Production sub including a fluid flow assembly having a pair of radial burst discs
The present disclosure, in at least one aspect, provides a production sub, a well system, and a method. The production sub, in one aspect, includes a tubular having a length (l), an inside ID, an OD, and a sidewall thickness (t), a plurality of production ports extending through the sidewall thickness (t) and coupling the inside diameter (ID) and the outside diameter (OD), and a fluid flow assembly positioned in each of the plurality of production ports. Each fluid flow assembly, in one aspect, includes a radially interior burst disc, a radially exterior burst disc, a sealing member positioned in a chamber created between the radially interior burst disc and the radially exterior burst disc, and a sealing member seat located in the chamber proximate the radially exterior burst disc, the sealing member configured to engage with the sealing member seat as fluid is pushing the sealing member radially outward.
1 . A production sub, comprising:
a tubular having a length (l), an inside diameter (ID), an outside diameter (OD), and a sidewall thickness (t);
a plurality of production ports extending through the sidewall thickness (t) and coupling the inside diameter (ID) and the outside diameter (OD); and
a fluid flow assembly positioned in each of the plurality of production ports, each fluid flow assembly including:
a radially interior burst disc;
a radially exterior burst disc;
a sealing member positioned in a chamber created between the radially interior burst disc and the radially exterior burst disc; and
a sealing member seat located in the chamber proximate the radially exterior burst disc, the sealing member configured to engage with the sealing member seat as fluid is pushing the sealing member radially outward.
2 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is a dissolvable sealing member.
3 . The production sub as recited in claim 2 , wherein the dissolvable sealing member comprises a Magnesium based alloy, an Aluminum based alloy, a (PGA) Polyglycolic acid polymer, a (PLA) Polylactic acid polymer, or a (PHBV) Poly hydroxybutyrate-co-Hydroxy valerate polymer.
4 . The production sub as recited in claim 3 , wherein the chamber is a fluid tight chamber, the fluid tight chamber preventing the dissolvable sealing member from dissolving prior to the radially interior burst disc bursting.
5 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radially interior burst disc is configured to have a higher ID burst rating and a lower OD burst rating.
6 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radially exterior burst disc is configured to have a higher OD burst rating and a lower ID burst rating.
7 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein the fluid flow assembly further includes a sealing member trap located in the chamber proximate the radially interior burst disc, the sealing member trap configured to prevent the sealing member from falling back into the tubular during one or more pressure cycles.
8 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sealing member seat is part of housing located within the production port.
9 . The production sub as recited in claim 8 , further including one or more sealing elements positioned between the housing and the production port.
10 . The production sub as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of production ports include a first set of radially spaced apart production ports and a second set of radially spaced apart production ports, the first and second sets axially offset from one another along the length (l).
11 . A well system, comprising:
a wellbore extending through one or more subterranean formations;
production tubing located within the wellbore;
a production sub coupled to the production tubing, the production sub including:
a tubular having a length (l), an inside diameter (ID), an outside diameter (OD), and a sidewall thickness (t);
a plurality of production ports extending through the sidewall thickness (t) and coupling the inside diameter (ID) and the outside diameter (OD); and
a fluid flow assembly positioned in each of the plurality of production ports, each fluid flow assembly including:
a radially interior burst disc;
a radially exterior burst disc;
a sealing member positioned in a chamber created between the radially interior burst disc and the radially exterior burst disc; and
a sealing member seat located in the chamber proximate the radially exterior burst disc, the sealing member configured to engage with the sealing member seat as fluid is pushing the sealing member radially outward.
12 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the sealing member is a dissolvable sealing member.
13 . The well system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the dissolvable sealing member comprises a Magnesium based alloy, an Aluminum based alloy, a (PGA) Polyglycolic acid polymer, a (PLA) Polylactic acid polymer, or a (PHBV) Poly hydroxybutyrate-co-Hydroxy valerate polymer.
14 . The well system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the chamber is a fluid tight chamber, the fluid tight chamber preventing the dissolvable sealing member from dissolving prior to the radially interior burst disc bursting.
15 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the radially interior burst disc is configured to have a higher ID burst rating and a lower OD burst rating.
16 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the radially exterior burst disc is configured to have a higher OD burst rating and a lower ID burst rating.
17 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the fluid flow assembly further includes a sealing member trap located in the chamber proximate the radially interior burst disc, the sealing member trap configured to prevent the sealing member from falling back into the tubular during one or more pressure cycles.
18 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the sealing member seat is part of housing located within the production port.
19 . The well system as recited in claim 18 , further including one or more sealing elements positioned between the housing and the production port.
20 . The well system as recited in claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of production ports include a first set of radially spaced apart production ports and a second set of radially spaced apart production ports, the first and second sets axially offset from one another along the length (l).
21 . A method, comprising:
forming a wellbore through one or more subterranean formations; and
positioning production tubing having a production sub coupled thereto within the wellbore, the production sub including:
a tubular having a length (l), an inside diameter (ID), an outside diameter (OD), and a sidewall thickness (t);
a plurality of production ports extending through the sidewall thickness (t) and coupling the inside diameter (ID) and the outside diameter (OD); and
a fluid flow assembly positioned in each of the plurality of production ports, each fluid flow assembly including:
a radially interior burst disc;
a radially exterior burst disc;
a sealing member positioned in a chamber created between the radially interior burst disc and the radially exterior burst disc; and
a sealing member seat located in the chamber proximate the radially exterior burst disc, the sealing member configured to engage with the sealing member seat as fluid is pushing the sealing member radially outward.
22 . The method as recited in claim 21 , wherein the production sub includes a first production port having a first fluid flow assembly therein and a second production port having a second fluid flow assembly therein.
23 . The method as recited in claim 22 , further including applying a first pressure to the production sub, the first pressure bursting a first radially interior burst disc and a first radially exterior burst disc of the first fluid flow assembly, and then applying a second pressure to the production sub, the second pressure bursting a second radially interior burst disc and a second radially exterior burst disc of the second fluid flow assembly while a first sealing member of the first fluid flow assembly is seat against a first sealing member seat of the first fluid flow assembly.
24 . The method as recited in claim 23 , wherein the first sealing member is a first dissolvable sealing member, and further including a second dissolvable sealing member located between the second radially interior burst disc and the second radially exterior burst disc.
25 . The method as recited in claim 24 , further including dissolving the first dissolvable sealing member and the second dissolvable sealing member after bursting the second radially interior burst disc and the second radially exterior burst disc.
26 . The method as recited in claim 25 , further including producing hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation, through the first and second production ports having the dissolved first and second sealing members, and into the tubular.