Experimental and simulation studies of zone isolation in horizontal wells /

(10 - 30 gal/min) for low viscosity gel (1 - 5 cp) are

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Joo Sitt, 1973-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(10 - 30 gal/min) for low viscosity gel (1 - 5 cp) are
501/o Q. 0. resin concentration yielded the maximum holding
a formation gel in between the straddle wellbore plug system
A new straddle wellbore plug system for zone isolation has
action in a wellbore. For K-@ plugs, the holding pressure
and injection pressure differentials. Three chemicals were
another chemical wellbore plug in the horizontal section
be washed out and (ii) conduct horizontal well simulation
been proposed. The technique consists of four sequential
diatomaceous earth or Lubra Glide coarse beads which enhanced
downstream of the problem zone, (iii) spotting and squeezing
Experiments were conducted to "weaken" the TEXPLUG plugs, and
formation gel and the wellbore plug to clean the borehole
horizontal section upstream of the problem zone, (ii) setting
increased with CaCI2 concentration. For Y.ELCO gellan gum,
injected into the problem zone may be calculated by knowing
into the problem zone, and (iv) washing out the excess
model to obtain formation gel injection rates for various gel
obtained with a pressure differential of 50 psi for a
pressure for TEXPLUG. However, when set, the TEXPLUG plugs
pressure to serve as wellbore plugs, yet are soft enough to
prior to production. There are two main objectives of this
promising method.
proposed straddle chemical wellbore plug system to be a
research: (i) select chemicals that have the required holding
reservoir with permeability of 1000 md, and 50 - 100 ft of
selected for the study: TEXPLUG, K-@ and KELCO gellan gum.
Simulation results show that relatively high injection rates
stages: (i) setting a chemical wellbore plug in the
studies using a three-phase, three-dimensional Cartesian
the duration of injection before the formation gel sets.
the effect of concretion. The amount of formation gel
the holding pressure increased with the addition of
to "strengthen" the K-MAX and KELCO gellan gum plugs by
varying the concentrations of the polymer, cross-linker and,
viscosities, drainage configurations, reservoir properties,
were found to be too hard to possibly be removed by jetting
where applicable, the solvent. The results show that about
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 110 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 48-51.