Sand control in water injection wells.

21 April 2011 Folks,

I would be interested to hear what your individual company (or relevant personal experience) is with the design of lower completions in water injection wells.

Specifically I was thinking about what policy or selection criteria you adopt for either using active downhole sand control or going with a cased and perforated completion with an extended sump to capture any produced solids caused by water hammer or cross flow effects during hard shut ins. Does anyone have a policy of going belt and braces with gravel packing or are there guidelines for when to go from a cased and perforated design to some form of compliant sand control (based on formation strength and so on). There are some very good SPE papers on the subject but I was looking for company and individual experience.

Thanks
Marc

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