Numerical Model for Evaluating Well Kick and Lost Circulation During Managed Pressure Drilling

Li, Jun; He, Miao; Zhang, Hui; Liu, Gonghui; Sun, Tiezhi

doi:10.1007/s10553-017-0836-0

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“…Numerical simulations of gravity gas‐liquid displacement have been done using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) . The law of gravity displacement under the conditions of shut‐in and in normal drilling conditions has also been analyzed . Fracture width, differential pressure, and mud properties are the major factors affecting fluid velocity in a single fracture.…”

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“…The study found that increased fracture surface roughness and partially closing the walls of the fracture reduced the mud gain and loss flow rates. Li et al constructed a transient mathematical model that combined kick with mud loss in a single fracture. The model indicated that the loss rate from pressure at the casing shoe initially increases linearly over time and then decreases exponentially, ultimately becoming constant.…”

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Numerical investigation of gas‐liquid displacement between borehole and gassy fracture using response surface methodology

Tang

Chen

et al. 2019

Energy Science & Engineering

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Gas‐liquid displacement occurs often in fractured gas reservoirs, and can cause gas kick and mud leakage, resulting in a very high risk of losing well control. To analyze gas‐liquid displacement between borehole and gassy fracture, we used computational fluid dynamics to simulate its behaviors. We also used response surface methodology (RSM) to design numerical experiments. The effects of fracture width, bottom‐hole differential pressure, mud density, mud viscosity, and mud displacement were taken into account. We used RSM to determine the influence of the multifactor interaction of gas‐liquid displacement and established an empirical formula for the gas displacement rate. The results show that gas‐liquid displacement is proportional to fracture width, bottom‐hole differential pressure, mud density, and mud displacement; however, the displacement is inversely proportional to mud viscosity. The sensitivity sequence of the gas‐liquid displacement rate is fracture width > bottom‐hole differential pressure > mud viscosity > mud density > mud velocity. The impact of fracture width is clearly higher than that of the other factors, while the mud velocity has almost no impact. Our established empirical formula can be used to predict bottom‐hole gas kick and drilling mud leakage and to inversely predict the fracture width and formation gas pressure.

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confidence: 99%