Sanding: A rigorous examination of the interplay between drawdown, depletion, startup frequency, and water cut

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-440

  Vaziri, Hans ^a   Allam, Robbie ^b   Kidd, Gordon ^b   Bennett, Clive ^b   Grose, Trevor ^b   Robinson, Peter ^c   Malyn, Jeremy ^b  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c BP Developments Autralia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; ROCK MECHANICS; SAND CONSOLIDATION;

CRITICAL DEPLETION; ROCK DISAGGREGATION; SAND-STABILIZING AGENT; SANDING;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ROCK MECHANICS; SAND CONSOLIDATION;

FRICTION; ROCK MECHANICS; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33846146702     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89895-pa     Document Type: Article

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