of any size appropriate for controlling sand production from the reservoir in addition the proppant or particulate specific gravity preferably ranges from 1 1 to 2 8 the specific gravity and other characteristics of the particulate will vary however and are determined by the required downhole hydrostatic pressure the use of lightweight particulate is preferable where the major mechanism for inducing a squeezing of the void filling fluid or filter media is caused by expansion of the sand control device particulate or proppant loading preferably ranges between 0 1 to 20 ppg but is not limited to this range the carrier fluid for the particulate can be water based hydrocarbon based or an emulsified system examples of water based systems include but are not limited to clear brines or those that include the use of gelling agents such as hec xanthan viscous surfactant gel or synthetic polymers in addition the water based system bay be weighted by the addition of salts such as calcium chloride or other conventional brines as used in the oil field examples of hydrocarbon based systems include but are not limited to the use of gelled oils and drill in fluids emulsified systems water external or oil external can also be used another filter media system 74 that can be applied is a solid particulate cement slurry mixture that after liquid removal by the squeezing action of the expansion of the sand control device and after the passage of time creates a porous media through which hydrocarbons and other fluids can be produced while controlling.