Screenless methods to control sand

Oilfield Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-53+78

  Acock, Andrew ^e   Heitmann, Norbert ^a   Hoover, Steve ^e   Malik, Badar Zia ^b   Pitoni, Enzo ^a   Riddles, Claud ^c   Solares, J Ricardo ^d  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b Schluraberger Well Services   (Indonesia)

^c JM Huber Corporation   (United States)

^d SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Saudi Aramco ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FRACTURE; OIL WELL COMPLETION; SAND; WELL PERFORATION;

OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 0037769903     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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