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Facilities Sand Management: Particulate Solids Transport – Piping Design (B-FSM026) Concentrated sand slurry introduced upward into horizontal gas-liquid flow stream The…

Facilities Sand Management: Calculations – Oil-on-Solids Content (B-FSM025) An oil droplet about to release from the end of a syringe needle…

Facilities Sand Management: Calculations – Particle Settling Rate (B-FSM024) Sand settling from 2” cyclone into accumulation chamber (desander configuration) Sand settles…

Facilities Sand Management: Calculations – Slurry Density and Volume Fraction (B-FSM023) Sand settling from 6” cyclone into accumulation chamber (desander configuration)…

Facilities Sand Management: Calculations – Concentration (B-FSM022) Mixing sand (added as weight per time) to fixed volume of water for desander…

Summary of Produced Sand Properties – Macro vs. Micro (B-FSM-021) Various Scales of Produced Solids Properties The past nine articles (B-FSM-012…

Key Chemical & Mineralogical Properties of Produced Solids: Part 2 (B-FSM020) Effect of External Liquid Motion (Shear) on Oil Removal from…

Key Chemical & Mineralogical Properties of Produced Solids: Part 1 (B-FSM019) Microbial Induced Corrosion on Piping Key Chemical & Mineralogical Properties…

Produced Solids Particle Size Measurement Data Analysis: Part 2 (B-FSM018) Four Fractions of White Silica Sand after Sieve Separation Continuing from…

Produced Solids Particle Size Measurement Data Analysis: Part 1 (B-FSM017) The +30 Mesh (600 micron) Fraction of a Produced Sand Sample…

Physical Properties of Oil & Gas Particulate Solids – Particle Size Analysis (B-FSM-0016) Sand Fractions After Sieve Analysis The most common…

Physical Properties of Oil & Gas Particulate Solids – Morphology & Angle of Repose (B-FSM-015) Profile of Sand Remaining in Water-Filled…

Physical Properties of Oil & Gas Particulate Solids – Volume Fraction (B-FSM-0014) Thick Sand Slurry from a Choked Hydrocyclone Underflow Piling…

Physical Properties of Oil & Gas Particulate Solids – Density (B-FSM-013) Client Measuring Bulk Density Using a Gauging Stick in a…

Physical Properties of Oil & Gas Particulate Solids – Overview (B-FSM-012) Fibrous “Solids” from Produced Water Stream Blocking Pipe Orifice In…

Facilities Sand Management (FSM) for Oil & Gas Production: Training Outline (B-FSM-011) Outline of Modules in FSM Training The material being…

Sampling of Particulate Solids in Oil & Gas Production – Part 2: Sample Size (B-FSM010) Particulate Solids Consisting of Sand, Corrosion…

Sampling of Particulate Solids in Oil & Gas Production – Part 1: Methods (B-FSM009) Centrifuge Shakeout Samples from Wellhead Desander Inlet…

Properties of the Two Classes of Produced Solids in Oil & Gas Production (B-FSM008) Produced Sand Sample with Seeds, Newspaper, and…

What Are Produced Solids and Sand in Oil & Gas Production? (B-FSM007) Chalk Particles Agglomerated by Scale to Form “Gravel” that…

Where to Remove Sand from Oil & Gas Facilities (B-FSM06) Commensurate with knowing what problems sand causes – erosion, filling, interference,…

Effects of Produced Solids on Oil & Gas Facilities Equipment (B-FSM005) As we continue our analysis of Facilities Sand Management (FSM),…

A Skillful Approach for Oil & Gas Production (B-FSM-004) Proper handling of sand in oil & gas facilities is not simply…

Sand Management Is Not a Shovel(B-FSM-003) Inclusion Methodology does allow, or co-produce, sand to the surface for sustained production. However, most…

Should Sand be Excluded from Well Production? (B-FSM002) Exclusion Methodology focuses on preventingsand from flowing into the wellbore – then to…