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water containing three percent potassium chloride. The return water was filtered through five- micron cartridge filters before being recirculated. At depths below 4,220 ft, HEC polymer was added to build viscosity and maintain circulation. Sand was cleaned out to the top of the float collar at 4,599 ft and a high-viscosity pill of water with HEC polymer was spotted to stabilize the sand. On June 5, before running the wire-wrapped screen liner, it was found that 107 ft of sand had collected in the wellbore. The sand was circulated out, and another high-viscosity polymer pill containing an enzyme breaker was spotted in the 5-in. liner. The wire-wrapped screen liner assembly was then made up and run in the well. It stopped 32 ft high, indicating that some sand fill had again accumulated in the well. The liner was set at this point, placing the bottom of the screen section at 4,567 ft and the top of the liner hanger/packer at 4,155 ft. The bottom six feet of perforations in the 5-in. liner were left covered with sand. This minor loss of injection interval did not justify pulling the wire-wrapped screen liner assembly and cleaning out sand fill again. The annular space between the 5-in. liner and the wire-wrapped screen liner was then gravel-packed with 12-20 mesh sand using a clear HEC polymer fluid with enzyme breaker to place the sand. The placement was done under pressure to force the 12-20 mesh sand out through the perforations. Initially, the liner was packed with 28 cu ft of sand, which constituted an excess of 26 percent over the annular volume inside the 5-in. liner. The well was then allowed to stand over night to give the gravel pack a chance to settle, and an additional four cubic feet of 12-20 mesh sand was pumped in. This completed the gravel packing job, and the well was ready for injection testing. Mesquite Group, Inc. -17