Halliburton has introduced the addition of SandTrap® XL to its sand consolidation portfolio. This newest innovation addresses the business’s problem of extreme sand manufacturing with a low-viscosity resin system. Activated externally, it allows solids management over massive intervals.
SandTrap XL delivers consolidation energy to formation grains and preserves the unique permeability of the rock. This new era of sand management methods surpasses the restrictions of legacy variations. Its exterior activation permits the remedy of longer intervals and not using a restriction on pump or treatment time.
“Extreme sand manufacturing stays a problem in our business,” stated Luke Holderman, vp, Manufacturing Options and Pipeline & Course of Companies. “SandTrap XL empowers our clients to maximise asset worth via enhanced effectively efficiency and prolonged asset life. By means of custom-made chemical consolidation, SandTrap XL gives a dependable resolution for mature fields and unconsolidated reservoirs to make sure long-term productiveness and effectivity.”
The SandTrap XL system excels within the remedy of high-clay content material mineralogy as much as 25% and adapts to varied formation mineralogies. It gives thermal stability above 550°F (287°C). This enables it to manage sand in heavy oil reservoirs below enhanced oil restoration strategies, similar to steam flooding.
As a part of Halliburton’s portfolio of remedial options, SandTrap XL mitigates solids manufacturing, together with formation sand and fines migration. This strategy helps make sure the long-term stability and productiveness of oil wells to deal with the wants of operators in numerous geological environments.