APPLICATIONS

Cased hole gravel-pack and frac-pack

operations

Vertical and deviated wells

Long intervals

Heterogeneous formations

Cased hole, multizone gravel pack
operations
BENEFITS

Ensures complete annular packing for
well longevity and productivity

Permits continued fracture development
past bridge, ensuring stimulation and
productivity across the interval

Enables multizone completions for
more efficient operations, saving time
and costs
FEATURES

Bypasses sand bridges around the
screen during pumping operations

Is compatible with all filter media,
including wire-wrapped and premium
mesh screens

Can be configured to meet gravel- or
frac-packing requirements by adjusting
the number and size of tubes

Aligns tubes automatically (optional
feature) while connection is being made

Has unique connector design for ease
of deployment
Effective, complete gravel placement is critical to preventing
formation sand production and completion failure. By providing a
redundant mechanism to place a gravel pack around the screens
inside the wellbore, Alternate Path

sand-control screens offer a

rugged and flexible technology for sand-control treatment design.
Alternate Path screens can

lower the risk of gravel-pack failure

minimize rig time spent on sand-control pumping operations

increase wellbore operational reliability

increase completion longevity

maximize production and reserve recovery

provide economical solutions for completing multiple intervals.
Standard sand control screens are the mechanical filter in sand
control completions that prevent gravel from entering the tubing
with the produced oil and gas.
With standard screens, gravel-pack and STIMPAC* frac-pack
operations would prematurely end when a bridge forms. A bridge
can form where there is a large amount of leakoff from the
wellbore, either to the screen or to the formation. Alternate Path
technology uses shunt tubes to provide alternate slurry pathways
that bypass the bridge. As soon as the bridge forms, the slurry
flows through the tubes to any void below or past the bridge,
allowing the sand control treatment to continue to its normal
conclusion of 100% packing efficiency. Without this complete
pack, screens will fail quickly.
AllPAC screen
The AllPAC

screen is used in gravel-pack completions or in frac-

pack applications for which it is necessary to complete the pack
after a bridge is formed. This screen features one or more
1.000-in 0.500-in [25.4-mm 12.7-mm] shunt tubes that are
attached either concentrically or eccentrically to the screen joint
with 0.250-in [6.4-mm] exit nozzles spaced out on each shunt tube
for optimum performance.
This type of screen is typically used in gravel packs for which
fracturing is not a priority. Treatment rates can be up to
2 bbl/min for each shunt tube, depending on the screen, the blank
length, and the type of gravel-pack fluid. Tube configurations
with multiple numbers of tubes are available for a wide variety of
gravel packing requirements.
Alternate Path shunt tubes
provide alternate slurry path-
ways that bypass bridges.
AllPAC and AllFRAC
Sand control screens with Alternate Path technology
AllPAC and AllFRAC Alternate Path Screens
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Mark of ExxonMobil; technology licensed exclusively to Schlumberger.
Copyright 2012 Schlumberger. All rights reserved. 12-SM-0013
AllFRAC screen
The AllFRAC

screen is used in STIMPAC frac-pack completions. This

screen features one or more 1.500-in 0.750-in [38.1-mm 19.0-mm]
shunt tubes, attached either concentrically or eccentrically to the
screen joint, with 0.375-in [9.5-mm] exit nozzles spaced out on each
shunt tube for optimum performance. This screen is ideal for use in
higher-rate STIMPAC applications. Treatment rates can be up to
8 bbl/min for each shunt tube, depending on the screen, the blank
length, and the type of carrier fluid. As with AllPAC screens, tube
configurations with multiple tubes are available for a wide variety of
well treatments and multizone well types.
Alternate Path screen construction
Alternate Path screen construction offers many advantages.
The construction is robust. The screens are available in almost any
metallurgy, and the shunt tubes are made of durable stainless steel.
The nozzles are erosion resistant, and timed premium threads are
available for simultaneous torquing of the screen joints and aligning
of the shunt tubes. A unique connector design is also part of the system,
allowing for easier makeup and deployment.
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Screen
OD
Screen
shunt ring
Screen
shunt ring
AllPAC Screen
9 3
Joint
connector
0.75 in.
Fishing OD
Joint
connector
OD
Pipe OD Pipe OD
0.5 in.
1 in.
AllFRAC Screen
Joint
connector
OD
Fishing OD
1.5 in.
Screen
OD
090140H Wire
0.140 in.
0.087 in.
0.090 in.
0.105 in.
0.090 in. 0.089 in.
0.075 in.
090105 Wire
AllPAC Screen Wire and Construction
090075 Wire
090140H/090105 090075/090075
Cross section of the AllPAC and AllFRAC screens.
AllPAC screen wire sizes, construction, and flow pattern.