Numerical modeling of seepage-induced sand production in oil and gas reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 71-86

  Vaziri, H H ^b   Xiao, Y ^a   Islam, R ^a   Nouri, A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling; Oil and gas reservoir; Sand production; Tensile failure

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRODUCTIVITY;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CAVITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEEPAGE;

SAND;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SAND PRODUCTION; SEEPAGE;

EID: 0036801716     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(02)00264-4     Document Type: Article

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