Patent ID: 7828056

Claim:
A sand screen assembly for use downhole in a wellbore, comprising: a base pipe having an axial bore therethrough; a filter media connected to the base pipe defining an annular bore between the base pipe and the filter media; a first tubular end component connected to one end of the base pipe and substantially coaxially aligned therewith, and a second tubular end component connected to the other end of the base pipe and substantially coaxially aligned therewith, wherein the filter media is arranged between the tubular end components, each tubular end component comprising one or more flow ports adapted to communicate with the annular bore; one or more shunt tubes arranged within the annular bore; and a set of couplers adapted to connect the one or more shunt tubes to the first and second tubular end components, each coupler comprising a first end for connection to an end of a shunt tube and a second end for connection to the one or more flow ports of the first and second tubular end components, wherein the one or more flow ports are defined in the first and second tubular end components.