Patent ID: 7984760

Claim:
A system associated with the production of hydrocarbons comprising: a wellbore utilized to produce hydrocarbons from a subsurface reservoir; a production tubing string disposed within the wellbore; at least one sand control device coupled to the production tubing string and disposed within the wellbore, wherein at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises: a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section; a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device that each provide a flow path to the interior of the second tubular member; and a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to provide pressure loss during gravel packing operations that is less than the pressure loss during at least a portion of production operations.