Session Managers: 

• Foo Yau Teck, Production Technologist & WRFM Team lead, Brunei Shell Petroleum
• Kesavan Govinathan, Technical Sales Team Lead, DuneFront
• Amal Majeedah Aji, Senior Production Technologist, Petroleum Development Oman
• Suzanna Juyanty M Jeffry, Principal Production Technology, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

As field developments become more complex and the demand for production optimisation increases, learning from past sand control applications is more important than ever. This session focuses on extracting practical insights from both successful operations and challenges encountered in the field. The discussion will highlight the importance of collaboration and integration across subsurface, drilling, and production teams to ensure effective sand control design and execution. Key subsurface considerations, including sand risk evaluation, rock property characterisation, and predictive modelling, will be explored to support better decision-making and improve operational reliability. The session will also cover failures and lessons learned, including root cause analysis, operational challenges, and post-job insights that have shaped improved practices. A range of case studies from infill, exploration, and development wells will be presented, showcasing different completion approaches and field conditions. Overall, this session aims to provide practical, experience-based learnings that can be applied to enhance sand control performance across the full life cycle of a well.

Discussion Leaders:

• Thru Tubing Gravel Pack (TTGP) Installations in Unconsolidated B-Sand Reservoirs: A Six-Year Field Experience in North Gas Fields by Zulkifli M Zin, Staff Production Technologist, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
• From Failure to Framework: Lessons From an NFE Gravel-Pack Failure That Enabled Four Subsequent Successful OHGP Installations by Siti Nurhazimah Haji Abu Bakar, Senior Production Technologist, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co
• Fit-for-Purpose Sand Control Evolution Through Integrated Engineering: Unlocking Marginal Gas Reserves with up to 75% Completion Cost Reduction Resulting from Sand Control Technology Transitions by Muhammad Iqbal Prasetyo, Well Intervention Engineer, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
• Sanding Prediction in Malaysian Basins: Field Experiences, Key Learnings, and Implications for Future Developments by Avirup Chatterjee, Geomechanics Advisor, Baker Hughes
• Understanding Functionality and Failure of Through-Tubing Deployed Ceramic Coated Sand Screens for Remedial Sand Control Applications using Numerical Simulations by Lukas Ochmann, Wells Engineer/Consultant, AtkinsRéalis/con-slot SCREENs