Experimental study of sand production processes near an orifice

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 339-346

  Yim, K ^a   Dusseault, M B ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; GASOLINE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ROCK MECHANICS;

FLOW MODEL; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HOLE SIZE; PRESSURE INCREASE; SAND GRAIN SIZE; SAND PRODUCTION; SEMI-ANALYTICAL;

SAND;

EID: 77958491177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/28068-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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