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Prediction method of sand and water production profile in horizontal well and optimal design method of sand control and water control screen

A prediction method and technology for horizontal wells, which can be used in surveying, earth-moving drilling, wellbore/well components, etc., and can solve problems such as insufficient understanding of the microscopic synergistic production mechanism of sand and water, fine sand and gravel spalling in the formation, and wellbore blockage.

Active Publication Date: 2021-03-26
CHINA UNIV OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
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[0003] Water production and sand production of horizontal wells in unconsolidated sandstone reservoirs are two thorny issues. After water breakthrough in horizontal wells, the entire wellbore will be flooded in a short period of time, seriously reducing the production efficiency of horizontal wells.
At the same time, the ground stress in the high-speed water outlet area of ​​the horizontal well is weak, and the fine sand and gravel in the formation are easy to peel off under the action of fluid erosion and shearing, and are carried by the formation fluid into the wellbore of the production layer of the horizontal well, causing wellbore blockage and equipment damage
[0004] The current problems in the field of sand control and water control of horizontal wells include: (1) The water and sand production profiles of horizontal wells with long production intervals are heterogeneous, and it is difficult to obtain a large amount of water and sand production positions accurately. Targeted sand control and water control construction in severe layers can only use general techniques for the entire layer, and it is difficult to achieve ideal comprehensive sand control and water control effects; The water and sand production problems of horizontal wells in long intervals and the research on water control and sand control technologies are basically in a divide-and-conquer situation, and sand and water control lacks purpose, and general control measures for the entire interval increase seepage resistance, energy consumption, and operating production costs
Existing problems include: (1) Lack of specially designed integrated sand control and water control screens; (2) Insufficient flexibility and replaceability of internal parts of screens; (3) Most of the earlier sand control and water control integrated screens The water control part of the chemical screen adopts ICD water control technology, which is not self-adaptive; (4) Water control parameters are separated from sand control optimization, and there is a lack of comprehensive optimization design for sand control and water control parameters

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[0092] Example, a case of integrated completion design of sand control and water control for a horizontal well in an oilfield. The oilfield is a loose and easy-to-sand high-yield oil reservoir, and the integrated construction of screens for sand control and water control is used to complete the well. The production interval of a horizontal well in this oilfield is about 110m long. Combined with the actual production practice of this oilfield, some high-yield wells in this oilfield have serious water and sand production.

[0093] First, calculate the co-production intensity coefficient of sand and water in the production interval and draw the change curve along the production interval, which is the profile of sand and water production:

[0094] Step 1: If Figure 18-20 As shown, the resistivity logging data, spontaneous potential logging data, gamma ray logging data, overall acoustic wave time difference logging data and water cut production data of the production interval we...

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The invention relates to the technical field of screen tube sand control and well completion in oil and gas exploitation, in particular to a method for predicting sand and water production profiles of horizontal wells and an optimal design method for sand control and water control screen tubes. According to the easily obtained resistivity logging data, natural potential logging data, natural gamma ray logging data and acoustic time difference logging data, the present invention comprehensively considers the synergistic relationship between formation sand and water production, and identifies the heterogeneous production intervals. The location and area length of high-speed inflow and sand production clearly define the key design target locations for sand control and water control operations, solve the blindness of general sand control and water control in horizontal wells, and improve economic benefits. The method is simple and easy to implement, and the results are reliable.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of screen tube sand control and well completion in oil and gas exploitation, in particular to a method for predicting sand and water production profiles of horizontal wells and an optimal design method for sand control and water control screen tubes. Background technique [0002] With the development of oil exploration and development technology, the use of horizontal well technology to develop oil and gas fields has become an effective technical means to improve oil recovery and single well production, exploit remaining oil, and reduce the cost per ton of oil. Horizontal wells increase the contact area between the wellbore and the reservoir, and can better develop thin oil layers or reservoirs with large vertical permeability, and play an increasingly important role in the exploitation of oil and gas resources. [0003] Water and sand production of horizontal wells in unconsolidated sandstone reservoirs are...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): E21B47/00E21B43/08
CPCE21B43/086E21B47/00
Inventor 董长银王力智周博皇凡生周童宋洋王卫阳
Owner CHINA UNIV OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
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