Lower Oil Well Completion and Production Costs Purolators Poroplate sand control screens offer enhancements to existing

gravel pack and sand control systems. These patented high pressure screens offer these unique features and benefits backed by the filtration expertise of Purolator. 1) SINTERED SCREEN DESIGN Poroplate filter media are made from multiple layers of woven wire cloth sintered together into a rigid porous medium. The various wire mesh layers are selected to achieve accurate particle size control while maximizing flow rates. Purolators proprietary sintering process metallurgically bonds each stainless steel wire to adjacent wires and layers of screen. This yield self-supporting filter media, which do not deform even under extreme pressures. 2) RUGGED CONSTRUCTION The Poroplate medium is combined with a protective shroud into a tubular screen jacket assembly. The entire assembly is then MIG welded to a high strength perforated base pipe. < SUPERIOR DIRT HOLDING CAPACITY Purolators Poroplate design yields a substantial increase in dirt holding capacity compared to competitive screens. 4) INCREASED POROSITY Poroplate media have an inflow surface area range of 30% to 40% compared to 10%-20% for wire wrap screens. As a result, Poroplate screens provide lower Delta P, resulting in higher production rates and extended life. 5) OPTIONS: Poroplate screens are available in 75, 125, 175, and 250 micron filtration ratings. Standard alloy is 316L SS with alloy 20 corrosion resistant alloy as an option. 6) POROPLATE TUBE ASSEMBLIES - Poroplate tube assemblies are available direct from Purolator Facet. Top

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Gravel pack screen

Sand-control screens (Courtesy of U.S. Filter/Johnson Screens). Wire-wrap screens, the most common design, generally consist of a drilled or slotted basepipe with wire filters spaced to retain specific gravel sizes. In early versions, fluids flowed only through openings in the basepipe, so ribs, or rods, were added to form a small annulus for increased flow capacity and to reduce plugging. Prepacked screens are manufactured with high-permeability resin-coated gravel between two layers of wire-wrap filter media. Premium-mesh screen designs use a specialized wire-cloth media around a wire-wrap-screen. These screens usually include a shroud with drilled holes for additional protection during installation or have openings designed to reduce erosion caused by sand grains and fine particles impacting directly on the internal filter media at high velocity.
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