At our last sand control and management event, we posed the question: What do we need to do to ensure you attend this event next year? The answers were positive and made for very interesting reading. ''Just organise it'' sums up the response overall. So that’s what we’ve done. We are pleased to invite you to the 5th in this international series of events. If you’re involved with sand, then you can’t miss this… Once again, we’ve got a case-study packed programme. Amongst other things, you’ll hear how: BP America Inc. accurately predicts sand production and how its models and analysis tools have been validated in the field ChevronTexaco’s holistic approach to sand control and management has impacted their operations Sand control reliability information is being used as an effective tool in forming sand control strategy within BP America Inc. Amerada Hess examines its completion strategy options in sand control and optimize completion costs ChevronTexaco has applied the concept of topside