Patent ID: 7032665

Claim:
A system comprising: a well screen having a first length in an axial direction; and a plurality of conduits positioned around the well screen; wherein each conduit has a corresponding length in the axial direction between an inlet and an outlet, wherein the length of the conduit is shorter than the first length; wherein the conduits are located at multiple, different axial positions along the length of the well screen with the length of each conduit overlapping axially with at least one other conduit; wherein the plurality of conduits comprise a corrugated sheet wrapped around the well screen; wherein the corrugated sheet is wrapped helically around the well screen; and wherein corrugations in the corrugated sheet are angled with respect to a lengthwise direction of the corrugated sheet such that when the corrugated sheet is wrapped helically around the well screen, the corrugations and corresponding conduits are aligned with the axial direction.