Screenless frac pack completions utilizing resin coated sand in the Gulf of Mexico
- and others
Removal of near wellbore damage and implementation of sand control through the use of Frac Packs with Gravel Pack screen in the hole is well documented in the Gulf of Mexico. However, an alternate procedure utilizing resin coated sand and conventional frac technology without Gravel Pack screens is now available. This paper describes the flexibility of such completions where multiple zones are encountered and the initial completions can be set up for future thru-tubing recompletions. In addition, the success of Frac Pack workovers on wells which were currently producing but rate restricted due to sand production is presented. A discussion of well selection criteria, frac job design, gel systems, resin coated proppants, and field procedures is an integral part of the paper. Actual case histories are used to verify the success of the technique. Frac Pack completions without screens in the hole are simpler and more versatile than those employing screens. Wells which encounter multiple small intervals which would not justify rig recompletions can be set up initially to facilitate future operations thru-tubing. By selecting the proper gel systems and resin coated proppants, formation damage removal, sand control, and stimulation can be realized without the use of screens. Field results back up screenless completions, recompletions, and workovers for small zones with less than thirty feet of perforated interval.
- OSTI ID:
- 166594
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951002-; TRN: 96:000707-0018
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Dallas, TX (United States), 22-25 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Drilling and completion. 1995 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition; PB: 882 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
An overview of frac packs: A technical revolution (evolution) process
Field experiences and guidelines for use of nonviscous fluids in frac-pack operations