空心微珠水泥在盐膏层蠕变环境下的套管防护性能研究

Research on Protection Mechanism of Hollow Cement to Casing under Evaporite Bed Creep Condition

  • 摘要: 盐膏层在含油气盆地中分布较广,其蠕变特性会对套管产生持续挤压,导致套管变形甚至破坏,严重影响油气井的寿命和生产安全。为有效缓解盐膏层蠕变对套管的破坏,基于空心微珠水泥浆体系,利用微珠破碎起到的应力释放作用,降低套管/水泥环界面应力,吸收盐膏层蠕变位移,为盐膏层套管防护提供了一种“以空间换时间”的缓冲设计方案。通过室内蠕变环境下管柱变形评价试验,研究了不同空心微珠含量和粒径的水泥对套管变形的影响。结果显示,盐膏层蠕变初期,水泥中的空心微珠通过破碎吸收地层蠕变位移,阻止套管变形;当蠕变量超过临界值后,套管开始变形,且变形量随蠕变量增加而增大。提高水泥中空心微珠的含量和粒径,可以显著提高其吸收临界盐膏层蠕变位移的能力,有效缓冲地层蠕变初期对套管的挤压,保证套管形变前井筒内工具的通过性。该研究成果为盐膏层井筒完整性设计提供了新的理论依据与技术途径。

     

    Abstract: Salt rock formations are commonly drilled during oil and gas production. Their creep characteristics exert continuous compressive forces on casings, leading to deformation or even failure, which severely impacts the lifespan and operational safety of oil and gas wells. To effectively mitigate the damage caused by salt rock creep to casings, this study focuses on a cement slurry system incorporating hollow microspheres. By leveraging the stress-relieving effect of microsphere fragmentation, the interfacial stress between the casing and cement sheath is reduced, and formation creep displacement is absorbed, thereby protecting the casing. Through laboratory evaluation tests, a salt rock creep environment was simulated to investigate the influence of cement with varying hollow microsphere content and particle size on casing deformation. The results indicate that during the initial stage of salt rock creep, the hollow microspheres in the cement absorb formation creep displacement through fragmentation, preventing casing deformation. When the creep displacement exceeds a critical threshold, the casing begins to deform, and the degree of deformation increases with further creep displacement. Increasing the content and particle size of hollow microspheres in the cement significantly enhances its ability to absorb critical salt rock creep displacement, effectively reducing the compressive effect of formation creep on the casing and lowering the risk of casing deformation.

     

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