Effect of Wire Design (Profile) on Sand Retention Parameters of Wire-Wrapped Screens for Conventional Production: Prepack Sand Retention Testing Results

Dmitry Tananykhin (), Maxim Grigorev, Elena Simonova, Maxim Korolev, Ilya Stecyuk and Linar Farrakhov
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Dmitry Tananykhin: Development and Exploitation of Oil and Gas Fields Department, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Maxim Grigorev: Development and Exploitation of Oil and Gas Fields Department, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Elena Simonova: LLC «Alfa Horizon», 190031 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Maxim Korolev: Higher School of Oil Department, Yugra State Technical University, 628011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Ilya Stecyuk: LLC «RN-Purneftegaz», 629830 Gubkinskiy, Russia
Linar Farrakhov: LLC «RN-Purneftegaz», 629830 Gubkinskiy, Russia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: There are many technologies to implement sand control in sand-prone wells, drilled in either weakly or nonconsolidated sandstones. Technologies that are used to prevent sanding can be divided into the following groups: screens (wire-wrapped screens, slotted liners, premium screens, and mesh screens), gravel packs, chemical consolidation, and technological ways (oriented perforation and bottomhole pressure limitation) of sanding prevention. Each particular technology in these groups has their own design and construction features. Today, slotted liners are the most well-studied technology in terms of design, however, this type of sand control screen is not always accessible, and some companies tend towards using wire-wrapped screens over slotted liners. This paper aims to study the design criteria of wire-wrapped screens and provides new data regarding the way in which wire design affects the sanding process. Wires with triangular (wedge), trapezoidal, and drop-shaped profiles were tested using prepack sand retention test methodology to measure the possible impact of wire profile on sand retention capabilities and other parameters of the sand control screen. It was concluded that a trapezoidal profile of wire has shown the best result both in terms of sand production (small amount of suspended particles in the effluent) and in particle size distribution in the effluent, that is, they are the smallest compared to other wire profiles. As for retained permeability, in the current series of experiments, high sand retention did not affect retained permeability, although it can be speculated that this is mostly due to the relatively high particle size distribution of the reservoir.

Keywords: sand production; sanding; sand control; wire-wrapped screens; prepack sand retention test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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