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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2004
Abstract During fracture stimulation treatments, particle-laden slurries may damage pumping equipment and have been shown to erode perforation tunnels. During subsequent flowback operations, minor to severe erosion of surface equipment may be observed if formation sand and/or proppants are produced.
M. C. Vincent +3 more
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Abstract During fracture stimulation treatments, particle-laden slurries may damage pumping equipment and have been shown to erode perforation tunnels. During subsequent flowback operations, minor to severe erosion of surface equipment may be observed if formation sand and/or proppants are produced.
M. C. Vincent +3 more
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Chemical Mitigation of Proppant Flowback
SPE International Conference & Exhibition on Formation Damage ControlAbstract Proppant production from hydraulically fractured shale wells has emerged as a significant source of revenue loss for operators utilizing artificial lift systems. The recent cost-driven adoption of lower-quality local sands has intensified this challenge, as these grains exhibit higher susceptibility to crushing, fines ...
A. Recio +4 more
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Evolving Completion Technologies Mitigate Proppant Flowback
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2017Abstract The concept of "cutting costs at any cost" leads to poor short-term focused decisions which can result in higher total costs in the future. In many instances, any dollars saved in the initial completion are more than offset by costs incurred later in the life of the well.
C. Swain, J. Powell, S. Stadnyk
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Remediation of Proppant Flowback—Laboratory and Field Studies
Proceedings of European Formation Damage Conference, 2007Abstract This paper presents the results of laboratory studies and field case histories of a remedial treatment technique using a low-viscosity consolidation fluid system that is placed into the propped fractures by coiled tubing (CT) or jointed pipe coupled with a pressure pulsing tool.
Philip D. Nguyen +3 more
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Reducing Proppant Flowback From Fractures: Factors Affecting the Maximum Flowback Rate
SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, 2014Abstract Proppant flowback under confining pressures is not well understood and difficult to reproduce in a laboratory setting. Improper management of proppant flowback leads to flow restrictions near the well bore, poor fracture conductivity and costly production equipment damage.
Roman J. Shor, Mukul M. Sharma
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Erosion by Sand and Ceramic Proppants During Slurry Injection and Proppant Flowback
Journal of Petroleum Technology, 2005This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 90604, "Erosion by Proppant: A Comparison of the Erosivity of Sand and Ceramic Proppants During Slurry Injection and Flowback of Proppant," by M.C. Vincent, SPE, Carbo Ceramics Inc.; H.B. Miller, U. of Arizona; D.
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Proppant Flowback Prevention—A New Technology for Low BHST Applications
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2005Abstract A new phenolic resin system has been developed for proppant consolidation when fracturing low temperature wells. Before the development of this new resin system, which was in response to a global industry need, external chemical activators were necessary to achieve sufficient bond strength of the resin coated sand pack (when ...
Daryl Johnson +3 more
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Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 1997
It has been assumed that along with fluid viscosity and pump rate, gravity dominates final proppant placement in hydraulic fractures. Results here, based on detailed multiphase-flow modeling, show that other factors such as slurry rheology (effect of adding proppant on slurry viscosity), fluid loss and layered fluid loss, and vertical fracture-width ...
M.B. Smith +4 more
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It has been assumed that along with fluid viscosity and pump rate, gravity dominates final proppant placement in hydraulic fractures. Results here, based on detailed multiphase-flow modeling, show that other factors such as slurry rheology (effect of adding proppant on slurry viscosity), fluid loss and layered fluid loss, and vertical fracture-width ...
M.B. Smith +4 more
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How to Reduce Proppant Flowback in High-Rate Wells
SPE Middle East Oil Show, 2001Abstract This paper describes the laboratory development and field evaluation of a proppant surface-modification agent (SMA) that increases fracture-conductivity and reduces proppant flowback after fracture stimulation treatments, even in wells with high production rates.
Terracina John +3 more
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Proppant Flowback Control in Deviated Shallow Gas Wells
Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, 2003Abstract This case-history paper presents results from various proppant flowback prevention methods. The wells studied are part of a shallow gas development project near Brooks, Alberta, Canada. The wells were drilled from multi-well pads resulting in deviated wellbores that reach the gas targets.
D.J. Browne, B.A. Wilson
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