Alyssa Stieg, Phillip Logan and John Vannata, Apache Corp
Gustavo Gonzalez and Luis Guanacas, Odessa Separator Inc.
Failures due to solid particles flowing with the production fluid is one of the main causes of interventions in wells with beam pumping systems. When this problem is accompanied with chemical deposits like scale, the interventions become very common operation in the well. This paper proposes an analytical methodology that consists of evaluation of the particle size distribution, viability for the use of sand screens and centrifugal separation systems for sand control management in wells with short run time.
These systems have proven effective in failure wells that requests a sand control management system where those type of problems increase the lifting costs and lead many projects to be infeasible from an economic standpoint. This paper provides a review of selected approaches and models that have been developed for sand control management. Also, all the technical considerations are explained focusing on the information required and the parameters analyzed to recommend the most accurate design for solid control.