Comparative Porosity and Pore Structure Assessment in Shales: Measurement Techniques, Influencing Factors and Implications for Reservoir Characterization Porosity and PSD have been interpreted based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), low-pressure N2 gas adsorption (LP-N2-GA), mercury intrusion capillary pressure (MICP) and helium expansion porosimetry. The results highlight NMR with the advantage of detecting
Rock Evaluation and Wellbore Stability
Wellbore Stability and Rock Evaluation Category contains papers and researches about how to determine they in a shale gas and shale (tight) oil industry.
Rock evaluation is the more important study to analyze the viability to develop a shale play. Maintaining wellbore stability is an important issue to save economic losses in drilling activities.
Retention of Hydraulic Fracturing Water in Shale: The Influence of Anionic Surfactant
Retention of Hydraulic Fracturing Water in Shale: The Influence of Anionic Surfactant However, the role of some surface active agents like surfactants that are added in the hydraulic fracturing mixture in this issue needs to be understood. In this study, the influence of Internal Olefin Sulfate (IOS), which is an anionic
Mechanisms and Influence of Casing Shear Deformation near the Casing Shoe, Based on MFC Surveys during Multistage Fracturing in Shale Gas Wells in Canada
Mechanisms and Influence of Casing Shear Deformation near the Casing Shoe, Based on MFC Surveys during Multistage Fracturing in Shale Gas Wells in Canada For the purpose of increasing calculation accuracy, the elastoplastic constitutive relations of materials were considered, and the solid-shell elements technique was used. The reduction of the casing’s
Impact of Casing Eccentricity on Cement Sheath
Impact of Casing Eccentricity on Cement Sheath To better understand stress distribution in eccentric cement sheaths, an analytical model is proposed in this paper. By comparing the results of this model with the one’s with centric casing, the impacts of the casing eccentricity on the integrity of the cement sheath is
Pore evolution in hydrocarbon-generation simulation of organic matter-rich muddy shale
However, in the high mature-overmature stage, shale porosity decreased with further increase of temperature and pressure. In contrast to micropores, micro-scale capillary pores and megapores in shale constantly decreased as rise of simulation temperature or pressure, indicating that deep-burial reservoirs was not favorable for free-gas storage; but significant increase of
Microstructural imaging and characterization of oil shale before and after pyrolysis
Abstract The microstructural evaluation of oil shale is challenging which demands the use of several complementary methods. In particular, an improved insight into the pore network structure and connectivity before, during, and after oil shale pyrolysis is critical to understanding hydrocarbon flow behavior and enhancing recovery. In this experimental study, bulk
Mechanism of multi-stage sand filling stimulation in horizontal shale gas well development
With consideration to the limitations in the implementation of the mechanical staging technique with bridge plug for shale gas development in the Sichuan–Chongqing area, the technique of multi-stage sand filling stimulation in horizontal wells was proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. By filling sands in fractures, it is possible to
Strengthening shale wellbore with silica nanoparticles drilling fluid
Higher concentration of nanoparticles can induce better plugging effect. However, for the OBDFs, nanoparticles did not show these positive effects like the nano WBDFs, even leaded to some negative effects such as higher filtration and larger Young's-modulus reduction. The main reasons are that the silica nanoparticles can easily disperse in
Deformation mechanism of horizontal shale gas well production casing and its engineering solution: A case study on the Huangjinba Block of the Zhaotong National Shale Gas Demonstration Zone
It is shown that severe casing deformation tends to occur where structural fractures are developed. Besides, casing deformation is mainly in the form of “S”-shape bending vertically. The severely deformed casing is also characterized by obviously transverse shear deformation caused by the high-angle sliding compression of rocks. Therefore, some suggestions
Data on shale-water based drilling fluid interaction for drilling operation
The dispersion test was conducted, and it involves exposing a weighted quantity of sized shale to the formulated mud in roller-oven. This test is used to design fluids and screen the effectiveness of inhibitor additives to maintain the integrity of the cuttings and minimize the interaction of fluids with the
Enhancing the rheological properties and shale inhibition behavior of water-based mud using nanosilica, multi-walled carbon nanotube, and graphene nanoplatelet
Abstract Five different drilling mud systems namely potassium chloride (KCl) as a basic mud, KCl/partial hydrolytic polyacrylamide (PHPA), KCl/graphene nanoplatelet (GNP), KCl/nanosilica and KCl/multi-walled carbon nano tube (MWCNT) were prepared and investigated for enhancement of rheological properties and shale inhibition. Nanoparticles were characterized in drilling mud using transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Anti-channeling cementing technology for long horizontal sections of shale gas wells
It is indicated that the near-bit three-centralizer drifting BHA used for casing stiffness simulation can decrease the casing running difficulty in the long horizontal section of a shale gas well and increase the time efficiency and safety of casing running; that the flushing efficiency of high-efficiency oil flushing spacer fluid
Adsorption damage and control measures of slick-water fracturing fluid in shale reservoirs
With the increase of pH value, the adsorption capacity decreased gradually, the adsorption capacity increased first and then decreased with the increase of temperature, and the adsorption capacity was the largest at 45°C. The adsorption patterns of polymers on shale were described by scanning electron microscopy and magnetic resonance imaging.
Shale hydration inhibition characteristics and mechanism of a new amine-based additive in water-based drilling fluids
Some amine functional groups exist in tallow amine ethoxylate structure which are capable of forming hydrogen bonding with surfaces of bentonite particles. This phenomenon decreased the water adsorption on bentonite particles' surfaces which results in reduction of swelling. Tallow amine ethoxylate is also compatible with other common drilling fluid additives. Introduction A
Elastic–Brittle–Plastic Behaviour of Shale Reservoirs and Its Implications on Fracture Permeability Variation: An Analytical Approach
Desorption of gas during production can cause shrinkage of the organic content of the rock. This becomes more important when considering the use of shales for CO2 sequestration purposes, where CO2 adsorption-induced swelling can play an important role. These phenomena lead to changes in the stress state within the rock