Stability of gravel packing materials for thermal wells

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6082835

Underdown, D R; Das, K

Several different types of materials have been evaluated for gravel packing high temperature thermal wells. The materials include Ottawa sand, sand from Venezuela, resin coated sand, sintered bauxite, and high alumina beads. The materials were evaluated at various temperatures up to 600 F and pHs ranging from 7.0 to 11.0. Weight loss measurements and visual inspection by scanning electron microscope were done on each sample to determine the effect of the various temperatures and pHs. The stem evaluation of the various gravel packing materials shows that the alumina based materials are best suited for gravel packing thermal wells where the temperature may reach 600 F and the pH of the aqueous phase of the steam gets as high as 11.0. The alumina materials have very little weight loss and maintain a uniform shape. The quartz materials and resin coated sand show substantial weight loss and are eroded by the high temperature, high pH steam.

• OSTI ID: 6082835
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-11793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUID INJECTION
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