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A double-pipe SAGD long horizontal well uniform steam injection numerical simulation method considering coupling of an oil reservoir and a shaft

A technology for long horizontal wells and numerical simulation, applied in wellbore/well components, earthwork drilling, electrical digital data processing, etc., can solve the problems of unusable, predictable, unusable simulation calculations, etc., and achieve the goal of improving the uniformity of heating Effect

Active Publication Date: 2019-04-09
CHINA UNIV OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
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The research on the double-pipe model mainly includes two aspects: on the one hand, the double-pipe is equivalent to a single pipe string, which cannot be used for the simulation calculation of parameters such as the long tubing in the horizontal section of the double-pipe and the pressure field and temperature field of the annular space; on the other hand, the current Some models mainly consider the flow and heat transfer of fluid in the wellbore, but the influence of reservoir pressure, temperature, saturation, etc. that change with time during steam injection is not fully considered
[0005] The simultaneous steam injection process of double-pipe SAGD with long and short pipes is a dynamic process in which the wellbore of a horizontal well interacts with the reservoir. The existing theories and methods do not fully consider the reservoir physical parameters changing with time. Influenced by the distribution of key parameters along the wellbore during the process, and the length of the horizontal section of the simulated horizontal well is generally about 300 meters, there are certain errors in the simulation results, which cannot be used for oil production at any time during the simultaneous steam injection process of double-tube SAGD long and short tubes. Prediction of Change Law of Key Parameters in Reservoir and Wellbore

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[0146] A numerical simulation method for uniform steam injection in double-tube SAGD long horizontal wells considering the coupling of reservoir and wellbore, such as Figure 8 As shown, the double-tube SAGD long horizontal well pair includes a steam injection well and a production well. Both the steam injection well and the production well are mainly composed of long tubing, short tubing and slotted screen. The long tubing is run into the toe of the horizontal well. The short tubing is run into the heel of the horizontal well, and the reservoir conditions before the injection-production well starts production are the initial formation conditions. The toe enters the annulus of the horizontal well, and flows from the annulus toe to the heel. The length of the horizontal section of the horizontal well is 460m, and 177.8mm slotted screen is used for completion. Absolute roughness 0.00005m, thermal conductivity 0.8W / (m K), oil layer thermal conductivity 1.73W / (m K), oil layer the...

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[0253] As described in Example 1, a double-tube SAGD long horizontal well uniform steam injection numerical simulation method considering the coupling of the reservoir and the wellbore, the difference is that the buried depth of the reservoir is 180m, the thickness of the oil layer is 20m, the porosity is 0.33, and the lateral permeability The vertical permeability is 2700mD, the vertical permeability is 1890mD, the original formation pressure is 0.22MPa, the original formation temperature is 10℃, the oil saturation is 0.75, the length of the horizontal section of the horizontal well is 800m, the inner diameter of the screen is 209.1mm, the outer diameter is 219.1mm, 44.85W / (m·K); the inner diameter of the short tubing is 77.9mm, the outer diameter is 88.9mm, the absolute roughness is 0.00005m, the thermal conductivity is 0.8W / (m·K); the thermal conductivity of the oil layer is 5.2W / (m·K).

[0254] In Example 2, the double-pipe SAGD conventional steam injection model is used to...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a double-pipe SAGD long horizontal well uniform steam injection numerical simulation method considering coupling of an oil reservoir and a shaft, and the method comprises thesteps: establishing a reservoir internal seepage and heat transfer mathematical model in a three-dimensional three-phase heavy oil reservoir double-pipe steam injection development process from the aspects of mass conservation and energy conservation; And establishing a flowing and heat transfer mathematical model in the wellbore in the steam injection process according to the variable-mass bidirectional convergence flow characteristic of the fluid in the wellbore and the structural characteristics of the slotted screen pipe column. The method is based on pressure and temperature continuity principles. the wellbore model and the reservoir model are coupled; the model is solved by adopting a fully implicit finite difference method and an iteration technology; By means of the model, the distribution rule of parameters such as pressure, temperature, steam inflow and wellbore on-way steam pressure, temperature and dryness at any moment in the simultaneous steam injection process of the double-pipe SAGD long pipe and the double-pipe SAGD short pipe can be predicted, proper steam injection parameters are selected, the stratum heating uniformity degree is improved, and a reasonable development scheme is made.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a numerical simulation method for uniform steam injection in double-pipe SAGD long horizontal wells considering the coupling of reservoirs and wellbores, and belongs to the technical field of numerical simulation of heavy oil reservoir development. Background technique [0002] Heavy oil reservoirs are one of the most important types of reservoirs in the world. The world's heavy oil (including bitumen, etc.) resources are very rich, accounting for about 70% of the world's total oil resources. my country's heavy oil resources are mainly distributed in Liaohe, Xinjiang, Shengli and other oil fields, with geological reserves of 20.6×10 8 t, a large amount of heavy oil resources need to be exploited urgently. Therefore, at the moment when the development of conventional oil and gas resources is becoming more and more difficult and energy conflicts are becoming more and more prominent, the economical and efficient development of hea...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/50E21B43/24
CPCE21B43/2406G06F2119/06G06F2119/08G06F30/20
Inventor 张艳玉李朋孙晓飞张硕李冬冬谢孟珂王朝胡航刘云龙刘泰霖
Owner CHINA UNIV OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
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