Geomechanics for Holistic Sand Management

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Disciplines: Completions | Production and Operations

Course Description

The course addresses the holistic sand management strategy implementation from geomechanics perspectives, through evaluation and implementation of appropriate solutions for minimisation of well costs and maximisation of reservoir productivity. It will look at the inter-relationships between geomechanics and operations, application of geomechanics in relation to sand production and completions, and show how geomechanics can be best applied to provide maximum value in sand management and life-of-well and field operations.

The course comprehensively covers geomechanics and operational-related sand production mechanisms, laboratory simulations of sand production to provide measurement data for model calibration and validation, state-of-the-art analytical and 4-D numerical sanding predictive methodologies for life-of-well and field including scale effect, rock strength properties reduction associated with water-cut  and estimation of cumulative sand volume and rate of sand production, and optimal mitigation and management of sand production taking into consideration the feasibility of deferment or elimination of sand control installation. The course is illustrated with field examples.

SCHEDULE
0900-1030	Sand Production Mechanisms
	Geomechanics and operational-related sand production mechanisms and variation of sandstone properties
	Factors Affecting Sandstone Properties Depletion Water Saturation and Water-cut Effects Shut-in and Bean-up Flow Velocity and Multi-Phase Flow Viscosity Effect
1045-1200	Laboratory Simulation of Sand Production
	Criticality of acquiring laboratory measurement data for model calibration and validation including cumulative sand volume and rate of sanding prediction
	Advanced Thick-walled Cylinder Test Radial Flow Sanding Test Cavity Sanding Test Perforation Tunnel Test
1330-1515	Sand Production Pediction
	State-of-the-art sanding predictive methodologies and solutions, inter-relationships between geomechanics and operations, and application of the solutions to sand production mitigation and completions
	1-D and 3-D Geomechanical Models Sand Production Modelling Analytical and Numerical Methods Validation of Sand Production Models Water-cut Effect Life-of-well Prediction Sand Production Rate and Volume Critical Drawdown Pressure Cube
1530-1700	Mitigation and Management of Sand Production
	Optimal mitigation and management of sand production, and feasibility of deferment or elimination of sand control installation
	Sand Management Solution Open hole Cased and Perforated Completions Screenless Completions Sand Exclusion Completions Stimulated Completions

Learning Level

Intermediate

Course Length

1 Day

Why Attend

• Holistic sand management strategy implementation from geomechanics perspectives.
• Appreciation of inter-relationships between geomechanics and operations with respect to sand production.
• Application of geomechanics in relation to sand production and completions in order to provide maximum value in sand management and life-of-well and field operations.
• State-of-the-art analytical and numerical sanding predictive methodologies to develop cost effective solutions for life-of-well and field.
• Optimal mitigation and management of sand production including feasibility of deferment or elimination of sand control installation.   

Who Attends

Practitioners who are involved in the development, implementation or monitoring of field wide sand control and strategies:

• Production technologists / engineers
• Reservoir engineers
• Completion engineers
• Asset managers
• Geomechanics engineers 

CEUs

Engineers are responsible for enhancing their professional competence throughout their careers. Licensed, chartered, and/or certified engineers are sometimes required by government entities to provide proof of continued professional development and training. Training credits are defined as Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDH).

Attendees of SPE training courses earn 0.8 CEUs for each day of training. We provide each attendee a certificate upon completion of the training course.

Additional Resources

This course has a supplemental book located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Sand Control. Please check out this valuable resource!

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.

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