Patent ID: 11867031
Assignee: TENAX ENERGY SOLUTION, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A downhole tool, comprising:
an elongate tubular body having a plurality of perforations formed therein, the plurality of perforations positioned throughout a length of the body;
an elongate flow guide installed within the body and movable relative to the body, the flow guide comprising:
a flow restriction element sized to obstruct communication between at least some of the plurality of perforations and an interior of the body; in which the flow restriction element comprises a head supported on a neck; in which the head has a semi-circular cross-sectional shape; and
an elongate rod installed within the flow restriction element and made of a heavier material than that of the flow restriction element; in which the rod is installed within an elongate passage formed within the neck.