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Sand production

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003247

The undesirable flow of formation sand into the wellbore along with produced oil, gas, or water. This occurs when the forces exerted by fluid flow exceed the strength of the reservoir rock, causing unconsolidated sand grains to detach. Excessive sand production can erode downhole equipment, plug the wellbore, and lead to costly interventions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003247
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003247",
  "term": "Sand production",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The undesirable flow of formation sand into the wellbore along with produced oil, gas, or water. This occurs when the forces exerted by fluid flow exceed the strength of the reservoir rock, causing unconsolidated sand grains to detach. Excessive sand production can erode downhole equipment, plug the wellbore, and lead to costly interventions.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/sand-production/"
}

Record 3,451 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.