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JRSE 2021, 13 pages - Article ID: JRSE-2107212112377
A Short Review Of Sand Production Control
Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Department of Petroleum engineering, Curtin University, 98000, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Department of Engineering, Leap energy, 50400, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Department of Petroleum engineering, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, 62200, Putrajaya, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
A large volume of hydrocarbon is produced during the formation of highly porous, permeable and well-cemented sandstone that can flow easily through sand and through perforations made in production wells. Hence, sand grain will lose their cohesion and friction forces that hold them together; this is how sand is produced. The sand will flow together with the hydrocarbon in the fluid stream through perforated production tubing. This poses many threats towards downhole equipment and topside facilities. Apart from this, the sand production also reduces the productivity of the wellbore. When sand is produced, it is a wise move to include sand control equipment in the completion stage. There are many sand control methods which are available in the industry to counter this problem. This study entails a short review of the methods of sand control in controlling sand production.