Fracturing for sand control: Screenless completions in the Yegua formation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2593-2604

  Ellis, V R ^a   Cormier, G ^a   Adams, G ^b   Santos, F ^c  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Noble Energy Inc

^c Sanchez Oil and Gas ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SAND; SAND CONSOLIDATION;

CONDUCTIVITY ENDURANCE; CONDUCTIVITY ENDURANCE MODIFIERS (CEM); GRAVEL PACK SCREENS; SAND CONTROL; WELLBORE STABILIZATION;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 33644812643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/96289-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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