Patent ID: 8376038

Claim:
At least one insert in combination with at least one wall opening in a tubular housing, for gravel packing in a subterranean location, the insert comprising: an inlet portion comprising an elongated tubular segment having an inlet flow axis where the tubular segment is further cut in the direction of said inlet flow axis to define a flow contact surface that spans over said at least one wall opening while facing said at least one wall opening to define at least in part an inlet passage for flow through said wall opening; an outlet portion comprising an elongated tubular segment having an outlet flow axis where the tubular segment is further cut in the direction said outlet flow axis to define a flow contact surface facing away from said wall opening said outlet portion connected to said inlet portion by a transition portion; and said transition portion between said inlet and outlet passages having an outermost location that extends radially further from an axis of said tubular housing than a lower end of said outlet portion; said cuts in the direction of said inlet and outlet flow axes allows the exit angle of said inlet and outlet passages with respect to an axis of the tubular housing to be minimized.