深水开路钻井井喷后羽流防控方法

Prevention and Control Methods for Plume after Deepwater Riserless Drilling Blowout

  • 摘要: 深水开路钻井钻遇浅层气发生井喷后存在流体运动规律不清晰的问题。为此,首先采用Mixture多相模型模拟井喷后流体的流动过程,考虑海水温度、压力分布特性,建立了包含海域与钻井井筒的深水开路钻井井喷模型,并与VDROP−J浅水井喷羽流模型对比验证了模型的准确性;然后,结合中国南海的地质特征与流体物性,利用所建模型分析了井喷后羽流的形成演化规律:井喷流体喷出井口后会经历湍流喷射、卷吸弯曲、对流扩散等阶段,最终形成底部狭窄、顶部宽阔的羽流,运移过程中井喷流体与海水接触形成天然气水合物,并在一定高度因环境压力和温度变化而分解;最后,基于多工况井喷羽流模拟结果,采用无量纲数分析结果建立了井喷羽流风险定量评估模型,根据井喷羽流危害分级系数,将井喷羽流风险划分为6个等级,制定了相应的风险评估图版,并基于安全屏障原理,从预防、减缓与控制3个层面构建了深水开路钻井井喷防控方法。研究表明,利用所建模型可预测井喷羽流的运动范围,评估井喷羽流的安全风险,为深水开路钻井井喷后制定应对措施提供科学依据,有助于提升深水钻井作业的安全性和可靠性。

     

    Abstract: During the deepwater riserless drilling process, the fluid movement law is unclear after a blowout occurs when shallow-layer gas is encountered. To address this issue, the Mixture multiphase model was adopted to simulate the flow process of the fluid after blowout. By considering the distribution characteristics of seawater temperature and pressure, a deepwater riserless drilling blowout model including the sea area and the drilling wellbore was established, and the accuracy of the model was ensured through comparison with VDROP−J blowout plume model for shallow water wells. Then, combined with the geological characteristics and physical properties of fluids in the South China Sea, the formation and evolution laws of plumes after blowouts were analyzed using the established model: after being ejected from the wellhead, the fluid would go through stages such as turbulent jet, suction and bending, and convective diffusion, eventually forming a plume that is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top. During the migration process, the fluid came into contact with seawater to form natural gas hydrates, which decomposed at a certain height due to changes in environmental pressure and temperature. Finally, based on the simulation results of multi-condition blowout plumes, a quantitative risk assessment model for blowout plumes was established through dimensionless number analysis. According to the hazard classification coefficient of blowout plumes, the risks of blowout plumes were divided into six levels, and the corresponding risk assessment charts were formulated. Based on the principle of safety barriers, prevention and control methods for deepwater riserless drilling blowouts were constructed from three aspects: prevention, mitigation, and control. Studies show that the established model can predict the movement range of blowout plumes, assess the safety risks of blowout plumes, provide a scientific basis for formulating response measures after blowout in deepwater riserless drilling, and help improve the safety and reliability of deepwater drilling operations.

     

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