Laboratory studies of fines movement in gravel packs

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Jennings Jr , A R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Enhanced Well Stimulation Inc   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF SOLIDS; GRAVEL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

FINES MOVEMENT; GRAVEL PACKING;

OIL WELL COMPLETION;

FLOW; GRAVEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SANDSTONE; SELECTION CRITERIA;

GRAVEL; GRAVEL PACK; PARTICLE MOTION; SANDSTONE; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 0031432325     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36420-pa     Document Type: Article

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