Sand control. Simplified.
Erosion resistant ceramic sand screens help reduce workovers, increase production.
3M™ Ceramic Sand Screen Solutions
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Sand control is a constant problem in soft or weak geological formations. Thousands of feet downhole, formation sand can choke oil or gas production – and if it isn’t filtered out, this sand can damage equipment downstream. 3M™ Ceramic Sand Screen Systems are engineered to simplify complex sand control methods. And that makes it easier to enhance the productivity and efficiency of your oil and gas operations.
Made from an extremely hard advanced ceramic material, 3M ceramic sand screens withstand abrasion and erosion that would damage conventional metal screens. These extremely durable systems resist corrosion, erosion, acids, brines and high temperatures to minimize sand production – while maximizing your flow capacity and screen life.
- 10x harder than metallic screens
- Proven to resist wear even under high velocity flows
- Can eliminate the need for complex sand control methods
- Customizable for almost any prevailing wellbore condition
Ceramic Sand Screens Videos
Thanks to the unique properties of technical ceramics, ceramic sand screens from 3M work beyond the limits of competing sand control techniques and outlast steel screens in an extreme hardness erosion test. Our Ceramic Sand Screen Systems resist chemical attack by hot sulfuric acid, aggressive completion fluids and other corrosive chemicals in the oil and gas operations industry. See the difference.
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Ceramic Sand Screen News
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In a recent deployment 3M achieved a horizontal open hole completion with a combination of 7,88” x 5,5” OD Ceramic Sand Screens for Wintershall Dea in Norway. All 4 wells on the Dvalin field have now been successfully installed with 3M Ceramic Sand Screens.
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3M has adapted ceramic materials to protect the integrity of offshore wells. The resultant sand screens provide strong resistance to high pressure, high temperature, abrasion and chemical corrosion, leading to productivity gains and extended well lives.
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Ceramic sand screens are designed to excel in high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) environments. Learn how they’re tested to ensure reliability under those conditions.
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Several wells in the Danish North Sea were shut down due to sand production – until the installation of a ceramic sand screen from 3M enabled sand-free production.
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A discussion of ceramic sand screen construction and deployment in a well below a sucker rod pump – as well as the analysis of the production performance.
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In this paper the development of the ceramic sand screen– together with additional protection measures such as soft coating – is described.
Ceramic Sand Screen Technical Resources
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Learn how ceramic sand screens simplify sand control while resisting sand screen erosion and corrosion, helping reduce workovers and increase production.
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See what 85 years of experience designing and manufacturing cutting-edge ceramic solutions looks like when applied to demanding oil and gas applications.
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Ceramic sand screens excel where erosion is a major challenge. Learn more about the many advantages of ceramics over conventional metal sand screens.
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Go beyond the surface and drill deeper into technical data, documentation, features, benefits and a list of applications for our ceramic sand screens.
Technical Specification Data Sheets For Ceramic Sand Screens
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