Sand Control in Well Construction and Operation

• Main Authors: Matanovic, Davorin (Author), Cikes, Marin (Author), Moslavac, Bojan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.

Produced sand causes a lot of problems. From that reasons sand production must be monitored and kept within acceptable limits. Sand control problems in wells result from improper completion techniques or changes in reservoir properties. The idea is to provide support to the formation to prevent move...

Table of Contents:

• Reasons for sand production and prediction possibilities
• Obtaining relevant formation data and samples
• Sand control techniques
• Treatment fluid selection
• Gravel – pack design
• Screen design
• Chemical consolidation design
• Frack packing
• Perforating for sand control
• Surface equipment (pumping, mixing, filtering)
• Down hole equipment
• Sand control method selection.