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Vol. 59 No. 9

September 2007

Wellbore Integrity, Sand Management, and Frac Pack

Practical Approach To Achieve Accuracy in Sanding Prediction

Sand production can reduce oil production, cause erosion in downhole and surface facilities, require additional separation and disposal, and lead to significant economic loss. Precautionary, but unnecessary, sand prevention will result in unwarranted reduction in productivity. Overestimating or underestimating sanding risk increases the chances of serious economic loss. Reliable sanding-prediction analysis provides a basis for designs that achieve appropriate sand-management strategies and maximize economic production.

View a Synopsis of SPE 100944 as published in JPT.

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 100944, “Practical Approach To Achieve Accuracy in Sanding Prediction,” by K. Qiu, SPE, J.R. Marsden, SPE, J. Alexander, SPE, and A. Retnanto, SPE, Schlumberger, and O.A. Abdelkarim, SPE, and M. Shatwan, Agoco, prepared for the 2006 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia, 11–13 September.

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