مطالعه اثر چگالی شبکه شکستگی‌ها بر پایداری چاه و هرزروی سیال حفاری با استفاده از روش المان‌مجزای سه بعدی -شبکه شکستگی‌های مجزا برای چاه SIE-01 در میدان نفتی سیری

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 معدن، مکانیک سنگ، صنعتی امیر کبیر، تهران، ایران

2 دکتری ژئومکانیک، دانشگاه ارومیه

3 اداره زمین شناسی، شرکت نفت فلات قاره، تهران، ایران

چکیده

ناپایداری چاه‌ و هرزروی سیال حفاری در سازند‌های دارای شکستگی یکی از مسائل عمده در حفاری‌های عمیق است. بررسی اثر حضور شکستگی‌ها بر مکانیسم‌های ناپایداری چاه و هرزروی سیال حفاری اهمیت ویژه‌ای در تعیین یک الگوی حفاری کارآمد دارد. در این مقاله به-منظور ارزیابی پایداری چاه قائم و همچنین بررسی اثر حضور شکستگی‌ها بر میزان هرزروی سیال حفاری، شبیه‌سازی سه‌بعدی یک چاه در یکی از میدان‌های نفتی خلیج‌فارس ارائه‌شده است. شبیه‌سازی شرایط هیدرومکانیکی این چاه و پیاده‌سازی شکستگی‌های منطقه به ترتیب با استفاده از روش المان‌مجزا و شبکه شکستگی‌های مجزا انجام‌شده است. مدل بر اساس معیار میانگین شعاع زون شکست پلاستیک و لاگ کالیپر، اعتبارسنجی شده است. در این مطالعه، اثر تغییرات چگالی شکستگی‌ها بر میزان هرزروی سیال حفاری به‌عنوان یک عامل مهم در پایداری چاه موردبررسی قرار گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که تغییرات لیتولوژی سنگ تأثیر بسزایی در گسترش شعاع زون شکست پلاستیک در اطراف چاه دارد. علاوه بر این، افزایش چگالی شبکه شکستگی‌ها منجر به افزایش میزان هرزروی سیال حفاری در چاه می‌شود. بررسی تغییر شکل‌های برشی در دیواره چاه نشان داد که در یک چگالی مشخص از شبکه شکستگی‌ها، مکانیسم‌های وقوع ناپایداری در چاه محدود خواهد شد.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Study on effect of fracture density on borehole stability and drilling fluid loss using Three-dimensional DEM-DFN method: A case study for SIE-01 borehole in Persian Gulf oilfield

نویسندگان [English]

  • mohammad komeilian 1
  • Omid Saeidi 2
  • Mahdi Rahbar 3
1 Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering
2 Geomechanic Ph.D., University of Urmia
3 Geology Department, Iranian Offshore Oil Company, Tehran, Iran
چکیده [English]

Borehole instability in fractured formations and fluid loss during drilling is an important challenge for creating a stable drilling pattern in the oil industry. Understanding complex mechanisms and coupled hydromechanical phenomena which occur in fractured formation, needs to be more studies by using powerful approach such as distinct element methods. One of the main causes of fluid loss and increased in drilling costs, is the presence of fractures in the rocks. because of that, the investigation of borehole instability in fractured formation would be useful in determination of a safe methodology for drilling processes. In this paper, the simulation of the hydromechanical conditions of a borehole in fracture formation is carried out using Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) and Distinct Element Method (DEM). The modeling presented in this paper is based on real geomechanical and fractures characteristics in one of the boreholes in Persian Gulf oilfield. The model is validated using normalized yield zone criteria according to the caliper log data. The investigation of mud loss in the fracture network is based on changes in volume of spaces, between the discontinuities and non-compressible assumption for drilling fluid. In this paper, in other to understanding the effect of fracture density on borehole stability and fluid loss, six different scenarios for fracture density was investigated. The results showed, increasing the fracture density can be an absolute negative factor for instability in borehole. The numerical analysis shows that, in a specific range of fracture density, the overall mechanism of shear deformation in borehole would be different. However, the result of fluid loss analysis in fractured formation adjustment of borehole, showed that, by increasing the fracture density, volume of fluid loss increased continuously.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Fracture density
  • Borehole stability
  • Distinct element method
  • Discrete fracture network
  • Hydromechanical modeling
  • Drilling fluid loss

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