Balancing Act: Gulf of Mexico Sand Control Completions Peak Rate Versus Risk of Sand Control Failure

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3921-3931

  Wong, G K ^a   Fair, P S ^b   Bland, K F ^a   Sherwood, R S ^a  

^a Shell E and P Co   (United States)

^b Shell E and P Technology Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GRAVEL; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAND; WELL PERFORATION;

GRAVEL-FILLED PERFORATIONS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142288587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84497-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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