Overview
ISO 17824:2009 - "Petroleum and natural gas industries - Downhole equipment - Sand screens" specifies requirements and guidelines for sand control screens used in oil and gas wells. The standard covers design, design validation, functional evaluation, manufacturing, storage and transport for the three main screen types: wire‑wrap screens, pre‑pack screens and metal‑mesh screens. It also defines terminology, quality and design validation grades and includes normative test annexes for collapse and burst strength.
The standard does not cover expandable sand screens, slotted liners/tubing, certain accessories (e.g., centralizers), shunt or inflow control technologies, downhole sensors, selective isolation devices, screen filtration performance criteria (sand retention test methods), or basepipe end connections.
Key topics
- Design requirements and verification
- Functional specifications (product, well and operational parameters)
- Design criteria, verification and controlled design changes
- Three design validation grades (V1, V2, V3) to match application risk and confidence needs
- Manufacturing and quality control
- Supplier/manufacturer documentation, traceability and identification
- Quality grades (Q1, Q2, Q3) defining progressively stricter production controls
- Requirements for competent personnel and laboratory competence references
- Testing and validation
- Normative annexes for collapse pressure and burst pressure testing
- Guidance on design validation by testing or scaling
- Informative annexes with illustrations and measurement criteria (wire‑wrap, pre‑pack, metal‑mesh)
- Handling, storage and transport
- Preservation, packaging and transport practices to maintain screen integrity
- Terminology and scope
- Clear definitions (basepipe, filter media OD, drift OD, gravel packing, etc.) to ensure consistent specification and procurement
Applications - who uses this standard
ISO 17824:2009 is intended for:
- Oil & gas operators and completion engineers specifying sand control screens for wells
- Manufacturers and suppliers designing, producing and validating sand screens
- Purchasing and QA teams evaluating conformity, inspection and supplier documentation
- Testing laboratories performing mechanical tests referenced in the standard
Typical uses include gravel‑packed completions, standalone screen installations and supplier qualification during procurement of downhole sand control equipment.
Related standards
- ISO 11960 / API SPEC 5CT (tubular materials)
- ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory competence)
- ISO 9000 (quality management vocabulary)
- ASME BPVC & ASTM standards referenced for material and non‑destructive testing
Keywords: ISO 17824:2009, sand screens, sand control screens, downhole equipment, wire‑wrap screens, pre‑pack screens, metal‑mesh screens, petroleum, natural gas, design validation, quality control, collapse test, burst test.