Major advances in sand-control tools, gravel-packing methods, and drilling and completion fluid technology have made horizontal gravel-packed openhole completions, in some cases, economically more ...

In the Niger Delta, off Nigeria, field experience based on a learning curve derived from gravel packing in conventional wells proved effective for improving gravel packs in monobore and horizontal ...

Sand production continues to represent a critical challenge in the oil industry, as the uncontrolled influx of formation sand can lead to equipment erosion, well integrity issues and suboptimal ...