Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 76-88.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2022.04.14.03

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Performance Study on the Preparation of Fracturing Proppants Based on Oil-based Drilling Chips

BAI Yang1, CHANG Shuang2, LIU Yucheng2, LIU Xinguo3, LUO Pingya1   

  1. 1. National Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    3. Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2022-04-14 Published:2024-02-01

Abstract: In view of the difficulty in treating deoiled drilling cuttings after thermal analysis and lack of treatment method choices, the research on preparing non-burn fracturing proppant from oil-based drilling cuttings residue was carried out. The research explored the effects of drilling cuttings/cement ratio, CMC addition, gypsum addition and curing days on the performance of non-burn fracturing proppant. The results show that under the condition of excellent raw material ratio, the preparation process is as follows: the drilling cuttings/cement ratio is 0.67 (mass ratio), the gypsum content is 6%(mass fraction), the CMC content is 4%(mass fraction), and the curing time is 28 days. The volume density of fracturing proppant particles prepared under this condition is 1.47 g/cm3, the apparent density is 2.52 g/cm3, and the particle crushing rate under 35 MPa is 1.57%. Through the analysis of scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction, it is found that at this time, the internal structure of the fracturing proppant is compact, the pores are closed, and the hydration products C-S-H gel and anorthite are conducive to improving the comprehensive physical properties of the fracturing proppant. It provides a new direction for the utilization of deoiled drilling cuttings residue.

Key words: non-burn free proppant, hydraulic fracturing, oil-based drill cuttings, hydration hardening, resource utilization

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