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Meshrite: Stainless-Steel Wool Screen

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MeshRite

Stainless-steel wool screen


APPLICATIONS The MeshRite™ stainless-steel wool screen
■■ Reservoirs with poorly defined grain size is a patented 3D filter formed by wrapping
distributions or varied grain sizes layers of compressed stainless-steel wool onto
■■ Openhole horizontal wells needing perforated basepipe, then covering it with a
a stand-alone screen perforated outer shroud. The MeshRite screen’s
40% open flow area and greater than 3,000 D
■■ High-viscosity oil-producing wells
air permeability result in almost no additional
■■ Thermal and steam-assisted gravity resistance to flow in the near-wellbore area or
drainage wells across the screen.
■■ Water producers and injectors requiring
sand control Open flow area, angular pores, and
3D filtration
■■ Remedial sand control recompletions
MeshRite screens provide higher initial and
inside failed completions
retained permeability and superior well
■■ Wells requiring an alternative to productivity. The high open flow area, combined
gravel packing with a wide range of angular pores and 3D
■■ Wells needing a support screen for filtration, minimizes flow restriction and the risk
gravel-packing or frac-packing of erosion. MeshRite screens are insensitive to
■■ High-flow-rate ESP wells variations in formation particle size, reducing
the costs of sample collection, analysis, and lab
■■ Exploration wells where particle sizes
testing. They also decrease the risks associated
are unknown
with running a screen into a well where the
BENEFITS particle size distribution is not known or varies
■■ High flow capacity and plugging from heel to toe.
resistance optimizes the balance of sand
3D pore structure
control and well productivity.
The MeshRite screen’s high flow capacity is a
■■ High erosion and corrosion resistance function of its unique 3D pore structure. The
result in fewer workovers and longer angular pores range in size from 15 to 600 um MeshRite stainless-steel wool screen.
well life. and are difficult to plug because they retain
■■ High mechanical strength and flexibility harmful sand while allowing fines smaller than
limit damage from load-force stresses. 30 microns to pass through. These fines would
■■ Screen reduces completion costs otherwise get trapped at the sandface-screen
compared with gravel packs and many interface and cause plugging over time.
conventional screen alternatives.

FEATURES
■■ 40% open flow area
■■ 3,000 D initial permeability
■■ High retained permeability and
plugging resistance
■■ Increased erosion resistance
■■ Enhanced structural strength and stability
■■ Compatibility with other completion products
MeshRite
MeshRite Screen Specifications
Basepipe Jacket Perforated Basepipe
Basepipe Size, Basepipe Min. ID, Nominal Coupling OD, Max. OD, Max. Shroud Holes per Holes per Perf. Diameter, Open Flow
in [mm] Weight, in [mm] Thread in [mm] in [mm] OD, in [mm] Foot Foot in [mm] Area, %
lbm/ft [kg/m] Type
2.375 [60.30] 4.6 [6.8] 1.995 [50.70] NUE 2.88 [73.0] 3.01 [76.4] 3.01 [76.4] 783 108 0.375 [9.5] 13.3
2.875 [73.00] 6.4 [9.5] 2.441 [62.00] NUE 3.50 [88.9] 3.51 [89.1] 3.51 [89.1] 911 132 0.375 [9.5] 13.5
3.500 [88.90] 9.2 [13.7] 2.992 [76.00] NUE 4.25 [108.0] 4.25 [108.0] 4.06 [103.1] 1,071 84 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
4.000 [101.6] 11.0 [16.4] 3.459 [87.90] NUE 5.20 [132.1] 5.20 [132.1] 4.56 [115.8] 1,199 96 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
11.6 [17.3] 4.000 [101.6] LTC or BTC 5.00 [127.00] 5.06 [128.5] 5.06 [128.5] 1,327 108 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
4.500 [114.3]
12.6 [18.8] 3.958 [100.5] LTC or BTC 5.00 [127.00] 5.06 [128.5] 5.06 [128.5] 1,327 108 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
5.000 [127.0] 15.0 [22.3] 4.408 [112.0] LTC or BTC 5.56 [141.3] 5.56 [141.3] 5.56 [141.3] 1,455 120 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
5.500 [139.7] 17.0 [25.3] 4.892 [124.3] LTC or BTC 6.05 [153.7] 6.06 [153.9] 6.06 [153.9] 1,583 132 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
6.625 [168.3] 24.0 [35.7] 5.921 [150.4] LTC or BTC 7.39 [187.7] 7.39 [187.7] 7.32 [185.9] 1,872 156 0.5 [12.7] 12.3
7.000 [177.8] 26.0 [38.7] 6.276 [159.4] LTC or BTC 7.66 [194.5] 7.66 [194.5] 7.66 [194.5] 1,968 168 0.5 [12.7] 12.5
7.625 [193.7] 29.7 [44.2] 6.875 [174.6] LTC or BTC 8.50 [215.9] 8.50 [215.9] 8.34 [211.7] 2,128 180 0.5 [12.7] 12.3
8.625 [219.1] 32.0 [47.6] 7.921 [201.2] LTC or BTC 9.63 [244.5] 9.63 [244.5] 9.34 [237.1] 2,640 204 0.5 [12.7] 12.3
9.625 [244.5] 40.0 [59.5] 8.835 [224.4] LTC or BTC 10.63 [269.9] 10.63 [269.9] 10.34 [262.5] 2,640 228 0.5 [12.7] 12.3

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