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  1. THROUGH-TUBING SAND CONTROL IS NOW IMPORTANT OPTION

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    Mon, 9 Sep 1991

    … Completion with through-tubing sand control is an idea that is becoming more ..... No longer is through-tubing sand control considered as an alternative only ..... that previously have not required sand control until the zones start to produce …

  2. ExxonMobil licenses sand -control technology

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    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. has issued a global license for proprietary oil-well sand - control technology to Weatherford International Ltd. The technology, called MazeFlo, uses redundant screens and a maze of compartments …

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  1. Special Report: Sand control unlocks shallow gas formerly regarded as drilling hazard

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    Mon, 2 Mar 2009

    … this one of the most aggressive sand - control applications yet performed using ..... fluid invasion and less risk of sand control plugging. Martin added “The ..... systems should offer equivalent sand control with higher well productivity …

  2. Thru-tubing sand control remediation expands

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    Mon, 30 Mar 1998

    … between mechanical strength and sand control performance. The saving in wall ..... horizontal wells. Thru-tubing sand control Examples of successful thru-tubing ..... installations of wells requiring remedial sand control include: Screen deployment in an …

  3. Expandable screen offers new option for sand control

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    Mon, 23 Nov 1998

    … laboratory tests with the integral filtration medium, as well as mechanical testing of all components. Calum Whitelaw, sand control product manager at Petroline, compares the ESS to a sandwich comprised of three layers ( Fig. 2 [52,671 bytes …

  5. Cross-discipline technologies complete deepwater wells off Brazil

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    Mon, 4 Nov 2002

    … components combined with multizone sand - control systems in long horizontal laterals ..... unconsolidated reservoirs also require sand control for both producers and injectors ..... technology into multilateral and sand control systems holds the potential to …

  6. Gel controls fluid loss in gravel-packed completions

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    Mon, 3 Jun 2002

    … laden gel pill, placed inside a sand - control screen and optimized for particle ..... bridging particles for specific sand - control screens, minimizes fluid loss ..... by the inner wrap or mesh of a sand - control screen. Carbonate loading, particle …

  7. GRAVEL PACKING FEASIBLE IN HORIZONTAL WELL COMPLETIONS

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    Mon, 11 Jun 1990

    … Jefferson P. Ashton Baker Sand Control Houston Successful completion ..... producing without some type of sand - control technique. The vast majority ..... are also a logical solution to sand - control problems. However, the technical …

  8. Effective gravel packing considers long-term production

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    Mon, 2 Feb 1998

    … long-term performance. The best strategy should therefore involve a rational compromise between achieving optimum sand control and optimum long-term performance. Total sand exclusion is achieved at the expense of reducing a well's production …

  9. Technique, nozzle enhance coiled tubing wiper-trip efficiency

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    Mon, 1 Apr 2002

    Operators in the US Gulf Coast region complete most wells with some kind of sand - control measure, ranging from resin-coated sand to pre-packed gravel pack screens. Resins break down, however, screens become flow …

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