Abstract: A valve useful in an inflow control device for downhole use in an oil and gas well completion equipment is disclosed. The valve may have a flexible canopy that prevents fluid flow between the base pipe and the formation when flow travels in a first direction and permits fluid flow between the base pipe and the formation when flow travels in a second direction.

Abstract: A lower completion assembly includes a tubular comprising an interior passageway defined by an internal surface of the pipe and a port extending between external and internal surfaces of the tubular. The port is defined by a first surface that extends between the internal and external surfaces. The assembly also includes an inflow control device that is coupled to the external surface of the pipe and that comprises a fluid exit that is adjacent the port. The assembly has a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration a dissolvable plug extends across the fluid exit to fluidically isolate the fluid exit from the interior passageway and a gap is defined adjacent the first surface. When in the second configuration, the dissolvable plug does not extend across the fluid exit and the fluid exit is in fluid communication with the interior passageway.

Abstract: A flow control apparatus with a guide housing having one or ports, a breakable bond, and a platform with an upper surface having one or more pistons. The platform and guide housing have a first bonded configuration where the pistons are received in the ports, a breaking configuration, an opening configuration where the platform is movable away from the guide housing, and a misaligned configuration where the platform is displaced with respect to the guide housing. The guide housing has a guide bore and the platform has a guide projection extending into the guide bore. The guide bore has a groove and the guide projection has an extension extending in the groove for transitioning between configurations.

Abstract: A lower completion assembly includes a tubular comprising an interior passageway defined by an internal surface of the pipe and a port extending between external and internal surfaces of the tubular. The port is defined by a first surface that extends between the internal and external surfaces. The assembly also includes an inflow control device that is coupled to the external surface of the pipe and that comprises a fluid exit that is adjacent the port. The assembly has a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration a dissolvable plug extends across the fluid exit to fluidically isolate the fluid exit from the interior passageway and a gap is defined adjacent the first surface. When in the second configuration, the dissolvable plug does not extend across the fluid exit and the fluid exit is in fluid communication with the interior passageway.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for controlling the fluid flow to and from the flow ports of an autonomous inflow control device (AICD). Features may include the addition of a ball check valve to the AICD. A well system may comprise: a production tubing; a flow control device, wherein the flow control device is disposed onto the production tubing; and a ball check valve disposed between the flow control device and the production tubing to restrict flow into the production tubing through a port in the flow control device, wherein the ball check valve comprises a housing and a ball.

Abstract: A flow control apparatus with a guide housing having one or ports, a breakable bond, and a platform with an upper surface having one or more pistons. The platform and guide housing have a first bonded configuration where the pistons are received in the ports, a breaking configuration, an opening configuration where the platform is movable away from the guide housing, and a misaligned configuration where the platform is displaced with respect to the guide housing. The guide housing has a guide bore and the platform has a guide projection extending into the guide bore. The guide bore has a groove and the guide projection has an extension extending in the groove for transitioning between configurations.

Abstract: A valve useful in an inflow control device for downhole use in an oil and gas well completion equipment is disclosed. The valve may have a flexible canopy that prevents fluid flow between the base pipe and the formation when flow travels in a first direction and permits fluid flow between the base pipe and the formation when flow travels in a second direction.

Abstract: A lower completion assembly includes a tubular comprising an interior passageway defined by an internal surface of the pipe and a port extending between external and internal surfaces of the tubular. The port is defined by a first surface that extends between the internal and external surfaces. The assembly also includes an inflow control device that is coupled to the external surface of the pipe and that comprises a fluid exit that is adjacent the port. The assembly has a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration a dissolvable plug extends across the fluid exit to fluidically isolate the fluid exit from the interior passageway and a gap is defined adjacent the first surface. When in the second configuration, the dissolvable plug does not extend across the fluid exit and the fluid exit is in fluid communication with the interior passageway.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for controlling the fluid flow to and from the flow ports of an autonomous inflow control device (AICD). Features may include the addition of a ball check valve to the AICD. A well system may comprise: a production tubing; a flow control device, wherein the flow control device is disposed onto the production tubing; and a ball check valve disposed between the flow control device and the production tubing to restrict flow into the production tubing through a port in the flow control device, wherein the ball check valve comprises a housing and a ball.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring of the progress of product development distributed between a plurality of developmental lines in the development of complex computer software products so that the data relative to each of the lines are readily available and communicated to the developers working on the other lines. There is the combination of setting in each of the plurality of developmental lines, a sequence of checkpoints, tracking each of the developmental lines to determine the reached checkpoints and displaying the plurality of developmental lines and indicating said reached checkpoints. Responsive to an interactive user selection, the invention further provides an implementation for modifying the developmental lines and the checkpoints, and for displaying said modifications. In this connection, an implementation for displaying at each of said checkpoints a set of developmental attributes for said checkpoint is provided.

Abstract: A computer display interface for dynamically tracking and enabling all of the contributing users to the development and building of software program objects and the events therein to quickly and easily view all aspects of the overall development and build, as well as the details of any specific event in any build object. It also permits the user to request for modifications in his actions, responsibilities and interests program objects and events. The combination of tracking each of a plurality of sets of sequential build events, each set of sequential build events respectively building a program object, displaying each of said sets of sequential build events and a selectively accessed dialog window associated with each of said displayed sequential build events enabling a user to interactively register or unregister to perform an action on said build event.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product is presented for a location-based legal information service. A subscriber to the service is assumed to have a data device, such as a mobile handheld device, and the location of the data device is determined through a positioning system, such as GPS or E911. Based on the determined location of the data device, legal information is then retrieved, such as a law or a regulation that is applicable to regulating or restricting activities at or near the determined location. The legal information can be displayed on the data device; the position of the data device can be continually monitored so that the legal information can be continually updated. Alternatively, the legal information can be used to restrict the operation of the data device, e.g., if the legal information is related to a privacy law or regulation.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for expediting delivery of a document in a native language version and National Language versions of the document. An initial level of the native language version is translated into each of the National Language versions using a high quality translation process such as one that includes manual translation by professional translators. Any changes to this initial level are translated using a lower quality translation process such as one that includes only an automatic translation process without any manual translation. Though lower quality, this process has an average translation time per word that is less than the average translation time per word required for a higher quality translation.