Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches

Sand production in unconsolidated oil and gas reservoirs is a major challenge. The entrained sand can cause erosion of the production components. Sand screens are widely used to eliminate or minimise sand production. However, the screen itself may become ineffective when eroded. Therefore, predictin...

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Main Authors: Abduljabbar, A., Mohyaldinn, M.E., Younis, O., Alghurabi, A., Alakbari, F.S.
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
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spelling utp-eprints.333722022-07-26T08:20:06Z Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches Abduljabbar, A. Mohyaldinn, M.E. Younis, O. Alghurabi, A. Alakbari, F.S. Sand production in unconsolidated oil and gas reservoirs is a major challenge. The entrained sand can cause erosion of the production components. Sand screens are widely used to eliminate or minimise sand production. However, the screen itself may become ineffective when eroded. Therefore, predicting screen erosion is an essential part of proper design. However, owing to the complexity of the erosion phenomena, obtaining a universal model for all flow conditions is challenging. Nevertheless, several prediction models are available in the literature. In this study, published models are presented, discussed, and analysed. A summary of the empirical erosion models is presented to identify the potential areas to be developed. In addition, the limitations of some of these models have been highlighted. In addition, challenging considerations and future studies regarding CFD-based modelling are discussed. The study revealed that the empirical models require improvements to account for high sand concentrations and multi-angle collisions. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. Elsevier B.V. 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132740872&doi=10.1016%2fj.powtec.2022.117628&partnerID=40&md5=9ab5aecda928f3427cb8f499aee39a88 Abduljabbar, A. and Mohyaldinn, M.E. and Younis, O. and Alghurabi, A. and Alakbari, F.S. (2022) Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches. Powder Technology, 407 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33372/
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description Sand production in unconsolidated oil and gas reservoirs is a major challenge. The entrained sand can cause erosion of the production components. Sand screens are widely used to eliminate or minimise sand production. However, the screen itself may become ineffective when eroded. Therefore, predicting screen erosion is an essential part of proper design. However, owing to the complexity of the erosion phenomena, obtaining a universal model for all flow conditions is challenging. Nevertheless, several prediction models are available in the literature. In this study, published models are presented, discussed, and analysed. A summary of the empirical erosion models is presented to identify the potential areas to be developed. In addition, the limitations of some of these models have been highlighted. In addition, challenging considerations and future studies regarding CFD-based modelling are discussed. The study revealed that the empirical models require improvements to account for high sand concentrations and multi-angle collisions. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
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author Abduljabbar, A.
Mohyaldinn, M.E.
Younis, O.
Alghurabi, A.
Alakbari, F.S.
spellingShingle Abduljabbar, A.
Mohyaldinn, M.E.
Younis, O.
Alghurabi, A.
Alakbari, F.S.
Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
author_sort Abduljabbar, A.
title Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
title_short Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
title_full Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
title_fullStr Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
title_full_unstemmed Erosion of sand screens: A review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
title_sort erosion of sand screens: a review of erosion prediction modelling approaches
publisher Elsevier B.V.
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