Patent ID: 8281855
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: E21B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shrouded tubular device comprising: a tubular with a longitudinal axis, the tubular comprising a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, wherein the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion are disposed along different sections of the longitudinal axis; a shroud with perforations comprising a first tubular piece circumferentially surrounding the first tubular portion and a second tubular piece circumferentially surrounding the second tubular portion, the first tubular piece comprising an inner tubular piece end and an outer tubular piece end, the second tubular piece comprising an inner tubular piece end and an outer tubular piece end, wherein the inner tubular piece end of the first tubular piece is positioned adjacent the inner tubular piece end of the second tubular piece so that the first tubular piece and second tubular piece are positioned end-to-end at a junction along the longitudinal axis; a sand screen between the tubular and the shroud; at least one longitudinal bypass tube between the tubular and the shroud extending longitudinally along the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a shim between the outer diameter of the tubular and the inner diameter of the shroud and disposed adjacent to the junction of the first tubular piece and the second tubular piece, the shim comprising a ring surrounding the tubular and radially disposed outward from the bypass tube, wherein the inner tubular piece ends of the first tubular piece and the second tubular piece of the shroud are disposed adjacent one another and surround at least a portion of the shim.