The most recent sand production models calculated sand production volume only based on mechanical failure, without capturing the hydro-mechanical erosion effect (Morita et al., 1989Burton et al ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Hydro-Mechanical Aspects of the Sand Production Problem I. VARDOULAKIS 1, M. STAVROPOULOU 1 and R PAPANASTASIOU 2 1Department of Engineering Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Minimal sand production; Low production rates; Economically viable well service; Rate restriction. Restricting the well's flow rate to a level that reduces sand production is a method used occasionally. The point of the procedure is to sequentially reduce or increase the flow rate until an acceptable value of sand production is achieved.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Facebook1Tweet0Pin0LinkedIn0 Sand control is a method to control sand production into a wellbore. This is common requirement for several oil and gas producing wells around the world. There are two situations which cause sand production. The first cause is rock mechanical failure near wellbore and the second one is dragging …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Rock strength degradation induced by salt precipitation: A new mechanical mechanism of sand production in ultra-deep fractured tight sandstone gas reservoirs. Dujie Zhang. Geology, Engineering. AIMS Geosciences. 2023;
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Summary. Sand production is a serious problem in oil and gas wells, and one of the main concerns of production engineers. This problem can damage downhole equipment and surface production facilities. This study presents a sand production case and quantifies sanding risks for an oil field in Iraq.The study applies an integrated …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The driving mechanism for continuous sand production is erosion from plastified material in the vicinity of the production cavity. (2) The sand production rate depends on (1) how much the well pressure is reduced below the critical sand production pressure, (2) the fluid flow rate and the fluid viscosity, and (3) the cementation of the …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073It is clear that lowering the rate of depressurization is an efficient and favorable operational technique to mitigate sand production at a given produced amount of gas. 6. Concluding remarks. This paper presented an analytical coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical sand production model for gas hydrate-bearing sediments.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The production of sand grains from an unconsolidated porous solid matrix under viscous fluid flow is inevitable. While sand production has been found to increase effectively well productivity in both heavy oil and conventional light oil reservoir, it can also lead to geomechanical problems. This paper presents a simplified reservoir …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A sand production model was developed for volumetric sand production predictions that take into account the effects of the external stresses and fluid flow rate. The model couples the poro‐mechanical behaviour of the solid–fluid system with the erosion behaviour of the solids due to fluid flow. It predicts reasonably experimental volumetric …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(98)00106-5 Corpus ID: 129793642; An erosion-mechanical model for sand production rate prediction @article{Papamichos1998AnEM, title={An erosion-mechanical model for sand production rate prediction}, author={Euripides Papamichos and Maria Stavropoulou}, journal={International Journal of Rock Mechanics …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sand production control methods include restrictive production rate, mechanical methods (slotted liner, wire-wrapped screen, pre-packed screen, frac-pack, gravel pack, high-rate water pack) and chemical consolidation that chemical method is considered for more effectiveness in sand production alleviation due to increasing …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Utilizing a cost-effective screen is an efficient method to combat sand production. Mechanical screens, such as multi-layered filter meshes, slotted liners, roll-up screens, metal s, granules, and ceramic sand filters (Zhou and Sun 2016; Dong et al. 2017), are common options, as shown in Fig. 1. Field cases demonstrate that an …
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WhatsApp: +86 182217550731. Introduction. Sand production is a phenomenon of migrating considerable detached grain particles together with the formation fluid outflow. Sand production can cause a number of problems such as formation collapsing, clogging up of perforation channels, failure of sand control measures, and collapse of some parts of horizontal …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The hydro-mechanical coupling transport process of sand production is numerically investigated with special attention paid to the bonding effect between sand grains. By coupling the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and the discrete element method (DEM), we are able to capture particles movements and fluid flows simultaneously. In …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The aim of this research was to evaluate the possibility of reusing waste foundry sands derived from the production of cast iron as a secondary raw material for the production of building materials obtained both by high-temperature (ceramic tiles and bricks) and room-temperature (binders such as geopolymers) consolidation. This …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sand production has been identified as a key reason limiting sustained and commercial gas production in methane-hydrate-bearing sediments. Production tests in Canada and Japan were terminated partially because of excessive sand production in pilot wells. It is meaningful to carry out numerical investigations and sensitivity analyses to …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Mechanical methods. To prevent sand production, fully latticed pipes were used that are placed in front of the production formation. Hence, only the fluid can pass through the mesh liner, and the sand particles cannot pass through the liner. …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Achieving maximum well productivity without excessive sand production or plugging requires sand control that depends on the type of the reservoir and production technology. ... Examples of mechanical sand control devices are shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1—Slotted liner (A), wire-wrapped screen (B), gravel pack screen (C),premium screens …
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