Sand control solution that’s durable, efficient and wear-resistant

Sand control is vital to reliable production in many sandstone reservoirs where sand can present a major challenge to field or well production. Incremental hydrocarbon loss by choking productivity to manage sand produced to surface is not a desired option as this effects field economics. Flux analysis suggested, with good quality sand control completions, screen erosion was by far the most common screen failure mechanism greatly accelerated by fluid that flowed through the screen with a small amount of fine sand particles. (SPE-84495). In the case of Stand-Alone Screen (SAS) completions, many authors have investigated causes and failure modes, with most of these works concluding that screen erosion is by far the most common failure mechanism. (Bellarby, 2009) (Gillespie and Jones, 2009) (Arukhe, Uchendu and Nwoke, 2005).

These consequences require a radical change in mindset to consider alternative technologies and materials available to address these erosional and corrosion challenges which can be a root cause of non-optimized hydrocarbon recovery.

3M? Ceramic Sand Screens offer a proven, erosion-resistant alternative. Made of extremely hard ceramic materials, 10x harder than conventional metallic screens. 3M ceramic sand screens have been successfully deployed close to 100 installations around the world, in both new and existing wells. Furthermore, when the erosional and corrosion resistant qualities of ceramic material is holistically integrated within a sand control system the resultant screen installation is proved to be simple and cost effective.

Watch the video to see a side-by-side comparison of erosion test results.

Work beyond the limits of metallic sand screens.

Designed to perform where conventional metallic screens fail, 3M ceramic sand screens provide efficient sand and proppant flowback control where erosion is a major challenge:

? Minimal abrasion under reservoir conditions

? Proven to resist wear under high velocity flows

? Resistant to chemical corrosion

Please contact me if you would like to find out how 3M can support you with making the right sand management decision for your business.