Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal
Lightweight and ultra-lightweight solid materials are being used in gravel packing for horizontal wells instead of traditional quartz and ceramsite to decrease the risk of premature plugging and improve packing efficiency. Physical and numerical simulation experiments of gravel packing were conducte...
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| description | Lightweight and ultra-lightweight solid materials are being used in gravel packing for horizontal wells instead of traditional quartz and ceramsite to decrease the risk of premature plugging and improve packing efficiency. Physical and numerical simulation experiments of gravel packing were conducted to assess the effectiveness of reducing solid material density and investigate its impact on packing and sand control. Packed gravel destabilization experiments highlighted the importance of high-compaction degree packing for effective sand control. Further gravel packing experiments examined the packing performance of different solid materials, revealing that lightweight solids have minimal gravitational deposition effect because their density is similar to the gravel slurry, relying primarily on fluid flow for compaction. The numerical simulation indicated that lightweight ceramsite is unsuitable for horizontal and highly-deviated wells because of its poor compaction degree and sand control, especially with high-viscosity slurry. High-density particles enhance gravitational deposition, improving packing compaction and sand control. Lightweight materials are recommended only when advanced plugging of α wave packing cannot be avoided. In highly-deviated wells, high-density materials significantly improve packing stability and sand control. This study provides clear technical guidelines for selecting solid materials for gravel packing in horizontal and highly-deviated wells. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0fac7332f4dd415bbe0bb731b07ca6242025-08-20T02:11:11ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122024-09-011210169010.3390/jmse12101690Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and ProposalHaoxian Shi0Changyin Dong1Xinjie Zhan2Chenfeng Liu3Lixia Li4Jianrong Ji5Yanjiang Yu6Zhendong Li7Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 511466, ChinaSchool of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaSchool of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaSchool of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaGuangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 511466, ChinaEast China Petroleum Bureau of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Nanjing 210019, ChinaGuangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 511466, ChinaSchool of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, ChinaLightweight and ultra-lightweight solid materials are being used in gravel packing for horizontal wells instead of traditional quartz and ceramsite to decrease the risk of premature plugging and improve packing efficiency. Physical and numerical simulation experiments of gravel packing were conducted to assess the effectiveness of reducing solid material density and investigate its impact on packing and sand control. Packed gravel destabilization experiments highlighted the importance of high-compaction degree packing for effective sand control. Further gravel packing experiments examined the packing performance of different solid materials, revealing that lightweight solids have minimal gravitational deposition effect because their density is similar to the gravel slurry, relying primarily on fluid flow for compaction. The numerical simulation indicated that lightweight ceramsite is unsuitable for horizontal and highly-deviated wells because of its poor compaction degree and sand control, especially with high-viscosity slurry. High-density particles enhance gravitational deposition, improving packing compaction and sand control. Lightweight materials are recommended only when advanced plugging of α wave packing cannot be avoided. In highly-deviated wells, high-density materials significantly improve packing stability and sand control. This study provides clear technical guidelines for selecting solid materials for gravel packing in horizontal and highly-deviated wells.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/10/1690gravel-packinghorizontal wellhigh-deviated wellnumerical simulationgravel destabilization |
| spellingShingle | Haoxian Shi Changyin Dong Xinjie Zhan Chenfeng Liu Lixia Li Jianrong Ji Yanjiang Yu Zhendong Li Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal Journal of Marine Science and Engineering gravel-packing horizontal well high-deviated well numerical simulation gravel destabilization |
| title | Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal |
| title_full | Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal |
| title_fullStr | Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal |
| title_short | Selection Results of Solid Material for Horizontal and Highly-Deviated Well Completion Gravel-Packing: Experiments, Numerical Simulation and Proposal |
| title_sort | selection results of solid material for horizontal and highly deviated well completion gravel packing experiments numerical simulation and proposal |
| topic | gravel-packing horizontal well high-deviated well numerical simulation gravel destabilization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/10/1690 |
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