Mechanisms of sand production through horizontal well slots in primary production

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 36-46

  Meza Diaz, Brigida ^a   Tremblay, Bernard ^b   Doan, Quang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^c APA Petroleum Engineering Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SAND; SURFACE TENSION;

GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SAND PRODUCTION;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0348226367     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/03-10-04     Document Type: Article

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