Alba field cased-hole horizontal gravel pack: A team approach to design

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Alexander, Karen ^a,b,d,e,f   Winton, Suzanne ^b,g   Price Smith, Colin ^c,h,i,j,k  

^a Chevron UK Ltd

^b BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

^c Dowell ^*

^d Chevron   (United Kingdom)

^e Drilling Technology Centre   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^h DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

ⁱ Salvesen Drilling Services   (United Kingdom)

^j Dowell North Sea   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEL LOADING; GRAVEL PACKING; HORIZONTAL CASED HOLE COMPLETION; HORIZONTAL STACK PACK APPROACH; PUMP RATE; SAND CONCENTRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DRILLING FLUIDS; GRAVEL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MODELS; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL EQUIPMENT; WELL PERFORATION;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0030109682     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30941-PA     Document Type: Article

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