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LI Ling, LI Wei, OU Yangwei. Application of a Fast-swelling Gel Lost Circulation Material in Shale Gas Drilling in Block Changning[J]. DRILLING FLUID & COMPLETION FLUID, 2019, 36(2): 181-188. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.02.009
Citation: LI Ling, LI Wei, OU Yangwei. Application of a Fast-swelling Gel Lost Circulation Material in Shale Gas Drilling in Block Changning[J]. DRILLING FLUID & COMPLETION FLUID, 2019, 36(2): 181-188. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.02.009

Application of a Fast-swelling Gel Lost Circulation Material in Shale Gas Drilling in Block Changning

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.02.009
  • Received Date: 2018-11-21
  • Publish Date: 2019-04-30
  • Shale gas drilling in block Changning is conducted in an area with karst landform at the surface and underground cavern and underground rivers resulting in severe water kick and lost return during drilling in surface formations. To address these problems, bridging slurries, high filtration rate lost circulation material (LCM), cement slurries and smart gels were used to stop mud losses, however the results of applying these LCMs were not satisfactory, and the mud losses started again after a while of applying the LCMs. A gel that is able to fast swell when intact with water was developed in an effort to address the problems effectively and efficiently. The mechanisms of this gel are "swelling+crosslinking+filling"; when in contact with water, a crosslinking reaction takes place in the gel water mixture, and the mixture swells and releases CO2 which makes the gel swell further to a volume that is several times of its original volume. The crosslinked gel finally becomes an elastic water-tight non-toxic gel. CO2 inside the gel drives the non-crosslinked elastic gel into the formation pores in the thief zones, inhibiting water kick by swelling and elasticity. Laboratory evaluation of a fastswelling gel LCM formulated with optimized additives showed that the gelling time of the LCM is between 15 min and 70 min, it is able to expand to 250% to 350% of its original volume, and to block distilled water or water base drilling fluid that is 3 or 5 times by volume of the gel LCM, respectively. Test of the gel LCM on a model CDL-Ⅱ HTHP LCM tester showed that, using 4-3 mm and 5-4 mm simulated channels for mud loss, the pressure bearing capacity of the plugged channels were 3.8 MPa and 1.7 MPa, respectively.Test of a compound LCM mixed with the gel LCM and a bridging LCM showed that the pressure bearing capacity of the plugged channels were increased to 6.25 MPa and 5.2 MPa, respectively. In a field application, a water production zone was plugged at the first try of the gel LCM, and the pressure bearing capacity of the plugged water production zone was increased to 5.8 MPa, resolving water production when drilling the top formations and ensuring safe drilling.

     

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