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In accordance with the cost-saving campaign in Mahakam block, sand consolidation was successfully developed as a cheaper alternative to sand control. Despite the limited development of sand consolidation market and the successful application of sand consolidation products from the current incumbent, Company faces the risk of limited access to other products and potential failure to switch existing products. However, self-validation for any desired product with lower risk exposure is considerable. Taking all the necessary lessons learned during initial product development, the successful application of sand consolidation depends on proper control of product deployment rather than the product composition itself. The systematic arrangement of all controlled parameters generates a causal relationship, which will act as a validating workflow to the other 3 new products. During the deployment of these products in 17 wells, all parameters were successfully controlled and it was possible to make the wells producing with a success rate of more than 90%. Based on this study result, Company will have more flexibility in using sand consolidation products variation by considering the associated resources: attractive pricing, contractual fairness, and logistic access.