Patent ID: 11892096
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  B  E | IPC B  E  F

Claim 19:
20. A well system, comprising:
a wellbore formed through a subterranean formation;
a tubing string positioned within the wellbore;
a fluid flow control device coupled to the tubing string, the fluid flow control device including:
an inlet port operable to receive fluid from the subterranean formation;
an outlet port operable to pass the fluid to the tubing string; and
a float positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port, the float movable between an open position that allows fluid flow through the outlet port to the tubing string and a closed position that restricts fluid flow through the outlet port to the tubing string, the float including:
a fluid impermeable exterior;
a base material having one or more cavities positioned within the fluid impermeable exterior, the base material formed using an additive manufacturing process; and
a hinge point coupled to the fluid impermeable exterior and the base material, the hinge point configured to allow the float to rotate thereabout.