Managing sand through flow control in the modern completion

摘要

Operators are continually searching for improved ways of working smarter and more cost-efficiently while still enhancing production. A key question in the drive for enhanced production is how best to control and manage sand. Controlling the flow of unconsolidated sand into the well is one of the most critical challenges in any sand face completion. The failure to address it correctly can have a significant impact on productivity, well life, completion equipment life, and safely through the erosion of surface equipment as well as the environmental and financial impact of disposing of large quantities of sand.