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Minimizing unwanted water production from oil wells is highly required in the petroleum industry. This would lead to improved economic life of mature wells that involve new and innovative technologies. Nanosilica-based sealing fluid has been developed to address problems associated with unwanted water production. The objective of this work is to evaluate a newly developed novel water shutoff system based on nanosilica over a wide range of parameters. This modified nanosilica has a smooth, spherical shape, and are present in a narrow particle size distribution. Therefore, it can be used for water management in different water production mechanisms including high permeability streak, wormhole, and fractured reservoirs. A systematic evaluation of novel nanosilica/activator for water shutoff purposes requires the examination of the chemical properties before, during, and after gelation at given reservoir conditions. These properties are solution initial viscosity, gelation time, injectivity, and strength of the formed gel against applied external forces in different flooding systems. This paper details a promising method to control undesired water production using eco-friendly, cost-effective nanosilica. Experimental results revealed that nanosilica initially exhibited a low viscosity and hence providing a significant advantage in terms of mixing and pumping requirements. Nanosilica gelation time, which is a critical factor in placement of injected-chemical treatment, can be tailored by adjusting the activator concentration to match field requirements at the desired temperature. In addition, core flood tests were conducted in carbonate core plugs, Berea sandstone rock, and artificially fractured (metal tube) to investigate the performance of the chemical treatment. Flow tests clearly indicated that the water production significantly dropped in all tested types of rocks. The environmental scanning electron microscope (SEM) results showed the presence of SiO-rich compounds suggesting that the tested nanosilica product filled the porous media; therefore, it blocked the whole core plug. A novel cost-effective sealant that uses nanotechnology to block the near wellbore region has been developed. The performance and methods controlling its propagation rate into a porous medium will be presented. Based on the outcomes, it must be emphasized that these trivial particles have a promising application in the oil reservoir for water shutoff purposes.
Minimizing unwanted water production from oil wells is highly required in the petroleum industry. This would lead to improved economic life of mature wells that involve new and innovative technologies. Nanosilica-based sealing fluid has been developed to address problems associated with unwanted water production. The objective of this work is to evaluate a newly developed novel water shutoff system based on nanosilica over a wide range of parameters. This modified nanosilica has a smooth, spherical shape, and are present in a narrow particle size distribution. Therefore, it can be used for water management in different water production mechanisms including high permeability streak, wormhole, and fractured reservoirs. A systematic evaluation of novel nanosilica/activator for water shutoff purposes requires the examination of the chemical properties before, during, and after gelation at given reservoir conditions. These properties are solution initial viscosity, gelation time, injectivity, and strength of the formed gel against applied external forces in different flooding systems. This paper details a promising method to control undesired water production using eco-friendly, cost-effective nanosilica. Experimental results revealed that nanosilica initially exhibited a low viscosity and hence providing a significant advantage in terms of mixing and pumping requirements. Nanosilica gelation time, which is a critical factor in placement of injected-chemical treatment, can be tailored by adjusting the activator concentration to match field requirements at the desired temperature. In addition, core flood tests were conducted in carbonate core plugs, Berea sandstone rock, and artificially fractured (metal tube) to investigate the performance of the chemical treatment. Flow tests clearly indicated that the water production significantly dropped in all tested types of rocks. The environmental scanning electron microscope (SEM) results showed the presence of SiO-rich compounds suggesting that the tested nanosilica product filled the porous media; therefore, it blocked the whole core plug. A novel cost-effective sealant that uses nanotechnology to block the near wellbore region has been developed. The performance and methods controlling its propagation rate into a porous medium will be presented. Based on the outcomes, it must be emphasized that these trivial particles have a promising application in the oil reservoir for water shutoff purposes.
Nanotechnology is the design and application of engineered nanoparticles with one minimum dimension in the range of 1 to 100 nanometers. To achieve a specific target, innovative methods are highly required to overcome the challenges in the oil and gas industry, such as undesired water production. Herein, we present an advanced nanosilica, a new eco-friendly, cost-effective, and promising approach to control undesirable water production. The objective of this work is to evaluate our nanofluid system that can be used for water management in different water production mechanisms, including: high permeability streak, wormhole, and fractured reservoirs. A systematic evaluation of novel nanosilica/activator for water shut-off application requires an examination of the chemical properties before, during, and after gelation at given reservoir conditions. The placement of this water shut-off system is highly dependent on gelation time and viscosity. Therefore, we emphasized in this study on investigating these gelation kinetics by conducting extensive rheology experiments at varied temperatures and activator concentrations. We have looked into evaluating the optimum breaker for the gel as a contingency plan for improper placement. Measurements of the nanosilica fluid’s initial viscosity exhibited a low viscosity, less than 10 cP at normal temperature and pressure (NTP) conditions; this provides significant benefit for mixing at surface and pumping requirements for pilot testing. The nanosilica gelation time can be tailored by adjusting activator concentration to match field job design at a given temperature, which is more than 200°F. The gelation time revealed an exponential relationship with temperature and reversible proportionality. The nanosilica gel proved to be a thermally stable fluid system along with different activation ratios. For breaker tests, the gellant fluid showed complete breakdown at altered temperatures to mimic downhole conditions. Our lab observations conclude that nanosilica fluid is verified to be acceptable as a water shut-off system for field applications. This novel nanofluid system is a promising technology to control water production from oil wells. The system has low initial viscosity that can be injected in porous media without hindering the injectivity and getting at risk of fracking the sand. In case of inappropriate placement, the fluid can break down entirely using a non-damaging chemical breaker instead of using mechanical approaches that might damage the completion.
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