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Sand Exclusion Devices, ICD Products and Suppliers
plus Sandface Completions and Gravel/Proppant Data
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Sand Control Products classified by manufacturer and by type of design

Screen/Product Type
Photo Wire- Pre- Shrouded Inflow Control
Key Supplier / Product Trade Name Wrapped Packed Metal Mesh Expandable Other Device
ABSOLUTE COMPLETION TECHNOLOGIES www.absolutect.com
ACCURITE X
1 FACSRITE* BPI
2 FLUXRITE ICD P/I 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
3 MESHRITE* X COMMON WOVEN MESH USED IN SHROUDED SAND SCREENS
PACKRITE X
PREMIUM PORT 3 ICD P/I Micron Rating Weave Type Weave Count Thickness (in./mm)
ALLOY SCREEN WORKS www.alloyscreenworks.com 85-110 Plain Dutch Weave 30 x 150 0.023/0.59
ASW ALPHA ROD BASE X
125-145 Plain Dutch Weave 24 x 110 0.034/0.87
4 ASW DUAL PRE-PACK and DUAL PRE-PACK/TT X
ASW DUAL PRE-PACK/SC X 175-225 Twill Dutch Weave 18 x 210 0.037/0.95
5 ASW PIONEER and PIONEER/TT X 260-315 Reverse Twill Dutch Weave 132 x 16 0.046/1.16
6 ASW SAND-BAR X
280-330 Plain Dutch Weave 12 x 64 0.05/1.44
ASW WILDCATTER ALL-WELDED WRAP-ON X
ANTONOIL www.antonoil.com
28 29 30 31 32 33
7 PRECISE MICRO COMPOSITE X
8 PRECISE PUNCHED SLOT PSS
9 PRECISE GRAVEL PRE-PACK X
INFLOW CONTROL SCREEN ICD P/I
BAKER HUGHES www.bakerhughes.com/sandcontrol
BAKERWELD X
BAKERWRAPXP X Plain Dutch Weave Twill Dutch Weave Reverse Twill Dutch Weave
EQUALIZER HELIX ICD P/I NOTES: Plain Dutch Weave: woven in plain over under pattern of weft wires (warp wires are typically heavier
10 EQUALIZER SELECT ICD P/I and larger in diameter than weft wires).
excluder2000 and excluderdb X Twill Weave: similar to Plain Dutch Weave except woven in a twill style over 2 wires and under 2 wires.
Reverse Weave: warp and weft wires are reversed.
EXPRESS BPE
selectaflow ii and selectaflow mst FCS
11 SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER SMP Open Hole Sandface completion Design Flow Chart* REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR SAND CONTROL SCREENS
SLIM-PAKxp X
12 XPFRAC BPI ISO 17824:2009 Standard (www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=44632)
DELTA SCREENS www.deltascreens.com
Provides the requirements and guidelines for sand control screens for use in
DELTA DIRECT WRAP-ON X
A H N R the petroleum and natural gas industries.
13 DELTA ELITE X
Gather representative formation sand and Drill w/OBM, displace w/brine or
14 DELTA PAK X List of primary drivers for ES, but not Testing in addition to Included:
15 DELTA WELD X
shale samples for testing. E NO SF (solid free) or conditioned a requirement for application previous well screen The requirements for design, design validation, functional evaluation, manufacturing,
OBM or WBM, can perform • open hole size < 8.5 in. design tests:
G&L SLOTCO www.gl-slotco.com Will inhibitive WBM alpha/beta wave GP (run PDL if storage and transport. There are three grades of design validation and quality
• drill cuttings collection and disposal •T&D modeling to confirm
16 SLOTTED LINERS SL control reactive shale? shale reactivity w/WBM is time requirements. Includes test methods to determine when screens lose sand
required screens can reach TD
HALLIBURTON www.halliburton.com •test inhibitive brines – constrained). Can also use •T&D modeling to confirm
control when subjected to a hydraulic collapse or burst load.
• acceptable well life and reliability risk
ALL-WELD X halides, formates, etc. alternate path or ES technology. • sometimes lower cost expansion tool can reach Requirements Apply To:
ENHANCED LOW-PROFILE X
B • test glycol additives • logistically simpler TD
Well screen design optimization, •Wire-wrap screens
EQUIFLOW ICD P/I • larger ID (allows for IWC) •additional screen collapse
PETROGUARD ADVANCED MESH X
screen mesh and gravel size NO models •Pre-pack screens
•PSD analysis YES •evaluate zonal isolation
17 PETROGUARD MESH X
•screen evaluation test
•Metal-mesh screens
ES methods
18 PETROGUARD SWELL SFE
•fines migration test I Outside the Scope of the Standard:
19 PETROGUARD WRAP (Direct Wrap) X YES
NO Q •Centralizers or bull plugs
POROMAX X Does T&D model Will sand
PREMIUM LOW-PROFILE X indicate screens control method •Downhole sensors and selective isolation devices
REGENT ENERGY GROUP www.regentenergygroup.com F can reach TD be GP or ES? •End connections of the base pipe
20 REGENT SLOTTING SL with WBM?
NO Reactive shale •Expandable sand screens
SCHLUMBERGER www.slb.com/transcend C** is present? S
GP •Inflow control devices
21 ENDURE/ ASSURE X d10 /d95 < 10 Recycle – change one or
EXTRACTOR X d40 /d90 < 5 •Screen filtration performance criteria
YES more of the parameters
FACSRITE* BPI Sub 44 microns < 5% and re-design. •Shunt screen technology
LINESLOT/LITESLOT DIRECT WRAP X
O
Gravel pack design •Slotted liners or tubing
MESHRITE* X
YES L • determine frac gradient
PACKRITE X G Drill w/WBM. Can perform • beta breaker design, if needed
•Test methods or analysis for sand retention efficiency
22 RESFLOW ICD P YES alpha/beta GP, if ECD’s don’t for alpha/beta wave GP
23 RESINJECT ICD I exceed frac window. Can also NO
k > 1 Darcy • alternate path design including TYPES OF GRAVEL/PROPPANT
TEJAS COMPLETION SOLUTIONS www.tejascs.com NO
use alternate path or ES friction test, if needed
TCS ICD P/I D technology. • run gravel pack simulation NO
Class Type Examples
24 TCS ON/OFF ICD P/I
Well life and erosion Natural Sand Ottawa, Jordan, England, Brady, etc.– SG 2.65
25 TRU-MESH X U
26 TRU-WELD X velocity (flux rate) exceeds Natural Resin-coated, curable (sand flowback problems)
NO Sand
TRU-WRAP X
risk tolerance, or future M P Is the above T&D and Modified and pre-cured (enhanced strength) – SG 2.60
water/gas shut off YES Design DIF
TUBULAR PERFORATING MANUFACTURING www.tpmltd.com
screen collapse Ceramics, modified Ultra-light weight (ULWP) – SG < 2.0
required. • fluid density modeling compatible Man-made
Is proposed lateral ceramics and non- Light weight (LWP) – SG 2.70
27 UNISCREEN X
K • fluid type and chemistry with ES design? Materials
length, frac gradient, and ceramics Intermediate (ISP) – SG 3.20
VARIPERM www.variperm.com • clean-up chemistry, pills,
Screen only completion well azimuth/location compatible
28 WEDGE WIRE 904 X and compatibility Natural High-strength
w/shrouded metal mesh with GP design as determined Sintered Bauxite (strongest) – SG 3.49
• hole cleaning hydraulics (ECD) Modified aluminum oxide
29 WIRE WRAPPED PRE-PACKED 906 X screen; can be open hole or by GP simulator?
• filter cake tests: lift-off
30 WIRE WRAPPED THIN-PACKED 907 X cased and perforated. pressure, return k NOTE: SG = Apparent Specific Gravity
WEATHERFORD www.weatherford.com J
YES
31 DURA-GRIP DIRECT WRAP X Screen only completion
32 ESS BPE w/shrouded metal mesh screen; YES
SCREEN GAUGE USED WITH VARIOUS GRAVEL/PROPPANT
EXCELFLO X can be open hole or cased and
A B B R E V I AT I O N K E Y
33 FLOREG ICD P/I perforated. If d40 /d90 < 3 and sub Gravel Size Gravel Size Screen Opening Screen
MAXFLO X 44 micron < 2%, consider
DIF=Drill-In Fluid k=Permeability RMA=Rock Mechanics Algorithm T V (US Mesh) (in.) (in.) (micron) Gauge
MICRO-PAK X pre-pack screens. Consider wire
ECD=Equivalent Circulating Density OBM=Oil Base Mud SF=Solid Free OHGP design is complete; ES design is complete; write 40/60 0.0165 - 0.0098 0.008 ~200 8
SUPERFLO SLIP-ON JACKET X wrap screens, if d50 > 100
ES=Expandable Screen OHGP=Open Hole Gravel Pack TD=Total Depth write operational procedure. operational procedure.
SUPER-WELD SLIP-ON JACKET X microns. 30/50 0.0230 - 0.0120 0.010 ~250 10
GP=Gravel Pack PDL=Pre-Drilled Liner T&D=Torque and Drag
ULTRA-GRIP and ULTRA-GRIP HD DIRECT WRAP X IWC=Intelligent Well Completions PSD=Particle Size Distribution WBM=Water Base Mud 20/40 0.0330 - 0.0165 0.012 ~300 12
NOTES: BPE = Base Pipe Expansion, BPI = Bead Pack Insert, FCS = Flow Control Screen, I = Injection, P = Production, PSS = Punched Slot Screen, 16/30 0.0470 - 0.0230 0.016 ~400 16
SC = Special Clearance, SFE = Swellable Filter Expansion, SL = Slotted Liners, SMP = Shaped Memory Polymer, TT = Thru-Tubing
Most manufactures provide a wide range of screen sizes including slimhole sizes for thru-tubing applications. 12/20 0.0660 - 0.0330 0.020 ~500 20
*Facsrite and Meshrite are exclusive to Schlumberger. *Courtesy of Rick Dickerson at Chevron Energy Technology Company, Drilling and Completions Technology Department, Houston, Texas **Grain size selection criteria is based on SPE 39437
8/12 0.0940 - 0.0470 0.028 ~700 28

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