基于动态缝宽的裂缝型漏失架桥颗粒粒径优选方法

Optimization Method for Bridging Particle Size in Fractured-Type Lost Circulation Based on Dynamic Fracture Width

  • 摘要: 为解决堵漏时堵漏颗粒与动态裂缝匹配问题,基于1/3~2/3架桥规则,考虑动态缝宽波幅,确定了粒径筛选的基准缝宽,建立了基于动态缝宽的堵漏颗粒粒径优选数学模型,提出了关键架桥颗粒的稳定性判据;分析了架桥稳定性的影响因素,并通过模拟试验验证了优选颗粒的堵漏能力。结果表明:最大缝宽从3.5 mm增大至4.2 mm时,最大架桥颗粒粒径从1.75 mm增大至2.10 mm;最小缝宽决定了架桥颗粒粒径的上限。架桥颗粒粒径随着最大缝宽增加而增加;当最大架桥颗粒粒径与最小缝宽尺寸相等时,有“封门”风险;动态缝宽波幅大于50%时,架桥颗粒不能在裂缝中形成稳定架桥,需采取其他工艺堵漏;基于该模型优选的堵漏体系能适应37%的动态缝宽波幅,在动态裂缝试验中承压能力达9.8 MPa,累计漏失量为93 mL,优于传统的静态架桥规则。该模型通过精准量化动态裂缝下堵漏材料的粒径,显著提升了动态堵漏效果,可为现场优选堵漏材料粒径和配比提供理论参考。

     

    Abstract: To address the mismatch between plugging particles and dynamic fractures during lost circulation control, based on the 1/3–2/3 bridging rule and considering the amplitude of dynamic fracture width, a reference fracture width for particle size screening was determined, and a mathematical model for optimizing plugging particle size based on dynamic fracture width was established. A stability criterion for key bridging particles was proposed. The factors influencing bridging stability were analyzed, and the plugging capability of the optimized particles was verified through laboratory simulation experiments. The results indicated that when the maximum fracture width increased from 3.5 mm to 4.2 mm, the maximum bridging particle size increased from 1.75 mm to 2.10 mm. The minimum fracture width determined the upper limit of bridging particle size. The bridging particle size increased with increasing maximum fracture width. When the maximum bridging particle size equaled the minimum fracture width, there was a risk of bridging-off. When the dynamic fracture width amplitude exceeded 50%, bridging particles could not form a stable bridge in the fracture, which necessitated alternative lost-circulation techniques. The lost-circulation system optimized based on this model could accommodate a dynamic fracture width amplitude of 37%. In dynamic fracture experiments, the pressure-bearing capacity reached 9.8 MPa, with a cumulative fluid loss volume of 93 mL, demonstrating better plugging performance than those achieved using the traditional static bridging rule. By precisely quantifying particle size under dynamic fracture conditions, this model significantly improves the plugging performance under dynamic fracture conditions and provides a theoretical reference for on-site optimization of lost-circulation material particle size and blending ratios.

     

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