High Density Foamed Cement Application for Channeling and Behind-the-Casing Flows Minimization in the Production Zone

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Vladimirovich Fomenkov ◽  
Ilya Igorevich Pinigin ◽  
Mikhail Alexandrovich Tsibulsky ◽  
Dmitry Yurievich Terentyev ◽  
Artem Alexandrovich Fedyanin

Abstract This article describes the application of relatively high-density foamed cement for cementing wells in the Volga and Urals region. Good cementing practices with high density or conventional density cement slurry is required to ensure mud displacement in fluid saturated intervals of reservoir formations (Benge et al; 1982). With this requirement met, the cement column should circumferentially cover the annulus at this very interval which is exposed to the highest loads. However, due to limited physical and mechanical properties of conventional cement slurries in both liquid and solid state, in certain cases conventional slurries do not solve the problems encountered by the Customer, namely elimination of annular flow between the casing and cement sheath. High-density foamed cement is considered as an improved alternative to conventional cement slurries, and results in a high quality and durable sealing of gas and oil saturated production zones for the life of the well. Proprietary software and process equipment are used for the mixing of the foamed cement slurry with a variety of foaming properties. This process enables the use of a base cement slurry with higher density (up to 2.1 g/cm3) for delivering foamed cement slurries in a wide range of densities. To avoid possible cross flows behind the casing, pilot tests were conducted, where a conventional cement slurry (1.80–1.90 g/cm3) was replaced with a high-density foamed cement slurry with equivalent density with a foam quality of approx. 10% making the cement sheath elastic with improved adhesion to both the casing string and the formation (Spaulding et al; 2018). Pilot tests, incorporating the cementing of several production casings, were conducted where only foamed cement slurries with various foam quality were used in the entire cementing interval. No conventional (non-foamed) cement systems were used in these cases.

Author(s):  
Thierry Mourier ◽  
Mathilde Gottardi ◽  
Pierre-Emile Philip ◽  
Sophie Verrun ◽  
Gilles Romero ◽  
...  

TSV integration is a key technology allowing heterogeneous devices 3D integration. However, depending on the targeted application, various TSV sizes and integration schemes exist, all requesting very high aspect ratio. The most common integration is the Mid-process TSV for which aspect ratio is required to be higher than 10:1 whatever application. In the case of large interposers, silicon thickness has to be increased to limit the deformation of the substrate due to highly stressed devices. Same requirements are made by photonic interposers which use thick SOI substrate leading to high warpage during integration. In the opposite, imagers requires to save silicon surface thus reduce TSV size and keep out zone. Silicon thickness has to be kept in the 100 μm range leading then the aspect ratio of the TSV to increase. Recently, Hybrid bonding progresses allowed a new type of TSV to be introduced : High Density TSVs for imagers. In this application, micrometer range TSV have to be filled with a Silicon thickness reduction limited to 10 μm by grinding process control. In order to allow the metal filling of all those type of structures, we have developed a highly conformal barrier and seed layer processes using standard materials for easier integration. The process is based on the use of MOCVD TiN as a barrier. This material is deposited using TDMAT precursor which allows low temperature deposition (200 °C)[1] which extends also the polyvalence of the process toward polymer bonded integrations. The very high step coverage of this process, reported at more than 30% in 20:1 aspect ratio coupled to high resistance to copper diffusion allows as thin as 20 nm barrier thickness which appears relevant economically (for deposition and CMP) and for stress consideration, compared to the well known but thicker PVD TaN process. Considering seed layer, the eG3D process[2] was brought to a high maturity allowing it to be integrated in an applied material raider tool coupled to TSV filling reactors. This process, based on electrografting of copper has already proved a step coverage of more than 50% in 12:1 aspect ratio structures. The presented work shows that the same process requires only deposition parameters change to be able to fully cover 10×150 μm Mid-process TSV as well as 1×10 μm High density ones. The excellent step coverage of this process allowed as thin as 200 nm (for 10×120 μm TSVs) and 100 nm (for (1×10 μm ones) deposited thicknesses to ensure perfect coverage of the structures. eG3D process also has the ability to be used as a repair process for non-continuous widely used PVD Cu seed layers but also be deposited directly on the barrier material. These 2 layers were evaluated together in a 300mm TSV integration schemes of both 10×120 mid process and 1×10 μm High Density structures and qualified electrically. The paper will discuss the deposition process development leading to simultaneously allow copper filling of the very wide range of TSVs on the same process equipment and using the same chemicals. We will then present integration results as well as electrical test of TSV daisy chains of both mid and High density TSVs showing excellent yield for all TSV size and integration schemes.


Author(s):  
Yu. M. Zubarev ◽  
A. V. Priemyshev

When grinding on the processed surface of the workpieces of machine parts, a set of RIS-grooves is formed from the action of the vertices of the cutting abrasive grains of the circle. These risks mainly determine the roughness parameters of the treated surface and its physical and mechanical properties. The article presents the results of research of the micro-cutting process of different steels with different abrasive grains in a wide range of cutting speeds. It is shown that increasing the cutting speed during grinding has a positive effect on improving the metal quality of the surface layer of parts.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Cavallo ◽  
Giovanna Antonella Dino

<p>The Ossola valley (central Alps, northern Italy) is well known to produce a wide range of dimension stones: granites, gneisses, marbles and soapstones. The calcitic Candoglia marble is well-known because it was used in the cathedral of Milan, whereas the dolomitic Crevoladossola marble is widely spread and appreciated on the market. This work focusses on the varieties of the latter, the Crevoladossola marble: it pertains to the Mesozoic metasedimentary cover that tectonically separates the Monte Leone and Antigorio nappes (lower Penninic Units), with a quite steep structural setting and multiphase folding. The location of the quarry (Lorgino di Crevoladossola) is the same of the historic Pavia quarry of the «<em>Fabbriceria del Duomo di Pavia</em>», at the beginning of the 16th century. At present time there is only one active quarry which produces nine commerciali varieties: among these, <em>Palissandro Bluette</em>, <em>Palissandro Blu Nuvolato</em>, <em>Palissandro Classico</em> and <em>Palissandro Oniciato</em> are the most common ones. The quarry front is terraced and the extraction technology only uses diamond wire technology; the large extracted blocks are then selected based on their dimension, textural and chromatic features. The Crevoladossola marble (dolomite content 75 – 90% wt.)  has fine grain size and variable colour and texture due to the different amount of phlogopite (10 – 25% wt.) which defines the foliation plane, characterized by abundant isoclinal folds; there are also smaller amounts of quartz, anorthite, chlorite, tremolite, and rare disseminated sulphides. The presence of tremolite initially created doubts about the possible presence of asbestiform phases, however in-depth SEM-EDS analytical investigations excluded the presence of fibers, showing only cleavage fragments or prismatic - acicular crystals. With respect to the Candoglia and Ornavasso marbles, the Crevoladossola marble has markedly anisotropic physical and mechanical properties. In the Archaeological Museum of Milano possibly there is the first evidence of the use of this type of marble, represented by a sculpture of a Roman person (T. Labieno). Since 13th and 14th centuries this material was widely utilized in the local architecture of Domodossola, Baceno and Montecrestese, whereas its use was scarce in Lombardy: the main representative buildings are <em>Arco della Pace</em> in Milano with eight monolithic marble columns (10 m height) and the <em>Duomo</em> in Pavia (since 14th century). The marble is now used for internal facing, furnishings and valuable objects: in 1995 a block of <em>Palissandro Classico</em> was worked to produce the significant sculpture «<em>Uovo della Pace</em>» for UNICEF. The overall good quality of the rock mass and a rational exploitation make this quarry an exemplary model of dimension stone extraction; at the present time, efforts are also being made to exploit production waste, from crushed stone up to sawing sludge.</p>


2015 ◽  
Vol 799-800 ◽  
pp. 1319-1324
Author(s):  
F. Benabed ◽  
Tahar Seghier

The method of dielectric spectroscopy is an instrument of choice for the diagnosis of insulation used in high voltage and also to assess the quality of the insulation of HV equipment such as transformers, cables, capacitors, etc...This method allows to estimating the state and the quality of the insulation using the dielectric response of the frequency range. In this article, we have presented results of dielectric studies in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) by means of dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) in frequency range 10-2 - 106 Hz and temperature between-60 and 60 °C, we will invest this method to measure the dielectric properties and evaluate the performance of this insulator witch has always been chosen as a model polymer material because it is the simplest polymer with respect to its chemical structure and is used in a wide range of applications in daily life.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4251
Author(s):  
Marcin Kremieniewski ◽  
Rafał Wiśniowski ◽  
Stanisław Stryczek ◽  
Grzegorz Orłowicz

Gas migration through fresh and hardened cement slurry is an ongoing problem in the oil industry. In order to eliminate this unfavourable phenomenon, research is being conducted on new compositions of slurries for gas wells. The article presents the results of research for slurries with low and high resistance to gas migration. The proper selection of the quantity and quality of components makes it possible to design slurry with the required static structural strength values. In addition, the cement sheath of such anti-migration slurry has low porosity and a very low proportion of large pore spaces. Additionally, the mechanical parameters do not decrease during long-term deposition in borehole-like conditions. By obtaining these results, it was possible to design slurry whose cement sheath has high corrosion resistance. The new slurry has a lower water-cement ratio. Additionally, GS anti-migration copolymer, anti-filter additive and latex are used. The presence of n-SiO2 aqueous solution and microcement allows for sealing the microstructure of the hardened cement slurry. Such modifications significantly improve the technological parameters of the cement slurry and the cement coat formed from it.


2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 3306-3309
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhong Fan ◽  
Wen Xiu Zhao ◽  
Qing Wang Liu ◽  
Ji Gang Wang ◽  
Ning Ning Zhan ◽  
...  

In this paper, aiming at the Fuyu high angle holes cementing technical issues, in-depth study the quick-setting, high early strength and micro-expansion anti-channeling slurry system. Use this system in Fuyu region high angle holes cementing engineering, the completion of 10 high angle holes were all qualified, 8 of which were quality well, the pass rate of 100% and quality rate of 80%.Solve the difficult problem of the cementation quality and packer formation of the cement sheath, ensure the cementing Quality of Fuyu city high angle wells, which has an important guide and reference on Jilin Oilfield in the future development of the deep horizontal and cementing technology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR NIKONOV ◽  
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ANTON ZOBOV ◽  

The construction and selection of a suitable bijective function, that is, substitution, is now becoming an important applied task, particularly for building block encryption systems. Many articles have suggested using different approaches to determining the quality of substitution, but most of them are highly computationally complex. The solution of this problem will significantly expand the range of methods for constructing and analyzing scheme in information protection systems. The purpose of research is to find easily measurable characteristics of substitutions, allowing to evaluate their quality, and also measures of the proximity of a particular substitutions to a random one, or its distance from it. For this purpose, several characteristics were proposed in this work: difference and polynomial, and their mathematical expectation was found, as well as variance for the difference characteristic. This allows us to make a conclusion about its quality by comparing the result of calculating the characteristic for a particular substitution with the calculated mathematical expectation. From a computational point of view, the thesises of the article are of exceptional interest due to the simplicity of the algorithm for quantifying the quality of bijective function substitutions. By its nature, the operation of calculating the difference characteristic carries out a simple summation of integer terms in a fixed and small range. Such an operation, both in the modern and in the prospective element base, is embedded in the logic of a wide range of functional elements, especially when implementing computational actions in the optical range, or on other carriers related to the field of nanotechnology.


2020 ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
B. O. Bolshakov ◽  
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R. F. Galiakbarov ◽  
A. M. Smyslov ◽  
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...  

The results of the research of structure and properties of a composite compact from 13 Cr – 2 Мо and BN powders depending on the concentration of boron nitride are provided. It is shown that adding boron nitride in an amount of more than 2% by weight of the charge mixture leads to the formation of extended grain boundary porosity and finely dispersed BN layers in the structure, which provides a high level of wearing properties of the material. The effect of boron nitride concentration on physical and mechanical properties is determined. It was found that the introduction of a small amount of BN (up to 2 % by weight) into the compacts leads to an increase in plasticity, bending strength, and toughness by reducing the friction forces between the metal powder particles during pressing and a more complete grain boundary diffusion process during sintering. The formation of a regulated structure-phase composition of powder compacts of 13 Cr – 2 Mо – BN when the content of boron nitride changes in them allows us to provide the specified physical and mechanical properties in a wide range. The obtained results of studies of the physical and mechanical characteristics of the developed material allow us to reasonably choose the necessary composition of the powder compact for sealing structures of the flow part of steam turbines, depending on their operating conditions.


2019 ◽  
pp. 462-471
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Shirokova

The historical polyethnicity of the Slovak society and the connected problems of the interrelations of cultures, ethics, interpersonal relations, are reflected in the works of modern Slovak prose. They are represented most clearly in the novels of middle generation writers P. Rankov, S. Lavrík, P. Krištúfek. They dwell upon the dramatical events of the 20 th century. They cover wide range problems, from the fruitful coexistence of various ethnic groups and their representatives to national contradictions and racial repressions. The artistic quality of the mentioned works, their composition, the way of narrating, the type of the main character, can be highly evaluated. For example, in a novel by P. Rankov the plot, in spite of its linearity, is a chain of episodes in the span of 30 years from the life of the main characters. It reflects not only their fates, but also the historical and political changes of the world they live in. The main female character of a S. Lavrík ’s novel narrates about everyday life and tragedies in the lives of the dwellers of a Slovak town in the Slovak Republic during the war. P. Krištúfek in his novel focuses on several decades from the life of a Slovak-Jewish family and dwellers of a Slovak provincial society with types and relations specific for this milieu.


Author(s):  
Katherine V. Whittington

Abstract The electronics supply chain is being increasingly infiltrated by non-authentic, counterfeit electronic parts, whose use poses a great risk to the integrity and quality of critical hardware. There is a wide range of counterfeit parts such as leads and body molds. The failure analyst has many tools that can be used to investigate counterfeit parts. The key is to follow an investigative path that makes sense for each scenario. External visual inspection is called for whenever the source of supply is questionable. Other methods include use of solvents, 3D measurement, X-ray fluorescence, C-mode scanning acoustic microscopy, thermal cycle testing, burn-in technique, and electrical testing. Awareness, vigilance, and effective investigations are the best defense against the threat of counterfeit parts.


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