US 7,350,566 B2
	Well completion with merged influx of well fluids
Nicholas P. Valenti, Ole Olsens Alle 2, 2900 Hellerup (Denmark); and Richard M. Valenti, 1442 Kingwood Dr., No. 134, Kingwood, Tex. 77339 (US)
Appl. No. 10/511,412 PCT Filed Apr. 17, 2003, PCT No. PCT/US03/11928 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jun. 14, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO03/089752, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 30, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0230105 A1, Oct. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. E21B 17/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 166—242.3

25 Claims

1. A well production tubular (2) for carrying fluids from a wellbore, said tubular having a longitudinal axis (4), a generally annular cross section across the longitudinal axis, a wellhead end (6), a well bottom end (8), and a plurality of influx ports (10) opening through a sidewall of the tubular to form a plurality of flow paths from an outer surface of the tubular to an inner surface of the tubular, said influx ports being formed through the sidewall at an obtuse angle B with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular in the direction of the wellhead end so that substantially all fluid flowing into the tubular exits the influx ports with a substantial axial velocity component toward the wellhead end of the tubular, wherein the sidewall has a thickness and the influx ports have a diameter which is less than about 1.5 times the thickness, said influx ports opening directly toward the longitudinal axis of the tubular.