Shale gas as an important unconventional resource,is essential for our energy security and supply,but the shale reservoir is of low porosity and extra-low permeability characteristics,and hydraulic fracturing is needed to obtain the desired economic output. We summarized the advanced technology used in American shale gas exploitation in the paper. Based on the shale gas reservoir characteristics and technology development of China,we also discussed the directions of large-scale development of shale gas in China. The results indicate that economical development of north American shale gas benefited from the advanced reservoir evaluation,horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. And we also further evaluated the latest developments in north American shale gas,including reservoir evaluation,fracturing material and design optimization,production evaluation. In addition,discussion of technology adaptability and basic principles of various technologies are presented. In order to improve the development of shale gas in China,from exploration to development,we should learn from combining advanced experience with our reservoir features to carry out science and technology research,such as whole optimization of exploration and development,the volume fracturing mechanism and related technology,the evaluation of negative effects of shale gas development.
The mainly difficult problem of production inadequate return top of slurry and poor bonding cementing hole reaction are discussed in the paper; the effective factors of cementing quality – poor slurry property, lost circulation, poor displacement in long bare hole, and o8il-gas-water migration in the processes of slurry setting are analyzed; the technical countermeasure of enhancing cementing quality and preventing casing corrosive are presented. The previous troubles are solved satisfactorily and marked economic benefit abstained by using these techniques in low temperature, weak and oil-gas-water active formation.
It is necessary to solve the problem of fracturing fluids being broken in shallow and low temperature reservoirs. Catalysts under low temperature accelerate the breaking capabilities of ammonium persulfate (APS), enzyme and encapsulated breaker. By testing viscosity losses of hydroxyprophyl guar(HPG) crosslinked by borane, some APS/catalysts systems and microencapsulated breaker have been screened at 50℃. Results have been shown that the HPG fracturing fluids can be completely destroyed by APS/catalysts.
In order to further master change law of liquid production when the oilfield enter a period of high water cut production, we study on the change of liquid production in different production system. Based on actual oil production and water drive curve of this block in recently years,according to actual production needs of oilfield,the change of oil production of high water-cut stage in different producing system will be obtained by theoretical derivation when the liquid production is fixed. At the same time,the change of liquid production is studied when the oil production is fixed or reduced at a certain speed. This theory can realize quantification about the change of liquid production. Take a certain block in a true oilfield for example,on the basis of water-flood characteristic curve that is suitable for this block,the change of liquid production of high water-cut stage in different producing system will be obtained by actual data,and provide strongly theoretical guidance for decision-makers. At the same time,this method can be used to other blocks,which has wide application prospects.
JBN method is compared with Jones′ graphical technique by formula deriving and converting. It is concluded that the essential difference between the two methods is the different reference permeability of the rock. When calculating relative permeability,oil permeability at irreducible water saturation is a more suitable reference than the flowing ability of oil and water. The author made a comparison among Polynomial function,logarithmic function and exponential function when fitting average water saturation and total injection volume. The result shows that logarithmic function and exponential function have good fitting accuracy if piecewise fitting is carried out. Furthermore,oil ratio calculated by these two fitting function is more reasonable. We obtain similar oil relative permeability but quite different water relative permeability when using different functions to fit 1/Qi and 1/(IQi). Linear function,polynomial function and power function are compared,and the result calculated by power function is more reasonable.