老油田低压疏松砂岩水平井氮气泡沫砾石充填模拟

Simulation of Nitrogen Foam Gravel Packing in Low-Pressure Unconsolidated Sandstone Horizontal Wells in Mature Oilfields

  • 摘要: 老油田低压疏松砂岩水平井进行砾石充填防砂时,易发生携砂液严重漏失和提前砂堵,导致砾石充填效果较差。为此,依托全尺寸水平井砾石充填装置,通过监测砂床的动态演化过程,分析氮气泡沫在不同气液比、起泡剂加量、施工砂比及泵排量条件下的充填特征,结合管流理论与颗粒力学,构建了氮气泡沫砾石充填数值模型。试验结果表明,氮气泡沫能够显著降低流动阻力和施工压力,并有效延缓砂床抬升与堵塞的发生。当气液比为2、起泡剂加量为1.0%~1.5%时,泡沫稳定性和携砂性能最佳;施工砂比过高,会削弱泡沫结构的稳定性,砂比由5%增至15%时,充填率明显下降;提高泵排量,有助于延长充填距离,但会增大摩阻损失。研究结果验证了氮气泡沫在低压易漏失井的应用潜力,为水平井防砂完井提供了新的思路。

     

    Abstract: When gravel packing is performed for sand control in low-pressure unconsolidated sandstone horizontal wells in mature oilfields, severe loss of carrier fluid and premature sand fill are prone to occur, resulting in poor gravel packing quality. Therefore, based on a full-scale horizontal well gravel packing device, the dynamic evolution process of the sand bed was monitored, and the characteristics of the filling process using nitrogen foam under different gas-liquid ratios, foaming agent concentrations, sand ratios, and pumping rates were analyzed. A nitrogen foam packing numerical model was constructed by integrating pipe flow theory and particle mechanics. The experimental results indicate that nitrogen foam significantly reduces flow resistance and operational pressure and effectively delays sand bed lifting and plugging. The optimal foam stability and sand-carrying performance are achieved at a gas-liquid ratio of 2 and a foaming agent concentration of 1.0% to 1.5%. An excessively high sand ratio is found to impair the stability of the foam structure. When the sand ratio is increased from 5% to 15%, the packing efficiency decreases significantly. Increasing the pumping rate helps extend the packing distance but also increases frictional losses. The study validates the application potential of nitrogen foam in low-pressure and leaky well conditions, providing new insights for sand control completion techniques of horizontal wells.

     

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