Patent ID: 6520254
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
An apparatus for completing a subterranean zone penetrated by a wellbore, the wellbore having a wall, comprising:a tubular member having a first segment and a second segment, each segment having a longitudinal bore therethrough, and the tubular member forming an annulus between the tubular member and the wellbore wall; at least one screen member at least partially enclosing and coupled to the second segment of the tubular member, the screen member and the enclosed second segment of the tubular member both having openings allowing fluid communication between the longitudinal bore of the tubular member and the wellbore; and an alternate flowpath member having a wall with at least one aperture therein, an upper end, and a lower end, the at least on aperture being small enough to substantially prevent passage of particulate material therethrough, and the alternate flowpath member extending longitudinally along a portion of the wellbore creating a communication path for fluids.