PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF WELLBORE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR / SIMULAÇÃO FÍSICA DO COMPORTAMENTO MECÂNICO DE POÇOS DE PETRÓLEO

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

A major problem during hydrocarbon production from poorly consolidated sandstone in the influx of sand, or sand production. This problem is complex and can occur as a result of a large variety of reasons, like magnitude of the in situ stresses, formation strength, and wellbore-development operations. If the potential for sand production could be predicted, then the problem may be solved or reduced to an accepteble level by proper completion strategy, such as the use of stand alone screens or gravel pack. Although a large number of numerical models for sand production prediction hava been developes, the consistency of the models could be questioned, due to the differences between the predictions and field observations. To improve and validate these models, reliable data are necessary. This study has been developed based on these concerns, and also, considering the massive use of the gravel-pacck as sand control technique on Brazilian fields. The objective were (i) investigation of the gravel-pack system behavior, (ii) varifacation of the increase on effective stress on sand production and (iii) validation a numerical model developed for field sand production prediction. The large-scale tests were carried out on a poliaxial cell. It was selectes 5 representative cases, and they were developed on an artificial well, under controlled conditions. On the first one, it was observed a breakout formation on an openhole. On the other 4 cases, it was simulated the gravel pack, submitted to different conditions, each of them reproduced 4 times. The numerical model was developed by Petrobras/Roncador field engineers, using a commercial numericak modeling program. Results were satisfactory. According to them, is possible to identify a behavior tendency for each condition: the influence of the gravel uniform distribution on the annulus and the influence of gravel diameter. The numerical model showed a very good approach to the laboratory results.

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sand production producao de areia oil wells pocos de petroleo

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