An arrangement for restricting the inflow of formation water from an
underground formation to a hydrocarbon producing well, where, between the
underground formation and a production tubing (38) located in the well,
there is disposed at least one flow chamber (3, 33) connected to the
production tubing (38), the flow chamber (3, 33), preferably via a filter
(2) in one portion, being open to inflow of formation fluid and in
communication with the production tubing (38) via at least one opening
(7, 32), and where the flow chamber (3, 33) is provided with at least one
free-floating body (4, 34) with approximately the same density as the
formation water, the at least one body (4, 34) being designed by means of
the closing of at least one opening (32) or choking, to reduce the inflow
of formation water to the production tubing (38).