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Method for limiting water influx in oil wells. RU patent 2506408. |
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IPC classes for russian patent Method for limiting water influx in oil wells. RU patent 2506408. (RU 2506408):
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FIELD: oil and gas industry. SUBSTANCE: invention pertains to operation of oil and gas wells, and namely to methods for limiting water influx in oil wells, wells. Bituminous-mineral cement composition consisting of bitumen-containing reagent and mineral powder is pumped into stratum. Bitumen emulsion is used as bitumen-containing reagent and well cement is used as mineral powder. Bitumen emulsion makes from 1 up to 10% of weight of dry well cement. After preparation and pumping bituminous-mineral cement composition is held till it hardens in water-bearing part of the stratum and dilutes in oil-bearing part of the stratum. Further the well is washed with subsequent holding till complete hardening of the composition in water-bearing part of the stratum with subsequent removal from oil-bearing part of the stratum during well development. EFFECT: invention allows increasing efficiency and quality of remedial cementing by increasing stability of the formed bituminous water shutoff screen, reducing its fragility and labour intensity.
Offer applies to the exploitation of oil and gas wells, namely to a method of limitation of the water in oil wells during drilling and operation of oil and gas wells. Known methods of application product as a reagent for increasing oil recovery and processing of oil formation (patent RU №2140529, IPC 21 43/22, publ. 27.10.99,) made through injection composition to block aquifers, which is a neftebitumen product, extracted from producing wells in the field of high-viscosity oils and bitumens of various physical and chemical methods - steam-and-gas, , burning, injection of chemicals. Way of limitation of the water is injected in order product or solutions with chemical agents or polymers, or hydrocarbon solvents, which are used as tonkoizmelchennye materials (mineral powders, propylene, chalk, carbon black, epoxy, plastic, rubber, sulfur and others), powdered polyacrylamide, lignosulfonate, hydrocarbon solvents (spent absorbent, isopropanol), surface-active substances (AF 9-12 , OP-10, petroleum sulfonates sodium), . Injection product and chemical reagents can be applied simultaneously or sequentially. However, when the use of chemicals in the form of finely shredded materials solution with their product is subjected to mechanical activation and mixing in installations. Disadvantages of this method are the multistage and the volume of work associated with high viscosity product and complexity of preparation of compositions on its basis in field conditions, due to which before injection into the layer you want to preheat or mixing it with a hydrocarbon solvent to reduce the viscosity, which leads to a considerable increase of material costs, when using technology. The closest in the technical nature of the alleged invention are reagent for increasing oil recovery and limitation of the water in the wells and the way of processing of the oil reservoir (patent RU №2230900, IPC 21 43/32, publ. 20.06.2004). According to the invention, the way of insulation work includes preparation and injection into the reservoir reagent or its mixture with hydrocarbon solvent and/or mineral powder, as a hydrocarbon solvent use oil or residual production of ethylbenzene and styrene resin «», and in the capacity of mineral powder - bentonite clay. Disadvantages of this method are the complexity of the method associated with the complexity and duration of the preparation of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill, its complexity, the need to use the pure oil as a hydrocarbon solvent, as a consequence, the high cost of technology. Also, when downloading bitumen-mineral tamping composition containing bitumen emulsions with hydrocarbon solvent and bentonite clay, formed screen will have a loose structure and, as a consequence, over time, in conditions of intensive acquisitions and under the influence of aggressive fluids screen will collapse that does not provide reliable isolation of water production, leads to a local nature of this method and need to make repeated work on waterproofing of the reservoir and, as a consequence, additional material costs. The technical purpose of the proposal is to increase the efficiency and quality of repair and isolation works by increasing the sustainability of produced bitumen-mineral waterproofing of the screen, reducing its fragility, exclude additional cost of re-works to limit water production and reduce the duration and complexity of work. The task is solved by the method proposed limitation of the water in oil wells, which includes the injection into the layer of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill, consisting of reagent and mineral powder. New is that as reagent use of bitumen emulsion, and as a powder mineral oil-well cement and bitumen emulsion is 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill of cement, after preparation and injection of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill produce exposure to curing bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the aquifer of the reservoir, the dissolution of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the bearing part of the layer, and then being rinsed well with subsequent exposure to complete curing of bitumen-mineral the backfill composition, located in the aquifer of the reservoir with the subsequent removal of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill of oil-bearing part of the layer at development wells. As backfill used Portland cement grouting -P-50 GOST 1581-96, and as bitumen emulsion - for example, consist of high-viscosity oil extracted on , - fields of the Republic of Tatarstan. High-viscosity oil recover after installation of preliminary water discharge) density of not lower than 870 kg/m 3 , which represents a natural emulsion with water content of 5-10%. Way of limitation of the water in oil wells is implemented as follows. Prepare bitumen-mineral grouting composition, consisting of the backfill cement shut on fresh water when respect 0,5 with the addition of bitumen emulsion in the amount from 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill of cement. All components of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill mix to equalize and injected into watered stratum using cementing unit for pre-assigned in the hole column of pump-compressor pipes (NKT). After the injection of a bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the hole for curing bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the layer composition leave achieved under the pressure of not less than 2 hours (determined by experiment), but not more than curing time bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill. After holding produce back washing in the amount of not less than 1.5 volume of tubing, which after washing raise 200-300 m from the topping in the borehole fluid density well killing, and leave a hole on the curing time of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill (usually 24-48 hours). When you add in the grouting mortar bitumen emulsion more than 10% by weight of dry tamping cement flowing bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill decreases, which can lead to the increase of discharge pressure bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill and, as a consequence, to the emergence of technological difficulties when leveling (need more time to download bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the reservoir, which can lead to its cure directly in the well). Adding bitumen emulsions in oil-well cement mortar less than 1% of the dry weight of the backfill cement formed shell of bitumen emulsion around the particles of cement is thin and in case when its net oil pay in the area of the layer it is suppressed and cement particles in the oil of the reservoir, which makes it difficult to flush. Consequently, the terms of curing bitumen-mineral tamping composition containing bitumen emulsion in the range from 1 up to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill cement, takes 8-12 h, which allows trouble-free pumping of the proposed bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in isolated by interval. When downloading the proposed bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in water-saturated part of the reservoir, it will be curing due to the absorption of water cement, bitumen emulsion on the surface of the adsorbent (cement particles), and if it enters bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in net oil pay part of the reservoir curing not happen due to the exclusion of the process of hydration of cement in hydrocarbons environment due to the fact, that bitumen emulsion soluble in hydrocarbon fluid, which leads to leaching of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill of oil of the reservoir and this is due to the selectivity of the proposed technology. After exposure, sufficient for the curing of the cement, caught in a net oil pay part of the reservoir and diluted produced oil bitumen-mineral grouting composition is washed out of the collector in the beginning of the reservoir. The resulting screen in water-bearing part of the layer is resistant to aggressive media, that can be used to limitation of the water in the conditions of the hydrogen sulfide aggression, providing reliable insulation layer. Preparation of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill is as follows. For the evaluation of the effectiveness of the proposed method in the laboratory conditions by the standard method according to GOST 26798.1-96 at a temperature of 20 + or-2 OC and atmospheric pressure were identified strength properties of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill. The trials for the most similar fashion not conducted, because the strength of the clayey mass of the formulation used so small that it cannot be formed required for testing according to GOST 26798.1-96. The fragility of bitumen-mineral stone backfill was defined as the ratio of the strength of bitumen-mineral stone backfill compressive strength Flexural strength. The results are given in the table. Test ability of the proposed method was carried out on models of the reservoir length of 30 cm and an inner diameter of 2.7 cm filled with quartz sand fraction of 0,2-0,3 mm Initially through the formation model pumped water, spend metering consumption and determine the initial permeability of the model. Further, through the model of the pump bitumen-mineral grouting composition. Number of uploaded bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill equal to the pore volume of the reservoir model. Model left for 24 hours with the purpose of curing bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill, after which pumps the water, the formula Darcy determine the permeability and calculate insulation coefficient, which characterizes the degree of clogging the pores and is a measure of the effectiveness of the insulation work. The results of the study ability bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill of the proposed method and the closest analogue is presented in the table. From obtained results follows, that bitumen-mineral tampon formulations containing bitumen emulsion from 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill cement, have the best strength properties. When the content of bituminous emulsion more than 10% by weight of dry tamping cement strength properties of bitumen-mineral stone backfill deteriorate. The presence of bitumen emulsion from 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill of cement in the bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill reduces fragility of bitumen-mineral stone backfill, indicating greater formed stone. Also the additive bitumen emulsion provides for the increase of corrosion resistance of bitumen-mineral stone backfill, which is due to the fact, that bitumen emulsion by hydrophobization then, reduces the permeability of cement stone. TableResults of tests Indicators Content in bitumen-mineral composition of bitumen emulsion, % of mass of the backfill cement 0,5 1 5 10 11Water / cement ratio 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5Density, kg/m 3 1850 1800 1780 1750 1740Flowing on this Institute became a cone, mm 220 219 210 190 175Curing time, h min - the beginning 7-30 8-10 9-00 9-35 10-50 - end of 9-20 10-00 11-15 12-00 13-00Bending strength, MPa - 7 days 5,0 5,9 5,76 5,25 4,13Compressive strength, MPa - 7 days 14,5 to 16.37 15,47 13,76 of 10.52Bending strength, MPa - 180 days 3,5 5,4 5,61 4,98 4,0The fragility of bitumen-mineral stone backfill 2,9 2,77 2,69 2,62 2,55Insulation factor in 2 days, % 100 100 100 100 100Insulation factor 6 months, % 98 98 94 96 96The closest analogue Insulation factor in 2 days, % 100Insulation factor 6 months, % 78Within 3 months of storage of bitumen-mineral cement stones in the formation water containing hydrogen sulphide, a decrease of strength of bitumen-mineral cement stones not occur, and after 6 months of storage in the reservoir water containing hydrogen sulphide, a decrease of strength is insignificant, that lets say about resistance bitumen-mineral cement stones to aggressive media. The presented results show that the coefficient of the insulation under the proposed method after 24 h at 100%, and 6 months. - 94-98%, and the closest analogue respectively 100 and 78%. Besides, while having damping properties, asphalt emulsion provides increase of its shock resistance, which is particularly valuable during well operation. Studies of the obtained cement stones at their storage in the reservoir water for more than 6 months have shown that the change of their linear dimensions not happened, i.e formed cement stone water racks at the expense of education in the structure of hydrophilic of cement waterproofing bitumen films. In relation to the closest analogue of the use of bitumen emulsion in bitumen-mineral composition leads to the increase of corrosion resistance of the backfill stone by hydrophobization then formed the backfill stone and reduce its fragility. All of the above causes low permeability of the backfill stone and increases the well operation time until the re-watering. In addition, unlike the prototype no additional operations on preparation reagent in the claimed method simplifies the way limitation of the water in oil wells, reduces the duration of the operations and, as a consequence, reduces their cost. An example of practical application. In the well # 7890 with a diameter of casing 168 mm geophysical methods was set interval water inflow in the interval 1430-1435 M. Prepared with the use of the above mentioned special technique and methods of 15 m 3 bitumen-mineral grouting composition of fresh water and Portland cement -II-50 with the addition of 6% of the bitumen emulsion from the dry weight of the backfill of cement. Download cooked bitumen-mineral grouting composition into the well through pre lowered into a borehole to a depth of 1,400 m 73 mm tubing. Next produced bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill process liquid density 1,180 kg/m 3 in the amount of 4.7 m 3 . After bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill passed bitumen-mineral grouting composition under pressure within 2 hours After exposure fired back washing fresh water wells in the amount of 6.4 m 3 . After washing lifted the drill pipe to a depth of 1100 m with the topping of the well of fresh water and left a hole on the waiting time hardening of cement (RFQ) in bitumen-mineral part in 48 hours As a result of watering wells decreased from 97% to 84%, which led to the increase in flow rate from 0.9 to 3.9 tons/day. Thus, the proposed method limitation of the water in oil wells to increase efficiency and quality of repair and isolation works by increasing the stability of the formed bituminous waterproofing of the screen, reducing its fragility, exclude additional cost of re-works to limit water production and reduction of the labor intensity. Way of limitation of the water in oil wells, including injection into the layer of bitumen-mineral the backfill composition consisting of reagent and mineral powder, wherein in the capacity of reagent use of bitumen emulsion, and as a powder mineral - oil-well cement and bitumen emulsion is 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the backfill of cement, after preparation and injection of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill produce exposure to curing bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the aquifer of the reservoir, the dissolution of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill in the bearing part of the layer, and then are rinse the wells, followed by exposure to complete curing of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill, located in the aquifer of the reservoir with the subsequent removal of bitumen-mineral composition of the backfill of oil-bearing part of the layer at development wells.
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