大庆油田水平井分流压裂技术

水平井分流压裂的技术原理是将水平井的水平段分成若干个单元，在每个单元的最佳部位进行射孔，每段的射孔数由孔径、单元数、设计施工排量等参数决定，射孔方案为压裂方案的有机组成部分。大庆油田已有5口水平井实施分流压裂，根据油层厚度分为两类：裂缝限制在油层内和裂缝穿透隔层贯穿多个薄油层。通过肇57-平35井和肇57-平33井进行的分流压裂贯穿多个油层现场试验，介绍了大庆油田水平井分流压裂的设计方法、压裂液体系、现场施工控制方法和效果分析方法。微地震裂缝监测结果表明，在最大施工排量7．5m^3／mim条件下，一次施工形成3～4条裂缝，加砂量最大达到75m^3（陶粒），平均砂比达到35％以上。水平井采用分流压裂技术施工后，初期产能可达到相邻直井压裂后产能的2．0倍以上。如何检测裂缝是否穿透了隔层并贯穿多个油层，是指导水平井分流压裂技术的选井选层，提高压裂效果的关键技术。图8表2参2。

国外分流暂堵宽带压裂新技术及其先导试验

分流暂堵宽带压裂技术是最近两年出现的非常规储层改造新工艺,该工艺在快钻式桥塞分段射孔加砂压裂的基础上,采用可降解的纤维和暂堵球,在低应力区完成改造后迫使工作液转向高应力区,把未改造到或者改造不充分的那部分射孔簇充分改造,从而实现井筒最大覆盖和油气藏接触的最大化、增加产量和提高采收率。室内实验主要着眼对暂堵材料的优选和评价,先导应用井共实施11段分流暂堵施工,测得转向压力范围在3.38~20.67MPa之间,平均8.28MPa;模拟计算表明,在暂堵材料用量及各项主要工艺参数未变的情况下,各段转向压力的不同主要由排量在各个射孔簇的分配及新旧裂缝破裂压力的不同引起。先导井各段的瞬时停泵压力、裂缝监测、压后产量对比等工程特征协同说明暂堵转向成功。经过160d的生产,新工艺实施井比对照井标准化累计产油当量提升15%。

Weibull analysis of effect of T6 heat treatment on fracture strength of AM60B magnesium alloy

The effect of T6heat treatment on the fracture strength and reliability of AM60B alloy was studied.The tensile specimens were poured at three different temperatures of670,685and700?C for different holding times of5,10and15min.The fluidity test was also conducted to determine the fluidity length under different pouring temperatures and holding times.According to the results,the optimum pouring temperature and holding time were determined as685?C and10min,respectively.SEM fractography of the tensile specimens reveals that the entrained oxides and oxide-related porosities are the main factors responsible for the reduction of fracture strength under the non-optimal casting conditions.The Weibull statistical approach was used to quantify the scatter of fracture strength in as-cast and heat-treated conditions.For this purpose,T6schedule was applied to the specimens prepared under the optimal casting condition.It is found that,despite minor effect on the average fracture strength,T6heat treatment improves the reliability of castings,where the Weibull modulus is increased by75%.According to the microstructural and fractography observations,this improvement is related to the evolution of more uniform microstructure and the elimination of coarse brittleβ-particles in heat-treated samples.

Computation model of proppant embedment depth based on dimensional analysis

Hydraulic fracturing is designed to form a high-conductivity fracture. The proppant will embed into the formation rock, especially in soft rock, owing to the interaction between proppant and fracture surface after fracture closure. Proppant embedment would reduce the fracture width and then lower the fracture conductivity. According to dimensional analysis, the rock is assumed to be an elastic material. Using the theory of elasticity to describe the stage of elastic deformation and analysis of the corresponding simplified embedding process, the study establish the static computation model of the two-dimensional infinite half plane and three-dimensional infinite half space model of the proppant embedment. According to laboratory results, the calculation model was modified, got an effective correction factor and analyzed the causes of errors, then discussed the factors which have impact on proppant embedment. The result calculated by the model in this paper can be reference of prop- pant optimization in on-site fracturing for a certainty degree.

A new variational inequality formulation for unconfined seepage flow through fracture networks

Darcy's law only applying to the flow domain is extended to the entire fracture network domain including the dry domain.The partial differential equation(PDE) formulation for unconfined seepage flow problems for discrete fracture network is established,in which a boundary condition of Signorini's type is prescribed over the potential seepage surfaces.In order to reduce the difficulty in selecting trial functions,a new variational inequality formulation is presented and mathematically proved to be equivalent to the PDE formulation.The numerical procedure based on the VI formulation is proposed and the corresponding algorithm has been developed.Since a continuous penalized Heaviside function is introduced to replace a jump function in finite element analysis,oscillation of numerical integration for facture elements cut by the free surface is eliminated and stability of numerical solution is assured.The numerical results from two typical examples demonstrate,on the one hand the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method,and on the other hand the capability of predicting main seepage pathways in fractured rocks and flow rates out of the drainage system,which is very important for performance assessments and design optimization of complex drainage system.

The variational inequality formulation for unconfined seepage through three-dimensional dense fracture networks

The space block search technology is used to determine a connected three-dimensional fracture network in polygonal shapes,i.e.,seepage paths.After triangulation on these polygons,a finite element mesh for 3D fracture network seepage is obtained.Through introduction of the generalized Darcy's law,conservative equations for both fracture surface and fracture interactions are established.Combined with the boundary condition of Signorini's type,a partial differential equation(PDE) formulation is presented for the whole domain concerned.To solve this problem efficiently,an equivalent variational inequality(VI) formulation is given.With the penalized Heaviside function,a finite element procedure for unconfined seepage problem in 3D fracture network is developed.Through an example in a homogeneous rectangular dam,validity of the algorithm is verified.The analysis of an unconfined seepage problem in a complex fracture network shows that the proposed algorithm is very applicable to complex three-dimensional problems,and is effective in describing some interesting phenomenon usually encountered in practice,such as "preferential flow".