US Patent Issued on Dec. 2 for "Screen-out flow device and process" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,746, issued on Dec. 2.

"Screen-out flow device and process" was invented by Matthew Joseph Brooks (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for generating fluid flow out of a first fracture zone of a well including a liner or casing is described. The process is engaged to remove a screen-out condition and/or to protect downhole tools deployed in the well and includes the steps of providing the casing with a fluid flow pathway extending from a first fracture zone to an adjacent fracture zone downhole from the first fracture zone. The fluid flow pathway becomes operable when a pre-determined parameter is reached as a res...