... of these methods have drawbacks like high costs, slower production rates, or potential damage to the wellbore. Recently, researchers have been exploring enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) solutions as a solution to consolidate loose sand around the wellbore. Typically, urease is used in EICP solutions...

... the damage to the well integrity and the reservoir deliverability. The most common methods of controlling this unwanted sand production involve: 1. Filter produced fluids through a gravel pack retained by a screen or 2. Use of consolidating fluids such as resin, a curing agent, along with other chemicals...

.... Traditional mechanical sand control systems such as openhole gravel packing, frac packs, high rate water packs, high rate water fracs, standalone screens or expandable screens. Other: sand consolidation, and other systems. Abstract The reliability of the production is essential in offshore...

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... as a benchmark for validation of available reservoir simulation numerical codes. reservoir geomechanics Artificial Intelligence Modeling & Simulation Upstream Oil & Gas displacement compaction constant production rate reservoir complex reservoir consolidation isotropic reservoir stb day...

... histories of a remedial treatment technique using a low-viscosity consolidating agent placed into the propped fractures by coiled tubing (CT) or jointed pipe coupled with a pressure pulsing tool. The treatment fluids are designed to provide consolidation for previously placed proppant near the wellbore...

... Abstract The conceptual idea is to give the porous matrix of the formation some additional residual strength to enhance the maximum sand free rate (MSFR). Sand production in weakly consolidated reservoirs will occur when tensions in the well/perforation tunnel walls are large enough to disrupt...

... screen selection structural geology consolidation abousleiman pore pressure coefficient reservoir geomechanics boundary setup equation validation wellbore design Introduction Many applications in our industry take place in fluid saturated rocks that exhibit rock matrix anisotropy due...

... on the consolidation of expected value descriptions mask the range of uncertainty and performance probabilities inherent in these decisions. The techniques and mathematics involved in stochastic aggregation are relatively well known, yet not widely applied in corporate planning organizations due to time constraints...

... consolidation by low-temperature oxidation of a hydrocarbon fluid that saturates the sand around the wellbore. Laboratory development consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the various process-controlling parameters were studied to determine the optimum conditions that yield consolidated sand...

... collapse (and corresponding share price collapse) facilitated the consolidation era that began in August 1998 with the BP Amoco merger announcement. More details on the impact of the ongoing consolidation of the industry are discussed in the next section. Share price decline combined with the need to seek...

... Abstract In the period 1991-1996, sand consolidation using high-pH steam was successfully tested in 13 vertical and 7 horizontal wells in the Wilmington field, California. Savings (for not running gravel-packs) amounted to $90,000 per vertical well and $150,000 per horizontal well...

... productivity was re-established by connecting the wellbore with the untreated formation through highly conductive fractures. During companion testing of the resin-consolidation technique, the unconsolidated sand pack became a competent formation with compressive strength in excess of 2,000 psi. This competent...

... treating capacity exists, with water and gas handling capacity constraining the current oil production rate. The owners of the Prudhoe Bay Unit ("PBU") developed a major facility consolidation plan in 1997 designed to rationalize this excess oil treating capacity while preserving existing gas and water...

... is then consolidated in place by a combination of electrokinetic phenomena, as explained in the following section and as shown in Fig. 2. This technique of electrokinetic (or electroosmotic) consolidation has been applied to many other geotechnical and soil mechanics problems such as slope, dam and foundation...

... Abstract Low-temperature oxidation (LTO) of crude oil has been employed to investigate its potential as a sand consolidation technique. Loose sand (20/30 mesh) saturated with crude oil (18 – 20 API) and brine was subjected to air injection at a low temperature (100 – 150 C) for a period...

.... It is environmentally safe and inert to oilfield chemicals. The sand control process involves consolidating formation material during steam stimulation of a well by injecting the treatment chemical mixed with catalyst into the steam. After the steam diluted chemical travels downhole, polymerization occurs...

... coating of the sand while it is in the blender tub. Once placed in the fracture, the resin coated sand hardens to form a highly conductive, consolidated proppant bed which is resistant to flowback. Fluid residence times and mixing parameters required to obtain rapid resin coating of sand were studied...

.... During ten years, we have seen a very active period of industrial restructuring throughout the United States: from automobiles and airlines to steel, banking and farming. The bankruptcies, consolidations, joint-ventures, mergers and hostile takeovers seem to be in the headlines daily. We in the energy...

... ABSTRACT The paper describes the continuous experience gained from the laboratory evaluation and field testing of an original chemical sand consolidation process. The process involves the successive injections of (a) a polymerizable organic material and proprietary catalysts, and (b) a limited...