Patent ID: 11879313
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A tubular for reservoir fines control comprising:
a body including an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path, a plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path; and
a pre-formed member overlaid onto the outer surface, the pre-formed member including a material mesh having an outer surface portion and an inner surface portion defining a thickness of the pre-formed screen member, the material mesh being formed from a material that is swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid, the material mesh having a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path, wherein the inner surface portion is in contact with the outer surface of the body, and upon exposure to the selected fluid the thickness of the material mesh increases to prevent passage of fines into the flow path and provide support to wellbore surfaces.