Influence of Sand Production in an Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoir in a Deepwater Gas Field

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fucheng Deng ◽  
Chuanliang Yan ◽  
Shanpo Jia ◽  
Shenghong Chen ◽  
Lihua Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
Production Model ◽  
Production Test ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Sand Production ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir ◽  
Critical Production

In an unconsolidated sandstone reservoir of a deepwater gas field, due to the reduction of the rock compaction by deepwater, sand production is more likely to occur in the reservoir during production under certain production pressure differences. Therefore, it is important to accurately control the production pressure difference. A theoretical analysis model of sand production was established. On the basis of the model, the critical production pressure difference and the critical flow rate of the sand production were tested through indoor simulated experiments of sand production of three-dimensional full-diameter core. In addition, the critical production pressure difference for the sand production with an open hole completion was verified by means of numerical analysis. The analysis procedures and results are as follows: (1) based on the production test, the gas flow rate and the sand production rate under various production pressure differences were measured. It was found that the critical production pressure difference of core of target block was about 2 MPa, which is lower than the critical sand production pressure difference of core in shallow water or land. (2) A finite element analysis model was established by means of a theoretical analysis on the basis of core mechanics testing, and the analytical model was validated by comparing the experimental model and the theoretical model. A plastic deformation criterion for sand production was proposed. (3) The sand production model of the deepwater reservoir was established based on field parameters. The primary parameters that affect the rock strength were analyzed using the sand production criterion, which was verified by the experimental and numerical simulation results. Analysis results show that the effect of cohesive compared with elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and angle of internal friction on sand production is greater. At the same time, it should also pay attention to the influence of the drilling and production process on sand production.

Managing Sanding Risk in Sandstone Reservoir Through a New Constitutive Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surej Kumar Subbiah ◽  
Ariffin Samsuri ◽  
Assef Mohamad-Hussein ◽  
Mohd Zaidi Jaafar ◽  
Yingru Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Reservoir Rock ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Sand Production ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Sandstone Rock ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir ◽  
Rock Mechanical Behavior

Abstract Sandstone reservoir failure during hydrocarbon production can cause negative impact on the oil/gas field development economics. Loss of integrity and hydrocarbon leakage due to downhole or surface erosion can decrease the risk of operational safety. Therefore, a proper understanding of the best formulation to manage and find the balance between productivity and sand risk is very important. Making decisions for the best and most economical completion design needs a full and proper sanding risk analysis driven by geomechanics modeling. The accuracy of modeling the reservoir rock mechanical behavior and the failure analysis depends on the selection of the constitutive model (failure criteria) specially to understand the failure and post failure mechanisms. Thus, an appropriate constitutive model/criterion is required as most of the current model/criteria are not developed for a weak rock material honoring the non-linearity and post failure (softening) process. Therefore, a new and novel elasto-plastic constitutive model for sandstone rock has been investigated and developed. The effort started with a sequence of triaxial tests at different confining pressures on core samples. Different types of rock have been tested during the developing and validation of the constitutive model. Comparison with other existing failure criteria was also performed. As the results, the newly developed constitutive model is better honoring the full spectrum of elasto-plastic rock mechanical behavior (softening and post-failure) which is important for oil and gas applications, specifically for sand production and drilling i.e. failure stabilization due to stress relief. The formulation and process are demonstrated with a case study for an old gas field, where a few gas wells have been shut-in due to severe sand production. The sand production predictive models have been validated with downhole pressure. The wells have been side-tracked and recompleted using the new sand failure prediction, using the new formulation resulted in restoring sand-free production at former rates. The novelty of this study would be in finding the right formula to best design the predictive model and to avoid any sand production when using the newly developed constitutive model.

EXTRACTION OF MINUTE GAS BUBBLES FROM LIQUIDS FLOWING IN A SIMULATED CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SYSTEM BY A VENTURI-ASPIRATOR UNIT

2002 ◽  
Vol 02 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 297-312
Author(s):  
WEN-JEI YANG ◽  
AMR EID ◽  
R. ECHIGO
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
Gas Bubbles ◽  
Blood Oxygenation ◽  
Straight Tube ◽  
Suction Pressure ◽  
Total Flow ◽  
Total Flow Rate

An experimental study is performed to extract minute gas bubbles from liquids flowing in a simulated cardiopulmonary bypass system using a Venturi-aspirator unit. In other words, oxygen bubbles in oxygenated blood are simulated by air bubbles in water with AP30 (about same viscosity as whole blood). This study is intended to determine the feasibility of using a Venturi aspirator unit to extract minute gas bubbles from a simulated cardiopulmonary bypass system. Testing of the Venturi-type bubble extraction is carried out using three different test sections. Two Venturis are used, and a straight tube configuration is used as a control. The two Venturis are similar, with the exception that one has a longer inlet cone which causes the entering liquid to accelerate at a slower rate. Results are obtained for effectiveness of the aspirator unit as functions of total flow rate, extraction suction, suction pressure difference, and hydraulic head. It is concluded from the study that:(i) The effectiveness of the Venturis is typically between 90 and 100 percent. It increases with an increase in suction or suction pressure difference but decreases with an increase in total flow rate.(ii) The Venturi is most suitable for extraction of minute gas bubbles, especially for use with AP30 (whole blood), which yields substantially higher effectiveness than water.(iii) It is anticipated that a Venturi-aspirator unit can be superior to other bubble separation device as the cardiopulmonary bypass system for applications in extra corporeal blood oxygenation.

scholarly journals Determination of Permeability and Inertial Coefficients of Sintered Metal Porous Media Using an Isothermal Chamber

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhong ◽  
Xiang Ji ◽  
Chong Li ◽  
Jiwen Fang ◽  
Fanghua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
Testing Time ◽  
Sintered Metal ◽  
Steady State Method ◽  
Volume Limit ◽  
Inertial Coefficient

Sintered metal porous media are widely used in a broad range of industrial equipment. Generally, the flow properties in porous media are represented by an incompressible Darcy‒Forchheimer regime. This study uses a modified Forchheimer equation to represent the flow rate characteristics, which are then experimentally and theoretically investigated using a few samples of sintered metal porous media. The traditional steady-state method has a long testing time and considerable air consumption. With this in mind, a discharge method based on an isothermal chamber filled with copper wires is proposed to simultaneously determine the permeability and inertial coefficient. The flow rate discharged from the isothermal chamber is calculated by differentiating the measured pressure, and a paired dataset of pressure difference and flow rate is available. The theoretical representations of pressure difference versus flow rate show good agreement with the steady-state results. Finally, the volume limit of the isothermal chamber is addressed to ensure sufficient accuracy.

Three-Dimensional Modelling of a Multi-Layer Sandstone Reservoir: the Sebei Gas Field, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
OU Chenghua ◽  
WANG Xiaolu ◽  
LI Chaochun ◽  
HE Yan
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir

A Numerical Analysis on the System Impedance in a Fan Cooling System

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Il Kim ◽  
Ki-So Bok ◽  
Han-Bae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Impedance Curve ◽  
Fan Cooling ◽  
Large Investment

To seek the fan operating point on a cooling system with fans, it is very important to determine the system impedance curve and it has been usually examined with the fan tester based on ASHRAE standard and AMCA standard. This leads to a large investment in time and cost, because it could not be executed until the system is made actually. Therefore it is necessary to predict the system impedance curve through numerical analysis so that we could reduce the measurement time and effort. This paper presents how the system impedance curve (pressure drop curve) is computed by CFD in substitute for experiment. In reverse order to the experimental principle of the fan tester, pressure difference was adopted first as inlet and outlet boundary conditions of the system and then flow rate was calculated. After determining the system impedance curve, it was compared with experimental results. Also the computational domain of the system was investigated to minimize computational time.

The Effect of Boundary Layer Separation on Accuracy of Flow Measurement Using the Gibson Method

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Z. Sierra ◽  
A. Adamkowski ◽  
G. Urquiza ◽  
J. Kubiak ◽  
H. Lara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Effective Cross Section ◽  
Boundary Layer Separation ◽  
Water Hammer ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Geometry Factor

The Gibson method utilizes the effect of water hammer phenomenon (hydraulic transients) in a pipeline for flow rate determination. The method consists in measuring a static pressure difference, which occurs between two cross-sections of the pipeline as a result of a temporal change of momentum from t0 to t1. This condition is induced when the water flow in the pipeline is stopped suddenly using a cut-off device. The flow rate is determined by integrating, within a proper time interval, the measured pressure difference change caused by the water hammer (inertia effect). However, several observations demonstrate that changes of pipeline geometry like diameter change, bifurcations, or direction shift by elbows may produce an effect on the computation of the flow rate. The paper focuses on this effect. Computational simulations have shown that the boundary layer separates when the flow faces sudden changes like these mentioned to above. The separation may reduce the effective cross section area of flow modifying a geometry factor involved into the computation of the flow rate. The remainder is directed to quantify the magnitude of such a factor under the influence of pipeline geometry changes. Results of numerical computations are discussed on the basis of how cross section reductions impact on the geometry factor magnitude and consequently on the mass flow rate.

scholarly journals Analisis dan Optimasi Pengaruh Suhu Gas Umpan Pada Kinerja Acid Gas Removal Unit

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Iwan Febrianto ◽  
Nelson Saksono
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Production Test ◽  
Reservoir Pressure ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Separation Unit ◽  
Acid Gas ◽  
Gas Removal

The Gas Gathering Station (GGS) in field X processes gas from 16 (sixteen) wells before being sent as selling gas to consumers. The sixteen wells have decreased in good pressure since 2011, thus affecting the performance of the Acid Gas Removal Unit (AGRU). The GGS consists of 4 (four) main units, namely the Manifold Production/ Test, the Separation Unit, the Acid Gas Removal Unit (AGRU), the Dehydration Unit (DHU). The AGRU facility in field X is designed to reduce the acid gas content of CO2 by 21 mol% with a feed gas capacity of 85 MMSCFD. A decrease in reservoir pressure caused an increase in the feed gas temperature and an increase in the water content of the well. Based on the reconstruction of the design conditions into the simulation model, the amine composition consisting of MDEA 0.3618 and MEA 0.088 wt fraction to obtain the percentage of CO2 in the 5% mol sales gas. The increase in feed gas temperature up to 146 F caused foaming due to condensation of heavy hydrocarbon fraction, so it was necessary to modify it by adding a chiller to cool the feed gas to become 60 F. Based on the simulation, the flow rate of gas entering AGRU could reach 83.7 MMSCFD. There was an increase in gas production of 38.1 MMSCFD and condensate of 1,376 BPD. Economically, the addition of a chiller modification project was feasible with the economical parameters of NPV US$ 132,000,000, IRR 348.19%, POT 0.31 year and PV ratio 19.06.

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