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Experimental Evaluation of the Multiphase Flow Effect on Sand Production Process: Prepack Sand Retention Testing Results

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  • Dmitry Tananykhin

    (Petroleum Faculty, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

  • Maxim Grigorev

    (Petroleum Faculty, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

  • Maxim Korolev

    (Faculty of Oil and Gas, Yugra State University, 628011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia)

  • Timur Solovyev

    (Sevkomneftegaz LLC, 309180 Gubkin, Russia)

  • Nikolay Mikhailov

    (Department of Development and Operation of Oil Fields, Gubkin University, 119991 Moscow, Russia)

  • Mark Nesterov

    (Petroleum Engineering, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Abstract

This paper considers a field with high-viscosity oil in a terrigenous weakly consolidated reservoir (sandstone) with a massive gas cap and an aquifer. The major challenge in the field operation is the migration of solid sand particles into the well, accompanied by a breakthrough of water and/or gas. The goal of the investigation was to evaluate the degree of influence on the sanding process of water and gas shares in the produced fluid and to determine the effect of pressure drop. The research methodology is based on a series of filtration experiments on small-sized bulk reservoir models. Particle size distribution of bulk models was created in accordance with that of the reservoir. The experiments were made in the form of Prepack Sand Retention Tests (SRT). Gas breakthrough allows sand production on a relatively high level for a longer amount of time, even though the concentration of solids in the produced fluid is lower than that of water breakthrough. On the other hand, water breakthrough triggers higher sand production, but it rapidly decreases as time goes on. Retained permeability of the model-screen system from the drawdown pressure (pressure gradient) and phase distribution of the flow were investigated. Moreover, a methodology has been developed for conducting filtration tests on bulk reservoir models to evaluate the efficiency of different screens (wire-wrapped screens, in particular).

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  • Dmitry Tananykhin & Maxim Grigorev & Maxim Korolev & Timur Solovyev & Nikolay Mikhailov & Mark Nesterov, 2022. "Experimental Evaluation of the Multiphase Flow Effect on Sand Production Process: Prepack Sand Retention Testing Results," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-17, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:13:p:4657-:d:847735
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    1. Aleksandra Palyanitsina & Elena Safiullina & Roman Byazrov & Dmitriy Podoprigora & Alexey Alekseenko, 2022. "Environmentally Safe Technology to Increase Efficiency of High-Viscosity Oil Production for the Objects with Advanced Water Cut," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, January.
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    1. Victor Duryagin & Thang Nguyen Van & Nikita Onegov & Galiya Shamsutdinova, 2022. "Investigation of the Selectivity of the Water Shutoff Technology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-16, December.

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