PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Screen

What is the driver?

Current standalone screens have exhibited: Questionable performance
Ratty or poorly sorted sands Heavy oil

Room for improvement regarding longevity in SAS completion conditions Susceptible to plugging in high fines content reservoirs Relatively low dirt retention

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Design Constraints and Considerations

Maintain filtration efficiency
Handle a wide range of particle sizes and solids concentrations

Damage tolerant
Mechanically robust

Reduce design option limitations

Limited number of micron ratings Combine different weave types, if necessary

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Goals of New Screen Design

Increase dirt-holding capacity
The amount of solids that can build up on a filter before an excessive pressure drop is seen

High-plugging resistance
Dramatic increase in life span, particularly in heavy oil completions

Maintain mechanical integrity Design variability for each individual well or field
Rapid design methodology and testing

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Design Concept to Improve Retention

Use multiple layers of mesh Design number and rating of layers for a specific particle size distribution Place larger pore mesh on the outside; finer mesh on the inside Each layer filters smaller and smaller particles Final filtration mesh flow area is reserved for retention of appropriate reservoir particles

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Depth Filtration
Largely discredited due to old style materials
Typically a media with non-uniform pore structure Pore size control is virtually impossible Tortuous production path Difficult or impossible to clean (backflush)

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PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Filtration

A completely new concept Uniform pore structure within each layer Pore size control is very precise No tortuous paths Easily y cleaned (back-flush or acid) The performance of this type of structure has been proven in polymer filtration.
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Initial filter layer

Coarse filter layer Medium filter layer Final filter layer

Upper drainage layer

Lower drainage layer

Graduated Pore Structure Filtration

Initial filter layer Coarse filter layer Medium filter layer Final filter layer Upper drainage layer

Filtration section

Drainage section

Lower drainage layer

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Custom Engineering for Results

Analysis of PSDs
Custom design of media for a specific reservoir PSD

Log analysis
Determine benefit of annular barriers

Test data comparing different screens:

Life Dirt retained Efficiencies

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PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Test 1

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PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Test 2

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PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Test 3

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PetroGuard Advanced Mesh Test 4

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Conclusions
Concept works for heavy oil wells. Concept also works for conventional wells, not just heavy oil. The higher the PSD uniformity coefficient and/or the greater the percentage of fines fines, the better the concept works works. Applicable for SAS type completions but may also be used in GP completions. Suitable for PoroFlex expandable screen application

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