Predicting and Managing Sand Production: A New Strategy

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3949-3961

  Palmer, Ian ^a,b   Vaziri, Hans ^a   Willson, Stephen ^a   Moschovidis, Zissis ^a   Cameron, John ^a   Ispas, Ion ^a  

^a BP ^*

^b Higgs Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAND;

STEADY-STATE SANDING;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142264284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84499-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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