西南石油大学学报(自然科学版) ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 146-155.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2017.07.03.01

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Study on the Acid Fracturing Technology for High-inclination Wells and Horizontal Wells of the Sinian System Gas Reservoir in the Sichuan Basin

LI Song1,2, MA Huiyun1,2, ZHANG Hua3, YE Jiexiao1, HAN Huifen1,2   

  1. 1. Engineering Research Institute of Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, CNPC, Chengdu, Sichuan 610017, China;
    2. National Energy High-sour Gas Reservoir Exploitation and R & D Center, Guanghan, Sichuan 618300, China;
    3. Shunan Gas Field of Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, CNPC, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
  • Received:2017-07-03 Online:2018-06-01 Published:2018-06-01

Abstract: The carbonate rock reservoir of the Dengying subgroup of the Sinian System in the Sichuan Basin is characterized by complex types of reservoir spaces as a result of its well-developed dissolution pores, fractures, and holes, and it is characterized by high buried depth, high temperature, high pressure, high heterogeneity, and high contents of such acid gases as H2S and CO2. These features and characteristics present challenges to the current reservoir reform processes. The key to reservoir reform for high-inclination and horizontal wells is the deployment of acid liquid and in-depth permeation of acid dissolution fractures in long well sections to link the natural fractures and pores in the reservoir into a connected system. The current reservoir reform processes with mechanical stratification and segmentation for high-inclination/horizontal wells were improved in light of the geological characteristics and geostress distribution patterns as follows. open-hole sections with a big difference between vertical layers or horizontal segments in physical properties were reformed with packers in a segment-by-segment manner, while perforation segments with a big intralayer or intrasegmental difference in physical properties were reformed with degradable filling materials in a layer-by-layer manner. Fracture-hole-type reservoirs with well-developed natural fractures and holes were reformed with retarded-acid based acid fracturing technology to link the fractures and holes into a connected system, while fracture-pore-type and pore-type reservoirs were reformed with pad-fluid-based acid fracturing technology to form deep acid dissolution fractures to link isolated fractures and pores into a connected system. As demonstrated by on-site tests, the two types of acid fracturing technology developed for high-inclination and horizontal wells can improve reservoir reform efficiency. An exploratory study was also conducted on self-generating acid and slick water-based acid fracturing technology for complex networks of fractures, with some degree of success in improving reservoir reform efficiency.

Key words: Sichuan Basin, Dengying Formation, carbonate rock, high-inclination wells and horizontal wells, deep acid fracturing, stratification segmentation

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