Evaluation of Filter Cake Flowback in Sand Control Completions

SPE - European Formation Damage Control Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 195-206

  Tiffin, D ^b   Stevens, B ^a   Park, E ^b   Elliott, F ^b   Gilchrist, J ^b  

^a OMNI Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; GRAVEL; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; TURBULENCE;

FILTER CAKES; GRAVEL PACKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1842433685     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68933-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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