摘要:
A production borehole is drilled to total depth into and through a producing formation and casing is set to an intermediate depth. A bridge plug is set below the casing shoe into the open hole section above the producing formation and one or more offset wells are drilled into the producing formation beginning at the open hole section of the production borehole between the casing shoe and the bridge plug. The offset holes are loaded with explosive, plugged off, gravel packed and detonated in order to stimulate the well bore and surrounding formation.
摘要:
A METHOD FOR EXPLOSIVELY FRACTURING AN EARTH FORMATION INCLUDES THE PLACEMENT OF A SHOCK ABSORBENT LINER IN THE WELLBORE ADJACENT THE FORMATION TO PREVENT WELLBORE DAMAGE WHEN AN EXPLOSIVE IS DETONATED IN THE WELLBORE FORMATION.
摘要:
A cap insensitive liquid explosive is described which is particularly useful for fracturing a formation containing a network of narrow fissures adjacent a well bore in order to bring in a well or to increase its productivity, which includes a nitroparaffin compound, preferably nitromethane, capable of dissolving substantial amounts of high explosive compounds, and one or more of certain high explosive compounds dissolved therein. The high explosive compounds are of a kind and are present in an amount capable of rendering the liquid explosive sufficiently diameter insensitive to permit propagation of an explosion throughout a substantial portion of such network of narrow fissures when the liquid explosive is placed therein or in such other environment as it is to be used. Preferred high explosives are RDX, HMX and mixtures thereof. TNT, PETN or any other high explosive organic nitro compound may be included in an amount sufficient to render the liquid explosive less sensitive to detonation, such that it is not cap detonable, at the same time enhancing its explosive power and reliability. For certain applications, ammonium nitrate may be added to achieve desired explosive effects, as well as finely divided reactive metal to increase the brisance of the explosive. A gelling agent such as nitrocellulose is included to maintain the resulting uniform dispersion for long periods of time. A method of pressuretransferring a liquid explosive into the well bore and pressuring it back into the productive formation is described in which the explosive is injected through a tube into the well bore directly adjacent the formation to be fractured, the tube having first been cleared of air, by placing the liquid explosive in one or more tanks connected to the injection tube at the well surface and which are subjected to air pressure to force the explosive into the well. Further, a well fracturing method which is self cleaning, rendering unnecessary the usual cleaning step which follows fracturing, is disclosed in which the well bore is restricted above the level of the explosion and is closed above the restriction with sand or the like such that sufficient back pressure is maintained in the well for satisfactory fracturing, while the resultant gases are subsequently vented through the restriction, blowing the sand or other ballast as well as the rubble generated by the explosion out of the well bore.
摘要:
A shock device for unplugging perforations in a well and the like which comprises a chamber of low pressure relative to the pressure adjacent the perforations, the chamber being suddenly openable to the pressure adjacent the perforations with a consequent shock effect on the perforations.
摘要:
STRING SHOT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SERVICING PERFORATED WELL CASING USING ONE OR MORE EXPLOSIVE CORDS SUPPORTED ALONG A WIRE LINE AND EQUIPPED WITH DISCRIMINATOR MEANS FOR DETONATING THE CORDS INDEPENDENTLY OR IN GROUPS AT THE OPERATOR''S OPTION. THE WIRE LINE INCLUDES CENTRALIZERS DESIGNED TO BE QUICKLY ASSEMBLED TO AND DETACHED FROM THE LINE AS WELL AS MEANS FOR SECURING THE EXPLOSIVE CORD TO THE LINE IN A DESIRED DEGREE OF TANTNESS THE EXPLOSIVE CORD INCLUDES MEANS FOR ELIMINATING STRETCH AND PREFERABLY EMBODIED THEREIN TO SAFTGUARD AGAINST ITS ELONGATION BY FRICTIONAL OR OTHER FORCES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE SERVICING OPERATION. A READILY OPENED AND CLOSED BLOWOUT PROTECTOR IS SECURABLE ACROSS THE WELL HEAD TO SEAL THE WELL CLOSED ABOUT THE WIRE LINE TO AVOID A BLOWOUT IF THE SERVICING OPERATION RELEASES HIGH SUBSURFACE PRESSURES INTO THE WELL.