Recently the explored reserves submitted in the oil field mainly situate at the end of deposit in delta front area. During the exploitation and production, problems mainly show on lithologic deposit, for example, rese...Recently the explored reserves submitted in the oil field mainly situate at the end of deposit in delta front area. During the exploitation and production, problems mainly show on lithologic deposit, for example, reserves are low and difficulty of producing is huge. Based on results of sand body dissection of dense well network of developed oil deposit, and combined with explored reserves, this article researches a relation between extent of well control and reserves precision of explored reserves of lithologic deposit in delta front area by well diluted method. This article has significant influence on objectively understanding our unexploited展开更多
The extraction of petroleum fluids from sub-surface accumulations mandates the drilling of a well into the formation containing the accumulation.The drilling techniques have evolved over time to overcome several chall...The extraction of petroleum fluids from sub-surface accumulations mandates the drilling of a well into the formation containing the accumulation.The drilling techniques have evolved over time to overcome several challenges while some of the issues still prevail with the currently used drilling practices like loss circulation,large tripping time to change bottom hole assembly,stuck pipe problems and low well bore stability,to name a few.These decrease the drilling efficiency and increase the Non-Productive Time(NPT)of this highly capitalintensive industry encouraging the Petroleum Industry to look for new technology.Casing while Drilling(CwD)is a technique of drilling which has been proven to alleviate many of the problems faced while drilling.In this method,drilling and casing of a well bore is carried out simultaneously,which improves the drilling efficiency by reducing the NPT.It has proven to be beneficial in controlling loss circulation and improving wellbore stability by‘Plastering’effect,high quality cement job and increased rig floor safety.It uses smaller rig and less fuel thereby reducing carbon footprint in the environment.This paper studies comprehensive well control and casing string design consideration.Economics encourages its application that has been discussed in the paper.A case study on the application of CwD in Malay basin for top hole drilling is presented.Finally,the paper briefly outlines the technical challenges that need attention to get better results from CwD.展开更多
Due to the high difficulties, high investment, and high risks in deepwater oil and gas well testing, major safety problems can occur easily. A key to prevent accidents is to conduct safety assessment and control on de...Due to the high difficulties, high investment, and high risks in deepwater oil and gas well testing, major safety problems can occur easily. A key to prevent accidents is to conduct safety assessment and control on deepwater testing and to improve the testing technology. The deepwater of the South China Sea has some special environmental features: long distance from offshore, frequent typhoons in summer and constant monsoons in winter, and the presence of sandy slopes, sandy ridges and internal waves, coupled with the complex properties of oil and gas reserves which bring more challenges to deepwater well testing. In combination with deepwater well testing practice in the South China Sea, this paper analyzes the main potential risks in deepwater well testing and concludes that there are risks of failures of testing string, tools, and ground processes. Other risks are gas hydrate blockage, reservoir stratum sanding, and typhoon impacts. Specific precautions are also proposed in response to these risks in the paper.展开更多
Aiming at the paraffin-deposition problem of a beam well, the automatic paraffin-controlling device is designed by making use of ratchet-pallet mechanism, cam mechanism and modern designing method. The device has four...Aiming at the paraffin-deposition problem of a beam well, the automatic paraffin-controlling device is designed by making use of ratchet-pallet mechanism, cam mechanism and modern designing method. The device has four main functions: paraffin-controlling, paraffin removal, centralizing the pumping rod, and improving the safety of well tubing. This device integrates the advantages of the paraffin control, such as strong magnetic paraffin controlling and mechanical paraffin-cutting. Theoretical analysis shows that this device has fine working reliability. It turns out to be a new device which can solve the paraffin-deposition problem of a beam well economically and efficiently.展开更多
Based on the production data of a large number of surface drainage wells in the Huainan mining area,the present study shows that four types of typical production characteristics for relieved methane wells are recogniz...Based on the production data of a large number of surface drainage wells in the Huainan mining area,the present study shows that four types of typical production characteristics for relieved methane wells are recognized,of which the stable type for production and gas concentration is the most dominate,as determined by a comprehensive study on the volume and concentration of drained gases, as well as the stress changes of rocks influenced by mining.Some influence factors for the productive differences of the drainage wells were also been discussed.The results indicate that protective coal-seam mining has a significant effect on overlying strata,which promotes the development of pores and fractures of coal reservoirs for methane desorption and migration;however,the production and the stability of drainage wells are affected by deformation and damage of the overlying strata.The second distribution of strata stress is caused by mining engineering,and if the stress load is larger than the carrying capacity of the extraction well,the gas production would be influenced by the drainage well that has been damaged by rock movement.Furthermore,the case damage occurs first in the weak, lithologic interface by its special mechanical properties.The stability of drainage wells and the production status are also influenced by the different drilling techniques,uneven distribution of gas concentration,and combination of gob gas and methane from the protected layer.展开更多
Wellbore instability is one of the concerns in the field of drilling engineering.This phenomenon is affected by several factors such as azimuth,inclination angle,in-situ stress,mud weight,and rock strength parameters....Wellbore instability is one of the concerns in the field of drilling engineering.This phenomenon is affected by several factors such as azimuth,inclination angle,in-situ stress,mud weight,and rock strength parameters.Among these factors,azimuth,inclination angle,and mud weight are controllable.The objective of this paper is to introduce a new procedure based on elastoplastic theory in wellbore stability solution to determine the optimum well trajectory and global minimum mud pressure required(GMMPR).Genetic algorithm(GA) was applied as a main optimization engine that employs proportional feedback controller to obtain the minimum mud pressure required(MMPR).The feedback function repeatedly calculated and updated the error between the simulated and set point of normalized yielded zone area(NYZA).To reduce computation expenses,an artificial neural network(ANN) was used as a proxy(surrogate model) to approximate the behavior of the actual wellbore model.The methodology was applied to a directional well in southwestern Iranian oilfield.The results demonstrated that the error between the predicted GMMPR and practical safe mud pressure was 4%for elastoplastic method,and 22%for conventional elastic solution.展开更多
文摘Recently the explored reserves submitted in the oil field mainly situate at the end of deposit in delta front area. During the exploitation and production, problems mainly show on lithologic deposit, for example, reserves are low and difficulty of producing is huge. Based on results of sand body dissection of dense well network of developed oil deposit, and combined with explored reserves, this article researches a relation between extent of well control and reserves precision of explored reserves of lithologic deposit in delta front area by well diluted method. This article has significant influence on objectively understanding our unexploited
文摘The extraction of petroleum fluids from sub-surface accumulations mandates the drilling of a well into the formation containing the accumulation.The drilling techniques have evolved over time to overcome several challenges while some of the issues still prevail with the currently used drilling practices like loss circulation,large tripping time to change bottom hole assembly,stuck pipe problems and low well bore stability,to name a few.These decrease the drilling efficiency and increase the Non-Productive Time(NPT)of this highly capitalintensive industry encouraging the Petroleum Industry to look for new technology.Casing while Drilling(CwD)is a technique of drilling which has been proven to alleviate many of the problems faced while drilling.In this method,drilling and casing of a well bore is carried out simultaneously,which improves the drilling efficiency by reducing the NPT.It has proven to be beneficial in controlling loss circulation and improving wellbore stability by‘Plastering’effect,high quality cement job and increased rig floor safety.It uses smaller rig and less fuel thereby reducing carbon footprint in the environment.This paper studies comprehensive well control and casing string design consideration.Economics encourages its application that has been discussed in the paper.A case study on the application of CwD in Malay basin for top hole drilling is presented.Finally,the paper briefly outlines the technical challenges that need attention to get better results from CwD.
文摘Due to the high difficulties, high investment, and high risks in deepwater oil and gas well testing, major safety problems can occur easily. A key to prevent accidents is to conduct safety assessment and control on deepwater testing and to improve the testing technology. The deepwater of the South China Sea has some special environmental features: long distance from offshore, frequent typhoons in summer and constant monsoons in winter, and the presence of sandy slopes, sandy ridges and internal waves, coupled with the complex properties of oil and gas reserves which bring more challenges to deepwater well testing. In combination with deepwater well testing practice in the South China Sea, this paper analyzes the main potential risks in deepwater well testing and concludes that there are risks of failures of testing string, tools, and ground processes. Other risks are gas hydrate blockage, reservoir stratum sanding, and typhoon impacts. Specific precautions are also proposed in response to these risks in the paper.
文摘Aiming at the paraffin-deposition problem of a beam well, the automatic paraffin-controlling device is designed by making use of ratchet-pallet mechanism, cam mechanism and modern designing method. The device has four main functions: paraffin-controlling, paraffin removal, centralizing the pumping rod, and improving the safety of well tubing. This device integrates the advantages of the paraffin control, such as strong magnetic paraffin controlling and mechanical paraffin-cutting. Theoretical analysis shows that this device has fine working reliability. It turns out to be a new device which can solve the paraffin-deposition problem of a beam well economically and efficiently.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863)(grant no.2007AA06Z220)Important Project of the Ministry of Education(grant no.307014)the Huainan Mining Group program
文摘Based on the production data of a large number of surface drainage wells in the Huainan mining area,the present study shows that four types of typical production characteristics for relieved methane wells are recognized,of which the stable type for production and gas concentration is the most dominate,as determined by a comprehensive study on the volume and concentration of drained gases, as well as the stress changes of rocks influenced by mining.Some influence factors for the productive differences of the drainage wells were also been discussed.The results indicate that protective coal-seam mining has a significant effect on overlying strata,which promotes the development of pores and fractures of coal reservoirs for methane desorption and migration;however,the production and the stability of drainage wells are affected by deformation and damage of the overlying strata.The second distribution of strata stress is caused by mining engineering,and if the stress load is larger than the carrying capacity of the extraction well,the gas production would be influenced by the drainage well that has been damaged by rock movement.Furthermore,the case damage occurs first in the weak, lithologic interface by its special mechanical properties.The stability of drainage wells and the production status are also influenced by the different drilling techniques,uneven distribution of gas concentration,and combination of gob gas and methane from the protected layer.
文摘Wellbore instability is one of the concerns in the field of drilling engineering.This phenomenon is affected by several factors such as azimuth,inclination angle,in-situ stress,mud weight,and rock strength parameters.Among these factors,azimuth,inclination angle,and mud weight are controllable.The objective of this paper is to introduce a new procedure based on elastoplastic theory in wellbore stability solution to determine the optimum well trajectory and global minimum mud pressure required(GMMPR).Genetic algorithm(GA) was applied as a main optimization engine that employs proportional feedback controller to obtain the minimum mud pressure required(MMPR).The feedback function repeatedly calculated and updated the error between the simulated and set point of normalized yielded zone area(NYZA).To reduce computation expenses,an artificial neural network(ANN) was used as a proxy(surrogate model) to approximate the behavior of the actual wellbore model.The methodology was applied to a directional well in southwestern Iranian oilfield.The results demonstrated that the error between the predicted GMMPR and practical safe mud pressure was 4%for elastoplastic method,and 22%for conventional elastic solution.