EXTRACT

The full name is ‘Increased reservoir recovery rates by EXTRACTing oil using an innovative autonomous and reversible inflow control valve’ and is a Eurostar project. Eurostar is a European joint programme that supports SMEs performing R&D and stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects. Advanced Chemical Etching and InflowControl are partners in this project.

EXTRACT will create an innovative, reversible, Autonomous Inflow Control Valve (AICV) to selectively block unwanted phases of water and gas and improve oil reservoir recovery rates by up to 25%. The project is designed to optimise performance of the AICV for a range of oil viscosities, densities and flow rates and started in September 2013 with a total budget of 4.4 million NOK.

Screens made of a wire-wrapped outer jacket fitted over perforated base-pipe and welded to the pipe at each end to provide structural support with a shroud to protect the screen.

The wire-wrapped screens are made of a wire-wrapped outer jacket manufactured separately from the basepipe. The jacket is fitted over the perforated basepipe and welded to the pipe at each end to provide structural support for high mechanical loads and a shroud makes effective protection during installations.

Screens with woven wire mesh forming a resilient filter and evenly distributing flow across the full area of mesh.

Our premium sintered mesh screens have a single layer or multiple layers of woven wire mesh, sometimes sintered, forming a resilient filter and providing weld integrity and mechanical stability. Mesh screens maintain their strength during installation without altering the filter pore openings.