Sand Management Solutions

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Sand Management
Solutions

Optimize production
and maximize return
Schlumberger Sand Management Solutions help optimize
production and maximize return on investment by prevent-
ing or delaying sand production throughout the life of a
well or field. These synergistic solutions address specific
sand problems, using proven processes, advanced analysis
techniques and innovative technology that goes far beyond
standard mechanical sand-control methods.
Robust yet flexible engineering process
Sand management solutions quantify sand production risk
to determine if, how and when to implement control or pre-
vention techniques. These solutions also define existing
processes, analyze procedures and methodologies, and
develop the tools needed to solve problems. The process
is complemented with a formal economic and risk analysis
as needed.

Prediction and planning

When a sand prediction is required, reservoir properties are measured and

used to predict if and when sanding may occur. The predictions are then used
to determine what completion techniques will be required to protect against
sand production throughout the life of a well.

Prevention

The prevention phase begins with implementation of designs from the prediction
phase. Related techniques and services are integrated and executed by a dedi-
cated team of experts in the field to maintain the necessary balance to optimize
production. Techniques for sand management include openhole gravel packs,
screen or gravel-pack completions, completions specially designed to manage
produced sand, and screenless completions using fracturing with proppant
flowback control or oriented perforating.

Monitoring

Applied drawdown pressure is measured and controlled during reservoir deple-

Safe drawdown

Failure

tion to prevent mechanical failure that could induce sand production. Produced
fluids and solids are also measured to determine treatment effectiveness or the
onset of sand production. Sand production is monitored with scheduled wireline
production logging, downhole permanent sensors and intelligent completion
components. Data may be transferred in real time from the field to the office
through the InterACT* service.

Remediation

To control sand after initial production, treatments can be performed through tub-
ing or using innovative technologies. These remediation treatments include gravel
packs, screenless completions, and fracturing with improved proppant packing.
Solving the predicament Applications
■ Fields with sanding problems
■ Fields undergoing depletion
■ Wells in unconsolidated
Completion optimization formations

Benefits
■ Optimized production
Formation
stability issues
through sand management
■ Identification of potential
sand production and when
? ? ? ? ? and where it is most likely
Sand exclusion Manage Screenless to occur
Natural Stimulated
methods produced sand completions ■ Optimal completion design
for the life of the well

Features
■ Flexible, adaptable process to
match each operator’s needs
■ Dedicated teams worldwide
■ Coordination and synergy
Informed decision process between related services,
such as sand control,
perforating, stimulation
and testing
Completion optimization ■ Integrated services to
eliminate design conflicts and
simplify the completion
process
Yes Formation No
stability issues Key technologies
■ New sand prediction model
including three-dimensional
Sand analysis of perforation tunnel
management Stimulated
or natural and critical drawdown pres-
method
sure over time
■ Prediction models for
economic and risk analysis
Customized integrated technologies Customized integrated technologies ■ Screenless completions
Sand exclusion Manage sand Screenless ■ Openhole completions
Natural Stimulated
■ Gravel pack at surface completions ■ Optimized perforating
■ High rate ■ Artificial lift ■ Oriented ■ Geomechanical earth model
water pack ■ Downhole perforating
■ Frac and pack desander ■ Selective ■ Wireline data acquisition
■ Openhole perforating tools
gravel pack ■ Screenless
■ Expandable frac
■ Proper gravel placement
screens ■ Consolidation ■ Skin reduction and mudcake
control
■ Intelligent completions
for well or field monitoring
and control
For more information on Oilfield Services
and Sand Management Solutions, visit
www.slb.com/oilfield and select
Completion or e-mail sandmgt@slb.com.
Sand Management Solutions

For more information on Oilfield Services

and Sand Management Solutions, visit
www.slb.com/oilfield and select
Completion or e-mail sandmgt@slb.com.

www.slb.com/oilfield

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