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News Release from: Whitehouse Scientific | Subject: Filter medium pore size
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2005
Technology may help avoid costly oil
well failures
The Whitehouse Scientific sonic method of measuring the pore size distribution of a filter medium is being widely adopted for the certification of sand screens used in oil wells
The Whitehouse Scientific sonic method of measuring the pore size distribution of a filter medium is being widely adopted for the certification of sand screens used in oil wells Many major oil companies are now specifying the Whitehouse method to optimise the pore size of the screens, in order to maximise oil flow while retaining harmful sand
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 23 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The accuracy and reliability of the Whitehouse method helps reduce the possibility of costly pipeline failure.
The incorrect specification of sand screens in oil wells can lead to 'plugging' or pipeline erosion.
This effectively terminates oil production.
With oil rig hire costing in the region of $250,000 per day, re-drilling another bore hole of up to 15,000 metres can mean in costs in excess of $20 million for 'junking' an oil well.
Last year 14 wells in the South China Sea were 'junked' at a cost of $300 million simply because the pore sizes of the sand screens were incorrectly specified.
The Whitehouse sonic method of pore size analysis allows the measurement of filter efficiency and assesses the pore size distribution across the entire filter medium.
Measurement of pore size and the ability to distinguish between 'open' and 'closed' pores has also enabled subtle differences in filter media to be understood.
The method is currently applicable to pores from 50 to 1000 microns.
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