Optimum perforation design and technique to minimize sand intrusion

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PATENT NO 6283214
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09321040

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The present Invention relates to novel devices and methods to minimize the production of sand in subterranean environments; in particular, in poorly consolidated formations, sand is often co-produced along with the desired fluid (e.g., oil); sand production is undesirable, hence in the present Invention, elliptically shaped perforations of a particular orientation are created in the casing (or directly into the formation in the case of an uncased wellbore) that lines wellbore drilled through the formation, to improve near-wellbore stability of the formation, hence minimizing sand intrusion.

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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION300 SCHLUMBERGER DRIVE MD 23 SUGAR LAND TX 77478

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grove, Brenden M Missouri City, TX 25 641
Guinot, Frederic J Houston, TX 2 224
James, Simon G Stafford, TX 8 432
Papanastasiou, Panos Hardwick, GB 3 137

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