Patent ID: 9157298
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B01D,E21B

Abstract:
1. A flow control device configured for being disposed between a subterranean formation and a tubular in a wellbore, the flow control device comprising: a chamber having (i) an exit opening and (ii) a flow path; and a flow influencer device in the chamber, the flow influencer device being configured to affect fluid flowing into a turbulence having a structure that is based on at least one property of the fluid and the flow influencer device, wherein the chamber is configured for restricting fluid flow in the flow path by different amounts based on the structure of the turbulence, wherein the chamber comprises: wherein the flow influencer device is a diverter positioned between the inlet and the exit opening and configured to influence flow of fluid based on the at least one property (i) toward the exit opening and (ii) toward the second exit opening, by causing the fluid to flow into the turbulence that is a vortex and creating an area of low pressure between the diverter and the second end of the chamber.