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• Pay zone

  See pay sand

• Pay sand

  The producing formation, often one that is not even sandstone. Also called pay, pay zone, and producing zone.

• Sand control

  Any method by which large amounts of sand in a sandy formation are prevented from entering the wellbore. Sand in the wellbore can cause plugging ...

• Gas sand

  A stratum of sand or porous sandstone from which natural gas is obtained.

• Sand

  1. An abrasive material composed of small quartz grains formed from the disintegration of preexisting rocks. Sand consists of particles less than 2 millimeters and ...

• Sand consolidation

  Any one of several methods by which the loose, unconsolidated grains of a producing formation are made to adhere to prevent a well from producing ...

• Sand screen

  A screen joint placed opposite perforations in sand control