Oil and Gas

Proper sand management begins with proper sand screen selection. Porous Metal Filters’ SinterPore® premium metal-mesh sand control screen cylinders have become a standard staple in the oil field.

Porous Metal Filters’ unique sand screen design incorporates multiple diffusion bonded layers of woven metal mesh, creating a single monolithic sand control screen that is robust and has enhanced filtration specific characteristics — the right solution to any sand control problem. Porous Metal Filters’ SinterPore® sand control screens range from the single-layer woven metal mesh to the multi-layer diffusion bonded Premium cartridges.

The SinterPore® cartridges are fit for purpose for  standalone or gravel pack applications as well as for open-hole and cased-hole environments. Porous Metal Filters’ optimal sand screen designs are critical in meeting your specific application and well conditions.

Single-Layer Sand Control Screen

Specifications:
  • Standard Sheet Sizes: 18”x48”, 24”x48”. Custom sizes available upon request.
  • Standard Alloys: 304, 304L, 316, 316L, Alloy20 (also available in Inconel 600 and 625, Monel, and Hastelloy upon request).
  • Available DFARS compliant upon request.
Features and Benefits:
  • Heat resistance
  • Fixed Pore Geometry

SINTERPORE® SINGLE LAYER SAND CONTROL SCREEN
NOMICAL MICRON
FILTER MESH
WEAVE TYPE
 THICKNESS +/- .003″ PERMEABILITY
SCFM/PT² @ 1″ H20
125 24×110 Plain Dutch Weave 0.034″ 630
175 18×210 Twill Dutch Weave 0.037″ 360
280 132×16 Reverse Twill Dutch Weave 0.046″ 705
300 12×64 Plain Dutch Weave 0.050″ 962

Custom Multi-Layer Sand Control Screen

Specifications:
  • Standard Sheet Sizes: 18”x48”, 24”x48”. Custom sizes available upon request. Maximum laminate size without welding is 24”x60” (larger sheets available with welds, maximum panel width with welds 120”).
  • Standard Alloys: 304, 304L, 316, 316L, Alloy20 (also available in Inconel 600 and 625, Monel, and Hastelloy upon request).
Features and Benefits:
  • Heat and wear resistance
  • Cleanability and reusability
  • Fixed Pore Geometry
  • Robust Non-Compressible Media

Metal Mesh and Premium Sand Control Screens Specification Summary
PMF Part Number
Nominal Micron Rating
Number of Layers
Thickness (inches)
Max Pore Size
Permeability (Darcy)
Nominal Air Permeability (SCFM/FT2 @ 1″ H2O)
Minimum Porosity
Minimum Tensile
F-PMF-316L-60-DS3 60 3 .072 82 286 410 58% 550/650
F-PMF-316L-125-DS3 125 3 .074 164 359 500 56% 614/789
F-PMF-316L-175-SS4 175 4 .074 210 538 750 58% 749/854
F-PMF-316L-175-DS2 175 2 .060 233 320 550 54% 550/650
F-PMF-316L-250-SS4 250 4 .074 286 610 850 58% 681/764
F-PMF-316L-250-DS2 250 2 .075 300 382 525 52% 681/764
F-PMF-316L-400-SS4 400 4 .072 440 593 850 57% 681/764
Technical Data Subject to Change