Patent ID: 6148915
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: E21B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of completing a subterranean well having a wellbore intersecting a formation, the method comprising the steps of:conveying an assembly into the wellbore, the assembly including a packer, a tubular string engaged with the packer, a screen and a flow directing mechanism, the flow directing mechanism permitting fluid flow longitudinally through the assembly during conveyance into the wellbore;setting the packer in the wellbore, thereby dividing a first annulus from a second annulus, the first and second annuli being formed between the assembly and the wellbore, the tubular string being positioned within the first annulus and the screen being positioned within the second annulus;actuating the flow directing mechanism in one manner to isolate the first annulus from the second annulus while permitting fluid communication between the interior of the tubular string and the second annulus; andactuating the flow directing mechanism in another manner to permit fluid communication between the second annulus and the first annulus.