Stability of gravel packing materials for thermal wells

Conference · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6628227

Underdown, D R; Dus, 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/sup 0/F and pH's ranging from 7.0 to 11.0. Weight loss measurements and visual inspection by SEM were done on each sample to determine the effect of the various temperatures and pH's. The steam 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/sup 0/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. Whereas, the quartz materials and resin coated sand show substantial weight loss and are eroded by the high temperature, high pH steam.

• Research Organization: Baker Sand Control
• OSTI ID: 6628227
• Report Number(s): CONF-840259-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-11793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150901* -- Geothermal Engineering-- Drilling Technology & Well Hardware
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM ORES
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BAUXITE
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
GELS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
MATERIALS TESTING
MINERALS
ORES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PACKINGS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PH VALUE
POLYMERS
PROPPING AGENTS
QUARTZ
RESINS
SAND
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
STABILITY
TESTING
WELLS