US 12,454,878 B1
Sand prevention system
Mohanad Fahmi, Al Khobar (SA); Ming Han, Dhahran (SA); and Abdulkareem Alsofi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/651,324.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/08 (2006.01); B02C 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 43/08 (2013.01) [B02C 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sand prevention system, comprising:
a housing comprising a conduit;
a sand crusher coupled to the housing, the sand crusher comprising:
a casing; and
a plurality of rounded elements mounted on rods, wherein the rods are each connected to the casing, such that the plurality of rounded elements are housed within the casing;
wherein the plurality of rounded elements are spaced apart from each other, such that sand particles, disposed within a fluid of a well, with a diameter greater than a spacing between the rounded elements are prevented from passing through the sand crusher; and
a sensor module fixed within the housing, the sensor module comprising:
a plurality of sensors configured to detect a presence of sand particles within the fluid; and
a transmitter configured to notify a surface location of the well of the presence of the sand particles within the fluid.