Sand Management and Control is one of the main issues that industry is facing in the production of oil/gas deposits. When oil is produced from relatively weak reservoir rocks, small particles and sand grains are dislodged and carried along with the flow. This sand production can create erosion in flowlines and other equipment. Fracrock carries out a detailed technical evaluation to determine what the best sand management solution applicable is.
Fracrock will evaluate several factors such as levels of expected sand production, geographical location, geometry and dimensions of existing pipe work, new technologies, access restrictions to facilities, fluid phases, well potential, jetting and sand cleaning possibilities, corrosion and pigging aspects may all dictate the approach for active sand control and management and the optimal solutions.
Sand Management Strategies
Sand management involves identifying sand production risk to determine if, how, and when sand-control or sand-prevention techniques should be applied.
Fracrock applies techniques/strategies to minimize or delay sand production, and does so by optimizing perforating practices rather than applying mechanical methods. Fracrock uses these strategies and control methods to exclude sand from produced fluids. When sand production risk is acceptably low, prevention techniques is used and when this risk is unacceptably high, sand control methods is used. Both for subsurface and surface challenges Fracrock uses the sand control measure/strategy that will be best to proffer solutions.
Installation & Commissioning
Fracrock offers end to end installation, commissioning and well testing services with reference to the ClampOn Particle Monitor, Pig Detector and CEM. We have experienced personnel and have developed a robust QA/QC support structure which means that our clients always receive the best quality of Service.
Desanding/Sand Removal
Fracrock’s Desander offers a proven, compact, simple, cost reduced alternative to current techniques and allows higher sand free production rates while eliminating downhole sand control measures. The installation of the FSL Desander will enhance production by increasing production rates and reducing downtime. The well-engineered design promotes installation of the FSL Desander on almost any oil or gas well. Virtually all particulate debris such as formation sand, fracture (frac.) sand, drilling chips, chalk, and scale, can be removed from production wells on-line.
Training & Consultancy
To achieve the best value for permanently installed ClampOn system it is important that your personnel are properly trained. FSL offers training that will help your team to properly maintain their installations, system configuration and data analysis.
We also have personnel that can work as part of your team for longer periods of time – this in turn helps to facilitate field training in a “Live” environment.