Prediction of sand production from a Saudi sandstone reservoir

Revue de l'Institute Francais du Petrole

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-413

  Al Awad, M N ^a   Desouky, S E M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; OIL WELLS; PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DEBRIS; SAUDI OIL RESERVOIR;

SAND;

FAILURE MECHANISM; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; SAND PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; SHEAR FAILURE; SPLITTING;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0031182389     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1997049     Document Type: Article

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