Controlling Sand Production Problem in Open-Hole Completion; a Case Study

Sand Control is an activity that is very vital to when the well is in completion phase of an oil and gas field. This case study is going to quantify sand production risk and determine on how and when to implement control or prevention technique to optimize production and maximize return on investment by preventing or delaying sand production throughout the life of a well or field. This paper summarize the finding of information regarding factors, reasons, causes and methods related to sand production problems in open-hole completions will be explained in details later in the report. This case study may apply to the well or field with sanding problems, fields undergoing depletion and wells in unconsolidated formations. The achievement for this case study is to develop the Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) application to provide the most suitable sand control methods based on current technologies in Oil and Gas industries.