Fines migration causes significant formation damage during oil and gas production. The reliable prediction of well performance and extend of the damaged zone allow for planning and design of well stimulation for prevention, mitigation and removal of the damage. We derive a novel analytical model for production well performance during fines migration. The model includes explicit formulae for concentrations of suspended and strained fines, and the expressions for skin factor and well impedance. Ten field cases exhibit close match with the analytical model. Moreover, the tuned parameters belong to common intervals of their variation. The work provides means for reliable well behaviour prediction based on production history and coreflood data.

Keywords:
production monitoring, flow in porous media, reservoir characterization, formation damage, enhanced recovery, production control, reservoir surveillance, upstream oil & gas, particle, fine migration
Subjects:
Formation Damage, Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Reservoir Characterization, Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Improved and Enhanced Recovery, Reservoir Simulation, Formation Evaluation & Management, Professionalism, Training, and Education, Flow in porous media, Waterflooding
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