Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 178-188.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2024.03.01.03

• A Special Issue of Exploration & Development Technologies for Deep and Ultra Deep Oil and Gas Reservoirs • Previous Articles    

A Study on Cement Slurry Circulation Fluid Mixing for Deep Well Casing Cementing in the Sichuan-Chongqing Area

YANG Fujie1, SUN Jinfei1,2,3, XU Kewei4, LUO Hanlin1, LI Zaoyuan1   

  1. 1. National Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    2. College of Sciences, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    3. Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    4. Engineering Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China
  • Received:2024-03-01 Published:2024-08-24
  • Contact: 李早元,E-mail: swpilzy@swpu.edu.cn

Abstract: During the process of cement injection in deep wells, due to the influence of complex wellbore conditions such as long sealing sections, narrow gaps, and high eccentricity, the annulus fluid is prone to mixing, and the mixing may increase the friction of the mixed section, causing cementing leakage. In order to solve the problem of inaccurate ECD prediction of high eccentricity annulus in the casing cementing operation of the oil layer in the Gaomo in eastern Sichuan, a cementing fluid mixing simulation and an experimental study on the rheology of the slurry were carried out. The study calculated the slurry in real time based on CFD. According to the changes in the fluid proportion of each section, the wellbore ECD was calculated by fitting the rheological equation through rheological experiments. The results proved that the eccentricity is the main factor affecting the change of the mixing ratio. When the eccentricity is low, the proportion of drilling fluid, spacer fluid and cement slurry is 5:1:4, and when the eccentricity is high, the ratio is mainly 7:1:2; the ECD of the mixed grout is 0.2$\sim$0.8 g/cm$^3$ higher than the conventional ECD in the upper grouting section, and is 0.2$\sim$0.5 g/cm$^3$ higher in the lower pure cement section. This study reveals the impact of complex well conditions in deep wells on the mixing ratio between fluids and the equivalent density of the wellbore. It is of great significance to ensure the safe cementing operation of deep wells in Sichuan and Chongqing and improve the quality of cementing.

Key words: deep well, eccentricity, mixture, rheology, ECD

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