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Southwest Research Institute has created and validated new microscopy methods to evaluate erosion in sand screens used in oil and gas production wells. The methods studied the effects of sand-laden slurries as they passed through wire-wrapped sand screens, particularly how the screen erodes as particles pass through the screen gaps.

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Southwest Research Institute

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