Sand production continues to represent a critical challenge in the oil industry, as the uncontrolled influx of formation sand can lead to equipment erosion, well integrity issues and suboptimal ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a new, more effective method to evaluate changes in sand control screens used in oil and gas production wells. The new evaluation method provides a more ...

Terry Daniel - Payne Exploration Co., Oklahoma City; Earl Webb, Philip Nguyen - Halliburton Energy Services, Duncan, Okla. A new treatment offers a single two-step process for attacking the problems ...

In the strikingly consolidated competitive landscape of the global market for sand control systems, the top four companies collectively commanded over a 92% share in 2015, observes Transparency Market ...

New expandable sand screens with a close weave have made drilling and completing shallow, unconsolidated gas sands off the Netherlands commercial. In the past, companies often considered these sands ...