Performance Evaluation of an Anti Gas-Channeling System (Asphalt-Rigid Particle-Xanthan Gum) Applied in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Fractured Reservoir

Nanjun Lai, Yiping Wen, Xiaohu Wen, Wei He, Xiaosha Lin, Chao Jia and Dong Hu
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Nanjun Lai: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Yiping Wen: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Xiaohu Wen: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Wei He: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Xiaosha Lin: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Chao Jia: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Dong Hu: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-32

Abstract: Asphalt and rigid particles have been chosen as the main blocking agent for solving the anti gas-channeling in high-temperature and high-salinity reservoirs. Particle size range and the concentration of suspending agent were firstly determined, and the influence factors on bonding effect between two materials in the high-temperature environment were then studied. An orthogonal experiment involving three factors (the content of rigid particles and asphalt, and softening point) and four levels was designed to investigate the impact order of the three factors on anti gas-channeling performance, and the optimization scheme has been identified. Results showed that the importance sequence of the factors was C rigid particles > C asphalt > softening point. By verifying the optimization scheme, the plugging ratio of this agent can reach more than 86.24% for 2 mm fractured core in high-temperature and high-salinity environments. The system was evenly distributed in the internal fractures, occupied the fractures completely, and had a certain height of accumulation. The micromorphology observations of the optimal scheme showed that the softened asphalt demonstrated its ‘amoeba’ characteristic and bonded with the surrounding rigid particles. The asphalt filled in the pore which was formed by bridging rigid particles to guarantee the blocking layer did not collapse or was carried by high-pressure N 2 -flow. This approach can potentially solve gas-channeling problems in reservoirs with serious environments.

Keywords: high-temperature and high-salinity; gas channeling; asphalt; rigid particles; orthogonal experiment; anti gas-channeling system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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