Apparatus and method for inflow control

Abstract

A wellbore servicing apparatus comprising an inflow control assembly having an inflow flowbore and a stimulation assembly having a stimulation flowbore is disclosed. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a stimulation assembly in the wellbore and placing at least one inflow control assembly in the wellbore, the at least one inflow control assembly comprising a selectively adjustable inflow sleeve, is also disclosed. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising opening a plurality of jetting nozzles in a production string located in a wellbore adjacent a formation, jetting a treatment fluid through the nozzles and perforating and/or fracturing the formation, at least partially closing the plurality of jetting nozzles, opening a plurality of inflow ports to allow fluid to flow from the formation into the production string, and filtering the fluid prior to the fluid entering the inflow ports is disclosed.

1 . A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising:
 at least one inflow control assembly having an inflow flowbore; and   at least one stimulation assembly having a stimulation flowbore, the stimulation flowbore being in fluid communication with the inflow flowbore.   
   
   
       2 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 1 , the at least one inflow control assembly comprises:
 an inflow housing having at least one inflow housing port; and   an inflow sleeve having at least one inflow sleeve port, the inflow sleeve being movable with respect to the inflow housing to selectively provide a fluid flow path between the at least one inflow housing port and the at least one inflow sleeve port.   
   
   
       3 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 2 , the at least one inflow control assembly further comprises:
 at least one pressure altering device.   
   
   
       4 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one pressure altering device is selected from the group consisting of nozzles, wrapped tubing, tubes, baffles, channels, pipes, and any combination thereof. 
   
   
       5 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 3 , the at least one inflow control assembly further comprises:
 a port cover at least partially covering the at least one inflow housing port.   
   
   
       6 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 3 , the at least one inflow control assembly further comprising:
 a screen operably associated with the at least one pressure altering device.   
   
   
       7 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the screen is constructed of one of the group comprising wire wraps, mesh, sintered material, and any combination thereof. 
   
   
       8 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 6 , the at least one inflow control assembly further comprising:
 a port cover at least partially covering the at least one inflow housing port.   
   
   
       9 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the inflow sleeve is moved by one of the group consisting of ball drop actuation, mechanical shifting actuation, mechanical actuation, hydraulic actuation, electrical actuation, and any combination thereof. 
   
   
       10 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 1 , the stimulation assembly further comprising:
 a stimulation housing having at least one stimulation housing port; and   a stimulation sleeve having at least one stimulation sleeve port, the stimulation sleeve being movable with respect to the stimulation housing to selectively provide a fluid flow path between the at least one stimulation housing port and the at least one stimulation sleeve port.   
   
   
       11 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of packers operably associated with the at least one inflow control assembly and the at least one stimulation assembly so that the at least one inflow control assembly and the at least one stimulation assembly are isolated within a formation zone.   
   
   
       12 . The wellbore servicing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the packers are selected from the group consisting of swellable packers, inflatable packers, squeeze packers, production packers, and any combination thereof. 
   
   
       13 . A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
 placing at least one stimulation assembly in the wellbore, the at least one stimulation assembly comprising a selectively adjustable stimulation sleeve and a stimulation flowbore;   placing at least one inflow control assembly in the wellbore, the at least one inflow control assembly comprising a selectively adjustable inflow sleeve and an inflow flowbore.   
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 transferring a wellbore servicing fluid from the stimulation flowbore to the wellbore while the at least one stimulation sleeve is at least partially open and provides a fluid path between the stimulation flowbore and the wellbore and while the at least one inflow sleeve is at least partially closed to at least partially reduce a fluid path between the inflow flowbore and the wellbore.   
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the inflow sleeve is fully closed to eliminate a fluid path between the inflow flowbore and the wellbore during transferring of the wellbore servicing fluid from the stimulation flowbore to the wellbore. 
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the stimulation sleeve is fully open to maximize a fluid path between the stimulation flowbore and the wellbore during transferring of the wellbore servicing fluid from the stimulation flowbore to the wellbore. 
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 after the wellbore servicing fluid has been transferred from the stimulation flowbore to the wellbore, at least partially closing the stimulation sleeve to reduce the fluid path between the stimulation flowbore and the wellbore and at least partially opening the inflow sleeve to increase the fluid path between the inflow flowbore and the wellbore.   
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the wellbore servicing fluid is a fracturing fluid. 
   
   
       19 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 passing the wellbore servicing fluid through a pressure altering device of the inflow control assembly, thereby creating a pressure differential between the wellbore and the inflow flowbore.   
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the at least one stimulation assembly and the at least one inflow control assembly are isolated within a portion of the wellbore associated with a formation zone so that transferring the wellbore servicing fluid from the stimulation flowbore to the wellbore occurs within the formation zone and so that the pressure differential between the wellbore and the inflow flowbore is associated with the formation zone. 
   
   
       21 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 selectively adjusting the stimulation sleeve to change a fluid path between the stimulation flowbore and the wellbore, thereby adjusting a flow of treatment fluid flow from the stimulation flowbore into the wellbore.   
   
   
       22 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 selectively adjusting the stimulation sleeve to change a fluid path between the stimulation flowbore and the wellbore, thereby adjusting a flow of hydrocarbon fluid into the stimulation flowbore from the wellbore.   
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 selectively adjusting the inflow sleeve to change a fluid path between the inflow flowbore and the wellbore, thereby adjusting a pressure differential between the wellbore and the inflow flowbore.   
   
   
       24 . A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
 opening a plurality of jetting nozzles in a production string located in a wellbore adjacent a formation;   jetting a treatment fluid through the nozzles and perforating and/or fracturing the formation;   at least partially closing the plurality of jetting nozzles;   opening a plurality of inflow ports to allow fluid to flow from the formation into the production string; and   filtering the fluid prior to the fluid entering the inflow ports.   
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24  further comprising decreasing the fluid pressure when flowing the fluid from the formation into the production string. 
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24  further comprising isolating the jetting nozzles and the inflow ports from upper and lower portions of the wellbore prior to their opening.