Geomechanics of Sand Production and Sand Control

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-95505-8
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Gewicht: 450 g

Geomechanics of Sand Production and Control delivers a convenient resource for both academia and professionals to gain understanding and results surrounding sand production. Packed with rock mechanic fundamentals and field case studies, this reference offers theoretical knowledge, field and laboratory data, and operational methodologies. Gaining knowledge on better sand control production improves environmental impact, preventing corrosion of pipes, damage to surface production facilities, and disposal of produced sands, among other considerations. Sections are supported by field case studies, lab tests and modeling studies to explain the most environmentally supportive wellbore stability step-by-step methods.

Authored by a very experienced professor, this reference helps engineers learn how to solve sand problems in various types of energy wells. Production engineers in oil and gas utilize sand production and sand control equipment in many completion methods, with a growing interest to expand these methods in wells for CO2 sequestration and geothermal areas, but knowledge on these methods is fragmented and lacks a bridge to support energy transition. This book provides the coverage needed to address this advancing field.

Zielgruppe

<p>Petroleum engineer; production engineer; well completion engineer; graduate level petroleum engineering student; engineers involved in CO2 sequestration</p> <p>Wastewater treatment engineers</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morita, Nobuo

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Wirtschaftsgeologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Ölförderung, Gasförderung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Fundamental rock mechanics theory of sand production from oil and gas reservoirs 2. Natural completion 3. Completion methods for weak formation 4. Sand control for heavy oil reservoirs 5. Guideline of solving sand problems for water or gas injection wells 6. Erosion and sand production monitoring

Appendix A. Proof of continuity and uniqueness of displacement with compatibility condition B. Erosion equations

Über Autor(innen)

Morita, Nobuo
Nobuo Morita is a professor at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He teaches courses on boundary element methods for application to petroleum engineering problems, non-linear mechanics and finite element methods for geomechanics. He is a supervising professor of the Texas A&M Geomechanics Joint Industry Project. He holds sand control, borehole stability and hydraulic fracturing workshops twice per year around the world and has provided consulting services in major oil companies around the world. He was previously employed by ConocoPhillips for 14 years.