Predicting Volumetric Sand Production in Weak Reservoirs

Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 161-170

  Chin, L Y ^a   Ramos, G G ^a  

^a Subsurface Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; EROSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SAND PRODUCTION;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642581555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/78169-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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