摘要:
The high temperature stability of an aqueous fracturing fluid is extended for use in high temperature (above 300.degree. F.) subterranean formations through the addition of quantities of unhydrated, particulate guar or guar derivative polymers prior to the pumping of the fracturing fluid into the formation. Additional high temperature stability is achieved through the addition of soluble bicarbonate to the fracturing fluid and raising the pH of the fracturing fluid to about 9.2 to 10.4.
摘要:
A method and apparatus to treat a subterranean formation comprising a wellbore including introducing a tool to a wellbore in a region of low permeability or damage, treating the region of low permeability or damage with a fluid, simultaneously measuring a fluid pressure drop and volume of fluid flow in a particular region, and moving the tool to another region. A method and apparatus to treat a subterranean formation comprising a wellbore including introducing to a wellbore a tool in a region of low permeability or damage, treating the region of low permeability or damage with a fluid, introducing a diversion agent, and moving the tool to another region wherein the fluid comprises a tracer.
摘要:
A temporary matrix is provided in treating a subterranean formation by providing a composition comprising a matrix forming material and a matrix degrading material. The matrix degrading material is capable of degrading the matrix after a period of time when subjected to existing or induced conditions of the subterranean formation. The composition is placed into a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation. The composition is allowed to form a matrix within the wellbore, whereby the matrix at least one of significantly reduces the passage of fluid across or near the matrix or provides structural strength. A treatment operation is performed on the subterranean formation or wellbore and the degrading material is allowed to degrade the matrix.
摘要:
In downhole treatments in the oilfield, ball sealers seated in perforations may not fully seal and may leak fluid through gaps and asperities between the balls and the perforations. A method is given for improving the sealing of ball sealers in perforations by adding a sealing agent that forms a plug in the gaps and severely restricts or eliminates fluid flow. The sealing agent is preferably degradable or soluble, malleable fibers slightly larger than the gaps. Optionally, the particles may be non-degradable, rigid, of different shapes, and smaller than the gaps but able to bridge them. Mixtures of sealing agents may be used. The sealing agent may be added with the ball sealers, after the ball sealers, or both.
摘要:
The invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by at least one injection well and at least one production well, the method comprising the steps of a) analyzing the injection well, the production well, and reservoir contained in the subterranean formation; b) selecting at least one fluid and at least one permeability reducer to be placed in flow ways contained within the formation; and c) performing a formation permeability modification using the selected fluids and at least one permeability reducer, whereby the flow of injected driving fluid between the injection well and production well is substantially reduced. In one embodiment, the method of analyzing the injection well, the production well, and reservoir contained in the subterranean formation includes the steps of evaluation of completion information, reservoir data, or both.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of determining the proppant friction generated in a fracture of a subterranean formation during a hydraulic fracturing treatment involving injection stages of pad and of proppant-laden fluids. This method is based on close monitoring of surface pressure to define a “net pressure rate” which defines an increase or decrease of net pressure while the job is being pumped, and then relates it with the pressure changes observed with the onset of proppant stages of varying concentrations.
摘要:
In stimulation treatments to increase the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations, especially in treatments including hydraulic fracturing followed by gravel packing, desirable short wide fractures are created and filled with proppant by deliberately including in the first fluid/proppant slurry pumped a sufficiently high concentration of a bridging-promoting material, such as fibers, that reduces the mobility of the slurry when it dewaters so that screenout at or near the tip occurs.
摘要:
In downhole treatments in the oilfield, ball sealers seated in perforations may not fully seal and may leak fluid through gaps and asperities between the balls and the perforations. A method is given for improving the sealing of ball sealers in perforations by adding a sealing agent that forms a plug in the gaps and severely restricts or eliminates fluid flow. The sealing agent is preferably degradable or soluble, malleable fibers slightly larger than the gaps. Optionally, the particles may be non-degradable, rigid, of different shapes, and smaller than the gaps but able to bridge them. Mixtures of sealing agents may be used. The sealing agent may be added with the ball sealers, after the ball sealers, or both.
摘要:
A multilayered ball sealer having a deformable layer. The multilayered ball sealer has an outer or intermediate layer that is deformable under pressure. In the former, the deformable layer may be water-soluble or hydrolysable. In the latter, the outer layer is a sheath that contains the deformable layer and adapts to its shape. A multilayered ball sealer may be used as a diversion agent by being suspended in a fluid injected into a wellbore and applying pressure to deform the shape of the intermediate layer such that the multilayered ball sealer adapts to the shape of a perforation opening on which the multilayered ball sealer has seated.
摘要:
A method for well treatment by forming a temporary plug in a fracture, a perforation, a wellbore, or more than one of these locations, in a well penetrating a subterranean formation is provided, in which the method of well treatment includes: injecting a slurry comprising a degradable material, allowing the degradable material to form a plug in a perforation, a fracture, or a wellbore in a well penetrating a formation; performing a downhole operation; and allowing the degradable material to degrade after a selected time such that the plug disappears.