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Quantifying the Factors Influencing Gravel Placement and Productivity of an Internally Gravel Packed Completion based on Field Data Analysis

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Publication date1995
Number of pages10
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventSPE European Formation Damage Conference - The Hague, Netherlands
Duration: 15/05/199516/05/1995

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ConferenceSPE European Formation Damage Conference
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityThe Hague
Period15/05/9516/05/95

Abstract

A detailed analysis of 341 internally gravel-packed zones in wells from three oil fields was carried out to determine which parameters significantly influence the placement of the gravel in such a completion and the well's resulting productivity.The database analysis demonstrates that, in addition to the well-known impairing factors, such as dirty completion fluids and viscous fluid-loss control pills, the performance of gravel packs can be improved by increasing the number of perforations - especially in 7" completions. This suggests that the perforation tunnel is the most critical area in an internally gravel-packed completion.