Claims
- 1. An assembly for disposal within a borehole for a well comprising:a liner member having a wall forming a bore and a plurality of perforations through said wall; a screen member having at least one screen disposed within said bore and forming an inner annulus with said liner member; a plurality of channelizer members extending between said liner and screen member and extending at least the length of the at least one screen dividing said inner annulus into a plurality of flow paths; wherein said flow paths define an aggregate flow area which remains substantially constant along said paths.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said perforations have a first flow area, said first flow area having a predetermined size as compared to said aggregate flow area defined by said flow paths.
- 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said screen member is disposed on a base member.
- 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said channelizer members are disposed on said base member.
- 5. The assembly of claim 3, wherein said channelizer members have first and second ends attached respectively to first and second members affixed to said base member.
- 6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said screen is non-concentrically disposed within said liner member.
- 7. The assembly of claim 1 further including a connector connected to said liner member and said screen member.
- 8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein said connector is connected to said screen member by a swivel.
- 9. The assembly of claim 7 further including an adapter connecting said connector to said screen member, said adapter including a swivel allowing said connector to rotate for connection to said liner member while said screen member is stationary.
- 10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein said swivel allows rotational and axial movement between said screen member and connector.
- 11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said liner member and screen member are sealingly engaged.
- 12. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said liner member includes a guide member.
- 13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said screen member has a plurality of screens; and wherein said channelizer members extend at least the length of at least one of said plurality of screens.
- 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said channelizer members extend at least the length of more than one of said plurality of screens.
- 15. The assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said flow paths defines a flow area which remains substantially constant along said path.
- 16. An assembly for disposal within a borehole for a well comprising:a substantially tubular member having a wall forming a bore and a plurality of openings through the wall; a screen member having at least one screen disposed within the bore formed by the substantially tubular member; a plurality of channelizer members extending between the substantially tubular member and the screen member and extending at least the length of the at least one screen; wherein the channelizer members divide the region between the substantially tubular member and the screen member into a plurality of flow paths; wherein the flow paths define an aggregate flow area which remains substantially constant along the paths.
- 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the screen member has a plurality of screens; and wherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of at least one of the plurality of screens.
- 18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of more than one of the plurality of screens.
- 19. The assembly of claim 16, wherein each flow path defines a flow area which remains substantially constant along the path.
- 20. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the openings have a first flow area, the first flow area having a predetermined size as compared to the aggregate flow area defined by the flow paths.
- 21. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the screen member is disposed on a base member.
- 22. The assembly of claim 21, wherein the channelizer members are disposed on the base member.
- 23. The assembly of claim 21, wherein the channelizer members have first and second ends attached respectively to first and second members affixed to the base member.
- 24. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the screen member is non-concentrically disposed within the substantially tubular member.
- 25. The assembly of claim 16, further including a connector connected to the substantially tubular member and the screen member.
- 26. The assembly of claim 25, wherein the connector is connected to the screen member by a swivel.
- 27. The assembly of claim 25, further including an adapter connecting the connector to the screen member, the adapter including a swivel allowing the connector to rotate for connection to the substantially tubular member while the screen member is stationary.
- 28. The assembly of claim 27, wherein the swivel allows rotational and axial movement between the screen member and the connector.
- 29. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the substantially tubular member and the screen member are sealingly engaged.
- 30. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the substantially tubular member includes a guide member.
- 31. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the openings are rectangular.
- 32. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the openings are circular.
- 33. An assembly for disposal within a borehole for a well comprising:a substantially tubular member having a wall forming a bore and a plurality of openings through the wall; a screen member having at least one screen disposed within the bore formed by the substantially tubular member; a plurality of channelizer members extending between the substantially tubular member and the screen member, extending at least the length of the at least one screen, and each channelizer member having a substantially constant thickness along the length of the at least one screen; wherein the channelizer members divide the region between the substantially tubular member and the screen member into a plurality of flow paths.
- 34. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the screen member has a plurality of screens; andwherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of at least one of the plurality of screens.
- 35. The assembly of claim 34, wherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of more than one of the plurality of screens.
- 36. The assembly of claim 33, wherein each channelizer member has a substantially constant thickness along the length of the flow path defined by the channelizer member.
- 37. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the openings have a first flow area and wherein the flow paths define an aggregate flow area, the first flow area having a predetermined size as compared to the aggregate flow area defined by the flow paths.
- 38. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the screen member is disposed on a base member.
- 39. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the channelizer members are disposed on the base member.
- 40. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the channelizer members have first and second ends attached respectively to first and second members affixed to the base member.
- 41. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the screen member is non-concentrically disposed within the substantially tubular member.
- 42. The assembly of claim 33, further including a connector connected to the substantially tubular member and the screen member.
- 43. The assembly of claim 42, wherein the connector is connected to the screen member by a swivel.
- 44. The assembly of claim 42, further including an adapter connecting the connector to the screen member, the adapter including a swivel allowing the connector to rotate for connection to the substantially tubular member while the screen member is stationary.
- 45. The assembly of claim 44, wherein the swivel allows rotational and axial movement between the screen member and the connector.
- 46. The assembly of clam 33, wherein the substantially tubular member and the screen member are sealingly engaged.
- 47. The assembly of claim 33, wherein the substantially tubular member includes a guide member.
- 48. An assembly for disposal within a borehole for a well comprising:a liner member having a wall forming a bore and a plurality of perforations through the wall; a screen member having at least one screen disposed within the bore formed by the liner member and forming an inner annulus with the liner member; a plurality of channelizer members extending between the liner member and the screen member, extending at least the length of the at least one screen, and each channelizer member having a substantially constant thickness along the length of the at least one screen; wherein the channelizer members divide the annulus between the liner member and the screen member into a plurality of flow paths.
- 49. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the screen member has a plurality of screens; andwherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of at least one of the plurality of screens.
- 50. The assembly of claim 49, wherein the channelizer members extend at least the length of more than one of the plurality of screens.
- 51. The assembly of claim 48, wherein each channelizer member has a substantially constant thickness along the length of the flow path defined by the channelizer member.
- 52. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the perforations have a first flow area and wherein the flow paths define an aggregate flow area, the first flow area having a predetermined size as compared to the aggregate flow area defined by the flow paths.
- 53. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the screen member is disposed on a base member.
- 54. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the channelizer members are disposed on the base member.
- 55. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the channelizer members have first and second ends attached respectively to first and second members affixed to the base member.
- 56. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the screen member is non-concentrically disposed within the liner member.
- 57. The assembly of claim 48, further including a connector connected to the liner member and the screen member.
- 58. The assembly of claim 51, wherein the connector is connected to the screen member by a swivel.
- 59. The assembly of claim 51, further including an adapter connecting the connector to the screen member, the adapter including a swivel allowing the connector to rotate for connection to the liner member while the screen member is stationary.
- 60. The assembly of claim 59, wherein the swivel allows rotational and axial movement between the screen member and the connector.
- 61. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the liner member and the screen member are sealingly engaged.
- 62. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the liner member includes a guide member.
- 63. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the perforations are circular.
- 64. The assembly of claim 48, wherein the perforations are rectangular.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/399,674, filed Sep. 21, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,427,775 hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/361,714 filed on Jul. 27, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,446,722, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/084,906 filed on May 26, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,934,376, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/951,936 filed on Oct. 16, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,003,600, all hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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