Patent ID: 8240382

Claim:
A system for conveying fluid into a wellbore, comprising: a tubular member disposed in the wellbore through a first zone, a second zone, and a hydrocarbon producing zone of the wellbore; a packer disposed adjacent to the tubular member in the wellbore, wherein the packer is configured to at least partially isolate the hydrocarbon producing zone from at least one of the first and second zones; a hydrodynamic flow device disposed around the tubular member at a position between the packer and a surface location, the hydrodynamic flow device comprising a pump fluidly connected to a discharge in fluid communication with the first zone and an inlet in fluid communication with the second zone; a seal device disposed around the hydrodynamic flow device to isolate a first annulus of the first zone from a second annulus of the second zone; and a monitor and control system by which the hydrodynamic flow device is controlled to adjust flow of fluid therethrough in a manner which maintains pressure in the hydrocarbon producing zone below hydrostatic pressure in the wellbore.