Some influences of saturation and fluid flow on sand production: Laboratory and discrete element model investigations

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 447-461

  Bruno, M S ^a   Bovberg, C A ^b   Meyer, R F ^b  

^a Terralog Technologies   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SAND; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORE SAMPLES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; FLUID SATURATIONS; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; LABORATORY STRENGTH; NUMERICAL MODEL SIMULATIONS; SAND PRODUCTION; SATURATION CONDITIONS; WATER SATURATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; SAND CONSOLIDATION;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; SANDING CAVITY GROWTH;

EID: 0029768191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/36534-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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