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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Roger L. Schultz, Ninnekah, OK (US);
Loyd E. East, Houston, TX (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Billy Wilson Mcdaniel, Duncan, OK (US);
Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cypress, TX (US);
Neal Gregory Skinner, Lewisville, TX (US);
Roger L. Schultz, Ninnekah, OK (US);
Loyd E. East, Houston, TX (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Billy Wilson McDaniel, Duncan, OK (US);
Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cypress, TX (US);
Neal Gregory Skinner, Lewisville, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods may include selecting a slot size of apertures to control sand production including formation fines in fluid from a subterranean zone. The slot size may be selected based on a distribution of sizes of particles in fluid from the subterranean zone. A laser may be used to form apertures with the selected slot size in a casing installed in a wellbore in the subterranean zone. Systems and apparatuses may be configured to perform the above operations.