fig. 2A)