Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 115-123.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2022.06.29.01

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Shale-liquid Interaction and Its Effect on In-situ Stress

LI Gao1, LI Ze2, HU Song3, LI Minghao1, LI Zhuoyang4   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    2. Engineering Technology Research Institute, Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, PetroChina, Chengdu, Sichuan 610017, China;
    3. CNOOC China Limited, Tianjin Branch, Binhai New Area, Tianjin 300450, China;
    4. Development Division, Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, PetroChina, Chengdu, Sichuan 610011, China
  • Received:2022-06-29 Published:2024-11-07

Abstract: During drilling and completion in shale formation, shale-liquid interaction between working fluid and shale is inevitable. In order to study the mechanism of shale-liquid interaction and its effect on in-situ stress distribution, laboratory experiments of shale-liquid interaction were carried out on Longmaxi Formation shale in southern Sichuan, and the mechanism and results of the shale-liquid interaction were clarified. On this basis, the influence of shale-liquid interaction on in-situ stress distribution was studied. The results show that the shale-liquid interaction can cause shale damage, and then the micro-fracture occurs, which leads to the shale swelling. The stress distribution can be affected during shale-liquid interaction, and the more complex the fracture network, the more obvious the influence of shale-liquid interaction on stress. Due to the shale-liquid interaction, the distribution of in-situ stress changes significantly during hydraulic fracturing, and the casing stress increases with the shale-liquid interaction time.

Key words: shale-liquid interaction, shale swelling, in-situ stress distribution, casing deformation

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