Analysis of the Microstructure of a Failed Cement Sheath Subjected to Complex Temperature and Pressure Conditions

One of the main obstacles hindering the exploitation of high-temperature and high-pressure oil and gas is the sealing integrity of the cement sheath.Analyzing the microstructure of the cement sheath is therefore an important task.In this study,the microstructure of the cement sheath is determined using a CT scanner under different temperature and pressure conditions.The results suggest that the major cause of micro-cracks in the cement is the increase in the casing pressure.When the micro-cracks accumulate to a certain extent,the overall structure of the cement sheath is weakened,resulting in gas channeling,which poses a direct threat to the safe production of oil and gas.A change in the casing temperature has a limited effect on the microstructure of the cement sheath.

A preliminary study on the acoustic properties of seafloor sediment in the southern U-boundary of the South China Sea

The acoustic properties of seafloor sediment are essential parameters in the exploration of marine resources,ocean scientific research and ocean engineering.Seafloor sediment samples were collected at the southern U-boundary of the South China Sea(SCS),and the acoustic and physical properties were measured in the laboratory.The correlation between physical and sound speed ratio(SSR)was discussed,and SSR-physical property empirical regressions in the Sunda Shelf were established for the first time.Compared with the northern continental shelf of SCS,the Sunda Shelf are mainly silty and sand sediment,and the SSR ranges from 0.9949 to 1.0944,which has higher SSR than the northern continental shelf,implies that the Sunda Shelf is a high SSR area.Since the same kind of sediment has different physical properties,the single physical parameter of sediment cannot fully represent the acoustic properties of sediment,therefore,the multiple parameter prediction model should develop in the future to improve the prediction precision.

Nuclear magnetic resonance experimental study of CO_(2) injection to enhance shale oil recovery

Factors affecting CO_(2) flooding of shale oil reservoir were studied by nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) experiments, the effects of time, pressure, temperature on the recovery of CO_(2) flooding in shale oil reservoir were analyzed based on nuclear magnetic resonance T2 spectrum, and the effect of fracture development degree on recovery of CO_(2) flooding in shale oil reservoir was analyzed based on NMR images. In the process of CO_(2) flooding, the recovery degree of the shale oil reservoir gradually increases with time. With the rise of pressure, the recovery degree of the shale oil reservoir goes up gradually. With the rise of temperature, the recovery degree of shale oil increases first and then decreases gradually. For CO_(2) flooding in matrix core, the crude oil around the core surface is produced in the initial stage, with recovery degree going up rapidly;with the ongoing of CO_(2) injection, the CO_(2) gradually diffuses into the inside of core to produce the oil, and the increase of recovery degree slows down gradually. For CO_(2) flooding in matrix core with fractures, in the initial stage, the oil in and around the fractures are produced first, and the recovery degree goes up fast;with the extension of CO_(2) injection time, CO_(2) diffuses into the inside of the core from the fractures and the core surface to produce the oil inside the core, and the increase of recovery degree gradually slows down. Fractures increase the contact area between injected CO_(2) and crude oil, and the more the fractures and the greater the evaluation index of fractures, the greater the recovery degree of shale oil will be.

Dynamic Analysis of A Subsea Suspended Manifold Going Through Splash Zone During Installation

The subsea suspended manifold designed to replace the traditional foundation structure with the buoys is a new generation subsea production system that can be suspended at a certain height from the seafloor and rapidly recycled by its own buoyancy.Due to complex environmental conditions,its hydrodynamic performance in the splash zone is extremely important for the safety of the whole installation process.In this paper,the mathematical model for the dynamic analysis of the seawater ingress process of the single-layer pre-set horizontal cabin is proposed based on the different center of gravity positions of the buoy.Meanwhile,the theoretical analysis of fiber cable is divided into infinite differential units by the discretization method,and the formulae of the horizontal displacement of the subsea suspended manifold are presented.In addition,the simulations are carried out to verify the rules of the dynamic responses on the subsea suspended manifold system with the consideration of the environmental conditions in the South China Sea.Comparing with the calculated value of the mathematical model of the cabin water ingress,the error of the simulation result by use of FLUENT is about 5.47%.Furthermore,the wave height is greater than the current impact on the lowering manifold system and the azimuth angle of the installation vessel is aligned with the direction of the environmental load.

Research on Innovation of Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit’s Rent Mode under Low Oil Price

After many years of exploitation,onshore oil and gas resources are about to enter a recession period.Oil and gas will mainly come from oceans in the future.Generally speaking,the exploration and production(E&P)cost of oil from offshore is much higher than that of oil from onshore,so it is more sensitive to oil price.However,in recent years,oil price has been hovering at a low level for a long time,almost close to or even lower than the E&P cost of oil,which directly affects the development of oilfields.Besides the influence of oil price,some oilfields present the characteristics of marginal reserve scale,short peak production period and output rapidly declining.There leads to short economic life period and makes the economic benefit close to or lower than oilfield’s hurdle rate,which increases the difficulty of offshore oilfield development.As an important part of oilfield development,Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit,its investment mode and rent mode directly affect overall oilfield’s rate of return and the economic life.This paper chooses lease mode as the research object based on the analysis of investment mode,and further puts forward rent mode related with oil price through the analysis of traditional rent mode,and illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of various rent modes and their applicability so that the lessor chooses the right mode to achieve Win-Win with Oil Company and promotes the development of oilfields under low oil price.

The ternary combination of polymer gel, microsphere and surfactant for conformance control and oil displacement to improve oil recovery in strong heterogeneous reservoir

The reservoir heterogeneity of Suizhong 36-1 oilfield is very obvious,the average permeability reaches 2000mD.Long-term water injection development leads to serious water channeling in high permeability layers,resulting in ineffective circulation of injected water and reduction of oil recovery.It is urgent to form an effective EOR method.In this paper,the oil displacement effect of different combination slugs including polymer gel,polymer microsphere and surfactant is evaluated by means of conformance control and chemical flooding.Three-layer heterogeneous 3-D plate model is used for oil displacement experiment.The experimental results show that the combination slug sequentially composed of polymer gel,polymer microspheres and surfactant have the best oil displacement effect with the oil recovery increment by 21.2% after the first water flooding.In addition,using the best slug combination for two rounds flooding,the recovery factor increased by 28.2% compared with the first water flooding.This paper provides some new insights for enhanced oil recovery in strong heterogeneity reservoir.