Stand-alone sand screen (SAS) is proven to be effective for sand control in unconsolidated
sands in thermal wells. The characteristic design parameter to specify SAS is the aperture …

Kazakhstan owns one of the largest global oil reserves (approximately 3%). This paper aims
at investigating the challenges and potentials for production from weakly consolidated and …

Fouling phenomena are commonly observed in oil production processes, which have
caused many challenging issues. Many previous studies focused on fouling in aqueous …

Sand production is a serious problem in exploring heavy oil wells and can cause sand well
abandonment under severe conditions. Various sand control tools (eg slotted liner (SL) …

Designing and selecting the proper sand control mechanism for horizontal wells in
unconsolidated heavy-oil reservoirs tend to be underlooked in some cases. Standalone …

According to the reservoir characteristics and the current situation of CO2 utilization during
thermal recovery in an unconsolidated sandstone heavy oil reservoir, the mechanism and …

Sand retaining media plugging in sand control wells has become a common and urgent
problem in the oil and gas industry. However, no unified analysis or agreed industry …

Abstract Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is a thermal recovery technology currently
employed to extract heavy oil and high viscosity bitumen from Alberta oil sands. Due to the …

Due to the high temperature, high pressure and sophisticated chemical environment in
heavy oil wells, Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is considered one of the most …

Harsh physical and chemical environments found in downhole operations have traditionally
required the use of exotic corrosion-resistant materials, which are expensive, difficult to …