Horizontal well filtration and cleaning simulation combined testing device
By designing a combined testing device for simulating and cleaning horizontal well filtration loss, the problem of existing technologies being unable to realistically simulate the downhole environment and complex operations has been solved. This device enables efficient simulation of the wellbore and casing and accurate evaluation of filtration loss, thereby improving the reliability and efficiency of the test.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202210328972.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-03-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-03-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing displacement efficiency evaluation devices cannot fully simulate real formation conditions, especially for vertical and horizontal well sections. Furthermore, traditional filter cake holders are complex in structure, cumbersome in operation, and prone to damaging the filter cake, resulting in large errors in test results and low work efficiency.
A combined testing device for simulating filter loss and cleaning in horizontal wells was designed. It includes multiple sample preparation tanks, a mud pump, a simulated test cylinder, and a test fluid collection tank. It adopts an integrated structure, with wellbore and casing simulations. It is equipped with annular displacement holders and columnar displacement holders, supplemented by a lifting mechanism to simplify operation. The holders have built-in simulated drill pipes and drilling fluid guide channels. The filter cake thickness is monitored using an ultrasonic transducer to achieve automated disassembly and filter loss feedback.
It enables realistic simulation of displacement efficiency of vertical and horizontal wellbore walls and casing, simplifies operation procedures, improves work efficiency, reduces labor intensity, accurately evaluates the relationship between filter loss and drilling fluid flow rate, avoids filter cake damage, and provides more reliable test results.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of tools for drilling, completion and cementing engineering of oil and gas wells, and particularly to a combination test device for simulating and testing the filtration loss and cleaning of horizontal wells. Background Technology
[0002] Drilling fluid is used as the working fluid in the drilling process. Drilling fluids are classified into oil-based drilling fluids and water-based drilling fluids, among others. The circulation of drilling fluid serves several purposes: cooling the drill bit, cleaning the bottom of the hole, removing cuttings, lubricating the drill string, protecting the borehole wall from collapse, balancing formation pressure, and transmitting the power needed to break the rock at the bottom of the hole to the drilling rig. Water in the drilling fluid entering the formation through the pores in the wellbore is called water loss. Simultaneously, clay particles in the drilling fluid are trapped and deposited on the wellbore wall, forming a layer of solid particles called mud cake.
[0003] After the wellbore is drilled to the predetermined depth, the casing is run into the well, and cement slurry is injected into the annular space between the wellbore and the casing. This construction operation is called cementing. Cementing mainly includes stages such as running the casing, injecting cement slurry, waiting for it to set, and testing and evaluation. Before injecting cement slurry, displacement fluid is used to flush away the loose mud cake, oil slurry, and oil film on the well wall and casing wall to improve the bonding performance between the first and second interfaces and the cement slurry.
[0004] To ensure cementing quality, various surface evaluation tests are crucial, including simulating the downhole environment and evaluating the filtration performance of the drilling fluid. Filtration tests are typically performed on both columnar and annular cores, allowing free water from the drilling fluid to permeate through the cores under pressure differential, with mud cake deposited on their surface. The filtration loss is then measured by weight. Next, the flushing efficiency under different flushing agents and flow rates is evaluated, simulating the scouring effect of pre-cementing flushing fluid on oil-based mud cake. This provides a research platform and technical basis for optimizing cementing flushing fluids and construction parameters.
[0005] Existing displacement efficiency evaluation devices mostly adopt a reaction vessel structure, which only performs flushing evaluation and simulation of the well wall. They cannot fully simulate real formation conditions, nor can they simulate vertical and horizontal well sections separately, resulting in a large error between the test results and the effects during downhole construction.
[0006] More importantly, the prerequisite for conducting a displacement test is to first carry out a filtration test in a real simulated formation environment to form a filter cake on the surface of the annular and columnar cores. Then, the cores must be transferred intact to the cleaning simulation test device for a flushing test. During the transfer and installation process, the filter cake must not be damaged.
[0007] Traditional core filter holders involve installing the core column inside a rubber sleeve and applying annular pressure, allowing drilling fluid to filter out the core through the core end face. Currently, these holders are overly complex. Circumferential sealing of the core requires applying a certain annular sealing pressure through a rubber sleeve, which in turn requires a sleeve tensioner to seal against the holder's cavity. The holder's plug also needs a corresponding plug and core pressure cap to achieve a final high-pressure seal. When disassembling the core, the rear plug and core pressure cap of the core filter holder must be removed, along with the upper plug and flange of the vertical cylinder section. The filtered core is then removed using specialized tools, weighed to measure the filtration loss, and then installed on a displacement fluid flushing device to evaluate the displacement efficiency. The operation is quite complex and cumbersome. At the same time, the clamping device will damage the mud cake on the surface of the core while removing the core using special tools. If the operation is not done properly, the mud cake will fall off, causing the entire filtration process to fail.
[0008] Traditional annular core loss holders are only suitable for routine core displacement experiments and cannot simulate the actual loss state during drilling. The conventional approach is to remove the filtered annular core column from the holder and place it on a weighing scale to measure the loss. Only by weighing can the loss be fed back and the thickness of the mud cake be determined. If the thickness does not reach the predetermined value, the holder must be reassembled and the loss test must be performed again. Repeated disassembly and reassembly of the holder increases the workload, reduces work efficiency, and can easily damage the filter cake. Summary of the Invention
[0009] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a horizontal well filtration loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device, which can realistically simulate the filtration loss and scouring environment of the downhole casing annulus, and the test results are more realistic and reliable.
[0010] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a horizontal well filtration loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device, comprising multiple sample preparation tanks. The outlet of each sample preparation tank is connected to the inlet of a mud pump through a preparation tank outlet valve. The outlet pipe of the mud pump is connected to the inlet of the lower conical connector of the simulation test cylinder. The simulation test cylinder is L-shaped and fixed on a frame. The upper end of the simulation test cylinder is connected to an upper conical connector. The outlet of the upper conical connector is connected to a bent elbow. The outlet of the bent elbow is connected to multiple test fluid collection tanks through the test cylinder outlet pipe. The simulation test cylinder includes a cylinder clamping section, a cylinder arc section, and a cylinder guide section. The cylinder clamping section is equipped with an annular displacement clamp and a columnar displacement clamp.
[0011] As an improvement of the present invention, a simulated sleeve is provided along the axis of the simulated test cylinder. The simulated sleeve includes a vertical section, an arc-shaped section, and a horizontal section. The two ends of the arc-shaped section are respectively provided with female threads that are screwed into the male threads of the vertical and horizontal sections. The upper end of the vertical section and the inlet of the horizontal section are respectively provided with top-closed conical guides. The cone apex of the conical guides is inserted into the large end cavity of the corresponding conical joint and is coaxial.
[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the two ends of the shell of the arc-shaped section of the cylinder are respectively connected to the shell flange of the cylinder clamping section or the cylinder flow guiding section through flanges. Each pair of flanges of the simulated test cylinder clamps a positioning plate in the middle. The inner edge of the positioning plate is respectively stuck on the outer wall of the simulated sleeve. Each positioning plate has multiple flow grooves evenly distributed on the circumference of the annular space.
[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, the cylinder clamping section is in a vertical section, the annular rock displacement clamp is fixed to the upper part of the cylinder clamping section, and the columnar rock displacement clamp is located below the annular rock displacement clamp and two are symmetrically arranged.
[0014] Alternatively, the cylinder clamping section is in a horizontal section, the annular rock displacement clamp is fixed to the inlet section of the cylinder clamping section, and the columnar rock displacement clamp is located downstream of the annular rock displacement clamp and two are symmetrically arranged.
[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the frame includes a horizontal frame and a vertical frame. The horizontal section of the simulated test cylinder is fixed above the horizontal frame by a retaining ring. The vertical frame is located behind the vertical section of the simulated test cylinder. The lower end of the vertical frame is fixedly connected to one end of the horizontal frame. A gripper fixing frame extending forward is fixed on the vertical frame. The gripper fixing frame is locked on the outer periphery of the vertical section of the simulated test cylinder.
[0016] Two horizontal guide rails are fixed to the upper part of the vertical frame. The horizontal guide rails support a vertical support plate through horizontal sliders. The front end face of the vertical support plate is fixed with a vertical guide rail. A cylinder bracket is fixed above the vertical guide rail. A lifting cylinder is fixed on the cylinder bracket. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends downward and is connected to an L-shaped connecting plate. The horizontal plate of the L-shaped connecting plate is fixedly connected to the upper end of the upper conical joint. The vertical plate of the L-shaped connecting plate is supported on the vertical guide rail through a vertical slider.
[0017] As a further improvement of the present invention, a safety protection device, an online flow meter and an inlet pressure sensor are installed on the outlet pipe of the mud pump; an online density meter is installed on the side wall of the upper conical joint; and an outlet pressure sensor is installed on the outlet pipe of the test cylinder; the filtrate outlet of the ring rock displacement clamp is connected to the filtrate loss feedback control system; the outlet pipe of the test cylinder is also connected to the outlet of the cleaning pump; and the outlet pipe of the mud pump is also connected to the cleaning fluid collection tank.
[0018] As a further improvement of the present invention, the annular displacement holder includes an outer cylinder of the displacement holder containing an annular core, the annular core being taken into the annular filtrate holder; the annular filtrate holder includes an annular filtrate cylinder body, the upper port of the annular filtrate cylinder body is covered with an upper annular filtrate end cap, the lower port of the annular filtrate cylinder body is covered with a lower annular filtrate end cap, the upper end face of the lower annular filtrate end cap is provided with an upwardly protruding annular ring, the annular ring of the lower annular filtrate end cap is inserted into the lower port of the annular filtrate cylinder body and an annular filtrate channel is left between the ring and the inner wall of the annular filtrate cylinder body. The lower end cap of the annular filter is provided with a filtrate metering port that communicates with the bottom of the annular filtrate channel; the bottom of the annular core is supported on the top of the annular convex ring of the lower end cap, and the top of the annular core is supported below the upper end cap of the annular filter; a simulated drill pipe is provided along the axis of the annular core, the upper end of the simulated drill pipe is fixed to the center of the upper end cap of the annular filter, and the upper end of the center hole of the simulated drill pipe is connected to the annular drilling fluid injection port; a bottom guide is provided below the lower end of the simulated drill pipe to allow the drilling fluid to flow back outward and upward, and the bottom of the bottom guide abuts against the center of the bottom wall of the lower end cap of the annular filter.
[0019] As a further improvement of the present invention, the bottom hole guide has a centrally symmetrical structure. The annular guide cone at the center of the bottom hole guide is inserted into the lower port of the simulated drill pipe along the axis of the simulated drill pipe. The lower end of the annular guide cone is smoothly connected to the upward-opening annular return groove. The bottom of the annular return groove has a semi-circular arc cross section, and the outer wall of the annular return groove extends upward against the inner wall of the annular convex ring of the lower annular head.
[0020] As a further improvement of the present invention, two transducer connectors are symmetrically provided on the upper, middle and lower cross sections of the annular core. The inner cavity of each transducer connector is provided with an ultrasonic transducer for detecting the thickness of the mud cake. The inner end face of the ultrasonic transducer abuts against the outer wall of the annular core, and a high-pressure sealing plug is provided on the outer side of the ultrasonic transducer.
[0021] As a further improvement of the present invention, the columnar core of the columnar displacement holder is taken to the columnar filtration holder. The columnar filtration holder includes a columnar holder cylinder. A columnar holder upper cover is screwed onto the outer periphery of the upper end of the columnar holder cylinder, and a columnar holder lower cover is screwed onto the outer periphery of the lower end of the columnar holder cylinder. A columnar holder lower end cap is provided in the lower part of the inner cavity of the columnar holder cylinder. A downwardly extending columnar drilling fluid connector is provided at the bottom center of the columnar holder lower end cap. The columnar drilling fluid connector extends downward from the center hole of the columnar holder lower end cap and is provided along the axis of the columnar holder lower end cap. A through-hole for injecting drilling fluid into the columnar rock; symmetrically welded outward-extending columnar rock pipe joints are located on the middle circumference of the columnar rock holder cylinder. Columnar rock test joints are inserted into the inner cavities of the two columnar rock pipe joints respectively. The outer step on the inner side of the columnar rock test joint abuts against the inner step of the columnar rock pipe joint. The central protrusions on the outer sides of the two columnar rock test joints respectively protrude from the central hole of the columnar rock pressure cap. The two columnar rock pressure caps are respectively screwed onto the outer ports of the columnar rock pipe joints and pressed against the outer steps of the columnar rock test joints. Columnar rock cores are embedded in the countersunk holes on the inner end faces of the two columnar rock test joints respectively. Columnar rock filtrate outflow holes are respectively provided along the axis of the columnar rock test joints.
[0022] As a further improvement of the present invention, the upper part of the inner cavity of the columnar rock clamping device cylinder is provided with an upper end cap, and the top center of the upper end cap is provided with an upwardly extending columnar rock upper end cap center column. The columnar rock upper end cap center column extends upward from the center hole of the upper end cap of the columnar rock clamping device. The core rod is inserted into the inner cavity of the columnar rock clamping device cylinder along the center hole of the upper end cap, and a diffuser is installed at the lower end of the core rod. The diffuser and the columnar rock core are located on the same horizontal plane. The upper end of the core rod is driven by a magnetic coupler, and the core rod is supported in the stepped hole of the upper end cap of the columnar rock clamping device by a bearing.
[0023] Compared with existing technologies, the present invention achieves the following beneficial effects: 1. The cleaning and testing device of the present invention adopts an integrated structure, which not only includes wellbore simulation but also casing simulation. It can simulate the displacement efficiency of both vertical and horizontal wellbores and casing, thus simulating the most characteristic downhole environments. It also includes an auxiliary lifting mechanism that can automatically raise, lower, and move the disassembled components, assisting operators in disassembly, reducing labor intensity, and improving work efficiency.
[0024] 2. The annular filter loss holder is designed with simulated drill pipe and drilling fluid flow channels, which can simulate the state of drill pipe and drilling fluid backflow from the bottom of the well during the drilling process; this facilitates the accurate evaluation of the relationship between filter loss and drilling fluid flow rate and pressure; by connecting to an online metering device through the filter metering port, the filter loss can be directly controlled by feedback, and the expected target can be achieved in a single filter loss test, without the need for repeated disassembly and assembly of the holder and repeated weighing of the core column; through an ultrasonic transducer, the filter cake thickness of multiple sections can be monitored, and the filter cake formation process can be monitored; it can realize the evaluation of the relationship between injection flow rate and injection pressure and filter loss, and evaluate the filter cake formation process.
[0025] 3. The columnar core filter cake holder, through its integrated design, eliminates the rubber sleeve and its auxiliary mechanisms compared to traditional holders, reducing the need for annular pressure loading pumps. The core is installed in a quickly detachable sealed cavity, improving the ease of disassembly. Traditional filter cake holders mostly simulate the seepage situation after drilling fluid invades the formation; this columnar core filter cake holder uses a mandrel and disperser to agitate the drilling fluid, simulating the situation where drilling fluid penetrates the formation under centrifugal force during formation drilling. Furthermore, the columnar core is installed along the diameter of the cylinder, with the inner end face being the drilling fluid immersion end, better simulating the flow of drilling fluid in the formation. A magnetic coupler drives the mandrel and disperser, eliminating the need for dynamic sealing on the outer circumference of the mandrel, improving the pressure resistance of the device and facilitating the simulation of higher formation pressures. In particular, the columnar core test connector after the filter cake test can be directly pulled out and transferred along with its built-in columnar core to the columnar core replacement holder for installation; the filter cake remains undamaged throughout the entire process. Attached Figure Description
[0026] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The drawings are provided for reference and illustration only and are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0027] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of Embodiment 1 of the cleaning simulation testing device of the present invention;
[0028] Figure 2 This is a front view of the cleaning simulation test device in this invention;
[0029] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The left view;
[0030] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of Embodiment 2 of the cleaning simulation test device in this invention;
[0031] Figure 5 This is a front view of Embodiment 1 of the annular rock filter clamp in this invention;
[0032] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional view of Embodiment 2 of the annular rock filter clamp in this invention;
[0033] Figure 7 This is a front view of the columnar rock filter holder in this invention;
[0034] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Sectional view along the middle AA.
[0035] In the diagram: 1a. Horizontal frame; 1b. Vertical frame; 2. Bending elbow; 3. Upper conical joint; 4a. Cylinder clamping section; 4b. Cylinder arc section; 4c. Cylinder guide section; 5. Lower conical joint; 6. Upper conical guide; 7a. Vertical section of casing; 7b. Arc section of casing; 7c. Horizontal section of casing; 8. Lower conical guide; 9. Pillar rock displacement clamp; 10. Ring rock displacement clamp; 11. Horizontal guide rail; 12. Horizontal slider; 13. Vertical support plate; 14. Vertical guide. 15. Rail; 16. Cylinder bracket; 17. Lifting cylinder; 18. L-shaped connecting plate; 19. Vertical slider; 20. Positioning piece; 21. Snap ring; 22. Clamping device fixing frame; 23. Sample preparation tank; 24. Mud pump; 25. Safety protection device; 26. Online flow meter; 27. Online density meter; 28. Filtration feedback control system; 29. Test liquid collection tank; 30. Cleaning pump; 21. Cleaning liquid collection tank; P1. Inlet pressure sensor; P2. Outlet pressure sensor.
[0036] Annular Filtration Holder: 31. Upper Annular Filtration Head; 31a. Floating Sealing Ring; 31b. Upper Annular Sealing Ring; 31c. Spring; 31d. Upper Annular Head Sealing Ring; 32. Annular Filtration Cylinder; 32a. Annular Filtration Channel; 32b. Annular Cleaning Fluid Inlet; 32c. Positioning Inner Convex Ring; 33. Lower Annular Filtration Head; 33a. Lower Annular Head Annular Convex Ring; 33b. Lower Annular Sealing Ring; 33c. 33d. Filtrate metering port; 33e. Atomic drilling fluid drain port; 34. Atomic bottom end cap sealing ring; 35. Annular core; 36. Simulated drill pipe; 37. Atomic drilling fluid injection port; 38. Bottom hole guide; 39. Atomic guide cone; 40. Annular return groove; 31. Transducer connector; 32. High-pressure sealing plug; 33a. Plug center boss; 34. Lead wire hole; 45. Locking cap; 46. Ultrasonic transducer.
[0037] Columnar rock filter holder: 41. Drive motor; 42. Upper support plate; 43. Double-ended stud; 44. Lower support plate; 45a. Magnetic coupling seat; 45b. Coupling outer rotor; 45c. Coupling inner rotor; 46. Columnar rock holder upper cover; 47. Columnar rock holder cylinder; 48. Columnar rock holder upper end cap; 48a. Columnar rock upper end cap center column; 48b. Columnar rock upper end cap sealing ring; 49. Columnar rock sealing plug; 50. Upper bearing; 51. Lower bearing; 52. Bearing pressure. 53. Core rod; 54. Disperser; 55. Columnar core pipe connector; 56. Columnar core test connector; 56a. Columnar core filtrate outlet hole; 56b. Columnar core connector outer sealing ring; 56c. Columnar core connector inner sealing ring; 57. Columnar core cap; 58. Columnar core; 59. Columnar core holder lower end cap; 59a. Columnar core drilling fluid connector; 59b. Columnar core drilling fluid injection hole; 59c. Columnar core lower end cap sealing ring; 60. Columnar core holder lower cover; 61. Columnar core filtrate lower support seat. Detailed Implementation
[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, the horizontal well filtration loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device of the present invention includes annular filtration loss holder, columnar filtration loss holder, and cleaning simulation testing device. The cleaning simulation testing device includes multiple sample preparation tanks 22, a mud pump 23, a simulation testing cylinder, and a test liquid collection tank 28. The outlet of each sample preparation tank 22 is connected to the inlet of the mud pump 23 through a preparation tank outlet valve. A safety protection device 24, an online flow meter 25, and an inlet pressure sensor P1 are installed sequentially on the outlet pipe of the mud pump 23, and then connected to the lower conical joint inlet of the simulation testing cylinder. The simulation testing cylinder is L-shaped and fixed on the frame. The upper end of the simulation testing cylinder is connected to an upper conical joint. An online density meter 26 is installed on the side wall of the upper conical joint. The outlet of the upper conical joint is connected to a bent elbow. The outlet of the bent elbow is connected to multiple test liquid collection tanks 28 through the test cylinder outlet pipe.
[0039] An outlet pressure sensor P2 is installed on the outlet pipe of the test cylinder. The inlet pressure sensor P1 and the outlet pressure sensor P2 are used to detect the pressure at the inlet and outlet of the system and provide feedback to the control system to control the mud pump 23. At the same time, they can be linked online with the safety protection device 24 to realize functions such as automatic stop of injection and alarm in case of overpressure.
[0040] The online flow meter 25 is used to achieve remote linkage with the mud pump 23. It controls the volume injection volume through feedback. During operation, the injection is automatically controlled by the set volume, which does not require conversion based on the frequency converter.
[0041] The mud pump 23 is used to quantitatively inject the prepared sample into the annulus of the simulated test tube. It adopts a frequency conversion feedback controller to realize remote online control. The injection flow rate is fed back and controlled by the online flow meter 25. The mud pump 23 can meet the injection of different samples such as drilling fluid, displacement fluid and cement slurry.
[0042] The simulation test cylinder includes a cylinder clamping section 4a, a cylinder arc-shaped section 4b, and a cylinder guide section 4c. The cylinder clamping section is equipped with an annular displacement holder 10 and a columnar displacement holder 9. The annular displacement holder 10 includes an outer cylinder containing an annular core sample. The annular core sample is taken from the annular filtration holder, and the filtrate outlet of the annular displacement holder 10 is connected to a filtration feedback control system 27. The columnar core sample of the columnar displacement holder 9 is taken from the columnar filtration holder.
[0043] The online density meter 26 is used to monitor the density change of the fluid after passing through the simulated test tube. The filtration loss feedback control system 27 is installed at the filtrate outlet of the annular displacement holder 10. It controls the injection pressure and injection flow rate of the mud pump 23 through the feedback of the filtrate volume, thereby controlling the filtration loss of the wellbore mud cake, oil slurry and oil film.
[0044] This device can simulate physical scouring. A sample preparation tank 22 is filled with scouring fluid, which is then pumped out by a mud pump 23 and sent to the interface of the lower conical joint. This simulates the turbulent scouring effect and hydraulic mechanical action of the scouring fluid to scour the well wall and remove the loose mud cake and oil stains from the well wall.
[0045] This device can also perform chemical flushing simulations, adding one or more chemical reagents to the flushing fluid formulation to effectively remove loose mud cake and oil stains from the well wall, improve the well wall, and enhance the water wetting environment. Different chemical reagents can be tested and compared in different sample preparation tanks 22, facilitating the rapid identification of the optimal solution. Both of these different flushing simulations are used to improve the bonding strength between the first and second interfaces.
[0046] The outlet pipe of the test cylinder is also connected to the outlet of the cleaning pump 29, and the outlet pipe of the cleaning pump 29 is also connected to the inlet of the sample preparation tank 22 via a valve. The outlet pipe of the mud pump is also connected to the cleaning liquid collection tank 30. After the test, the cleaning pump 29 injects clean water into the outlet pipe of the test cylinder to clean the inner cavity of the simulated test cylinder, and the washing water enters the cleaning liquid collection tank 30.
[0047] By switching the valves, the cleaning pump 29 can also inject clean water into each sample preparation tank 22 and clean the connecting pipe of the mud pump 23. The cleaning water still enters the cleaning liquid collection tank 30.
[0048] When testing the vertical well section, the cylinder clamping section is in the vertical section, the annular rock displacement clamping device 10 is fixed at the upper part of the cylinder clamping section, and the columnar rock displacement clamping device 9 is located below the annular rock displacement clamping device 10 and there are two symmetrically arranged.
[0049] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, the two ends of the shell of the arc-shaped section 4b of the cylinder are connected to the shell flanges of the clamping section 4a or the flow guiding section 4c of the cylinder via flanges. A simulated sleeve is provided along the axis of the simulated test cylinder. The simulated sleeve includes a vertical section 7a, an arc-shaped section 7b, and a horizontal section 7c. The two ends of the arc-shaped section 7b are respectively provided with female threads that are screwed into the male threads of the vertical section 7a and the horizontal section 7c of the sleeve. The upper end of the clamping section 4a of the cylinder is connected to an upper conical joint 3, and the upper port of the upper conical joint 3 is connected to a bent elbow 2. The inlet of the flow guiding section 4c of the cylinder is connected to a lower conical joint 5. The upper end of the vertical section 7a and the inlet of the horizontal section 7c of the sleeve are respectively provided with top-closed conical guides. The cone apex of the conical guides is inserted into the inner cavity of the large end of the corresponding conical joint and is coaxial.
[0050] The frame includes a horizontal frame 1a and a vertical frame 1b. The cylinder guide section 4c extends along the horizontal frame 1a and is fixed above the horizontal frame 1a by a retaining ring 20. The vertical frame 1b is located behind the cylinder clamping section 4a. The lower end of the vertical frame 1b is fixedly connected to one end of the horizontal frame 1a. A forward-extending clamping bracket 21 is fixed on the vertical frame 1b. The clamping bracket 21 is locked around the outer periphery of the cylinder clamping section 4a.
[0051] Each pair of flanges in the simulated test casing holds a positioning plate 19, the inner edge of which is secured to the outer wall of the simulated casing. Multiple flow grooves or flow holes are evenly distributed on the circumference of each positioning plate 19 within the annulus. Each positioning plate 19 simulates the function of a downhole centralizer, ensuring the simulated casing is centered without affecting fluid flow.
[0052] A ring rock displacement clamp 10 and a column rock displacement clamp 9 are installed on the cylinder clamping section 4a. The ring rock displacement clamp 10 is fixed to the upper part of the cylinder clamping section 4a, and the column rock displacement clamp 9 is located in the middle section of the cylinder clamping section 4a. Two column rock displacement clamps 9 are symmetrically arranged on the cylinder clamping section 4a.
[0053] When the annular rock displacement clamp 10 is located at the upper part of the vertical section, it is difficult to disassemble and assemble the bending elbow 2 and the upper conical joint 3 due to the relatively high position. In addition, the vertical well section has more tests and more frequent disassembly and assembly. Therefore, this device is equipped with an auxiliary lifting mechanism to reduce the labor intensity of the test personnel.
[0054] Two horizontal guide rails 11 are fixed to the upper part of the vertical frame 1b. The horizontal guide rails 11 support the vertical support plate 13 through the horizontal slider 12. The front end face of the vertical support plate 13 is fixed with a vertical guide rail 14. A cylinder bracket 15 is fixed above the vertical guide rail 14. A lifting cylinder 16 is fixed on the cylinder bracket 15. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 16 extends downward and is connected to the L-shaped connecting plate 17. The horizontal plate of the L-shaped connecting plate 17 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the upper conical joint 3. The vertical plate of the L-shaped connecting plate 17 is supported on the vertical guide rail 14 through the vertical slider 18.
[0055] The ring rock displacement clamp 10 includes a clamp outer cylinder with a built-in annular rock core. The upper and lower ends of the clamp outer cylinder are clamped between the simulated test cylinder flange. The upper and lower ends of the annular rock core are sealed with the corresponding flanges through annular sealing rings. A filtrate outlet is provided at the bottom of the annular gap between the annular rock core and the clamp outer cylinder.
[0056] During assembly, first fix the arc-shaped section 4b of the cylinder, pre-install the upper conical guide 6 at the upper end of the vertical section 7a of the sleeve, and pre-install the lower conical guide 8 at the inlet of the horizontal section 7c of the sleeve; then place the arc-shaped section 7b of the sleeve at the center of the arc-shaped section 4b of the cylinder, and screw the vertical section 7a of the sleeve onto the upper end of the arc-shaped section 7b of the sleeve, and screw the horizontal section 7c of the sleeve onto the lower end of the arc-shaped section 7b of the sleeve; next, fit the cylinder clamping section 4a onto the outer circumference of the vertical section 7a of the sleeve and connect it with a flange, and fit the cylinder guide section 4c onto the outer circumference of the horizontal section 7c of the sleeve and connect it with a flange; next, fix the upper conical connector 3 and the bent elbow 2 to the upper end of the cylinder clamping section 4a, and fix the lower conical connector 5 to the outer end of the cylinder guide section 4c through a flange. After connecting the pipeline, testing can be carried out.
[0057] When installing the annular core, remove the lower flange bolts of the upper conical joint 3, retract the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 16, and lift the upper conical joint 3 and the bent elbow 2 upwards via the L-shaped connecting plate 17. The vertical slider 18 slides along the vertical guide rail 14 to ensure no tilting occurs. Then push the vertical support plate 13 to the right. The vertical support plate 13 slides along the horizontal guide rail 11 via the horizontal slider 12, moving the upper conical joint 3 away from above the annular core displacement holder 10. Then remove the outer cylinder of the annular core displacement holder 10, install the annular core, and then fit the outer cylinder onto the outer circumference of the annular core.
[0058] When restoring the upper conical joint 3, push the vertical support plate 13 to the left so that the upper conical joint 3 is above the ring rock displacement clamp 10. Then, extend the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 16, and lower the upper conical joint 3 and the bent elbow 2 with the L-shaped connecting plate 17 until the flange of the upper conical joint 3 falls on the ring rock displacement clamp 10, and then connect it with bolts.
[0059] In traditional displacement tests, the fluid flows along the entire cross-section of the casing. The difference between the full surface area of the wellbore and the annular area, where the casing occupies a large portion of the cross-section, is significant. With the same mud pump displacement, the flow velocity at each cross-section varies considerably. Furthermore, the flow patterns of full-area flow and annular cross-section flow differ greatly. In full-area flow, the velocity is fastest along the axis and slowest near the inner wall of the casing. In a real wellbore, the central region is occupied by the casing, and the fluid can only flow in the annular space between the outer wall of the casing and the inner wall of the casing. The velocity is slowest near the inner wall of the casing and also slowest near the outer wall of the casing. The radial center between the inner wall of the casing and the outer wall of the casing has the highest velocity.
[0060] During the displacement test, the displacement fluid enters through the inlet of the lower conical connector 5. The lower conical guide 8 directs the displacement fluid into the annular cavity for flushing simulation, completely simulating the actual flow state in the wellbore. This flushes the mud cake on the inner surface of both columnar and annular cores. After displacement at the set flow rate and pressure, the columnar core displacement holder 9 and the annular core displacement holder 10 are disassembled, and the mud cake weight is weighed for comparison. This invention realistically simulates the state of a wellbore with casing, and the test results are closer to the actual downhole condition.
[0061] like Figure 4 As shown, during the testing of the horizontal well section, the cylinder clamping section is in the horizontal section, and the annular displacement clamp 10 is fixed at the entrance section of the cylinder clamping section. Two columnar displacement clamps 9 are located downstream of the annular displacement clamp 10 and are symmetrically arranged. The annular displacement clamp 10 is close to the lower conical joint, facilitating disassembly and replacement of the annular core. Placing the columnar displacement clamp 9 and the annular displacement clamp 10 on the horizontal section for testing allows for direct acquisition of accurate displacement data for the horizontal well section, providing a precise basis for guiding horizontal well operations.
[0062] like Figure 5 As shown, the annular rock filter holder of this invention includes an annular rock filter cylinder 32. The upper port of the annular rock filter cylinder 32 is covered with an upper annular rock filter head 31, and the lower port is covered with a lower annular rock filter head 33. The upper and lower ends of the annular rock filter cylinder 32 are respectively provided with cylinder flanges. The two cylinder flanges are connected to the flanges of the upper and lower annular rock filter heads 31 and 33 respectively by high-strength screws to ensure precise positioning between them. The upper annular rock filter head 31 is sealed to the upper port of the annular rock filter cylinder 32 through an upper annular rock filter head sealing ring 31d, and the lower annular rock filter head 33 is sealed to the lower port of the annular rock filter cylinder 32 through a lower annular rock filter head sealing ring 33e.
[0063] The upper end face of the annular filtration lower end cap 33 is provided with an upwardly protruding annular convex ring 33a. The annular convex ring 33a is inserted into the lower port of the annular filtration cylinder 32, and an annular filtrate channel 32a is left between it and the inner wall of the annular filtration cylinder 32. The annular filtration lower end cap 33 is provided with a filtrate metering port 33c, which communicates with the bottom of the annular filtrate channel 32a. The bottom of the annular filtration lower end cap 33 is provided with an annular drilling fluid drain port 33d, which communicates with the inner cavity space of the annular convex ring 33a.
[0064] The bottom of the annular core 34 is supported on the top of the annular convex ring 33a of the lower end cap of the annular rock. The outer wall of the bottom of the annular core 34 is flush with the outer circumference of the annular convex ring 33a of the lower end cap of the annular rock. The top of the annular convex ring 33a of the lower end cap of the annular rock is fitted with an annular sealing ring 33b, which seals the bottom of the annular core 34. The upper end of the annular filter cylinder 32 is provided with a positioning inner convex ring 32c extending in the axial direction. The upper outer wall of the annular core 34 abuts against the inner wall of the positioning inner convex ring 32c, thus achieving coaxial positioning of the annular core 34.
[0065] The top of the annular core 34 is supported below the annular filter upper end cap 31. A floating sealing ring 31a is embedded in the lower end face of the annular filter upper end cap 31, and an annular upper sealing ring 31b is embedded in the lower end face of the floating sealing ring 31a to achieve a seal with the top of the annular core 34. The upper part of the floating sealing ring 31a is supported in the groove of the annular filter upper end cap 31 by a spring 31c.
[0066] First, the lower end cap 33 of the annular filter is fixedly connected to the annular filter cylinder 32. Then, the bottom guide 36 is placed at the bottom of the inner cavity of the lower end cap 33. Next, the annular core 34 is placed on the annular convex ring 33a of the lower end cap. Then, the simulated drill pipe 35 is inserted from bottom to top into the center hole of the upper end cap 31 of the annular filter and fixed. Then, the upper end cap 31 of the annular filter is pressed onto the upper port of the annular filter cylinder 32 and connected to each other with high-strength screws. With the help of the elasticity of the floating sealing ring 31a, the annular core 34 can be clamped and sealed, which can compensate for the axial dimension error of the annular core 34. The simulated drill pipe 35 and the bottom guide 36 are coaxial with the annular filter cylinder 32.
[0067] A simulated drill pipe 35 is provided along the axis of the annular core 34. The upper end of the simulated drill pipe 35 is fixed to the center of the annular filter upper end cap 31, and the upper end of the center hole of the simulated drill pipe 35 is connected to the annular drilling fluid injection port 35a. Below the lower end of the simulated drill pipe 35, a bottom guide 36 is provided to make the drilling fluid flow outward and upward. The bottom of the bottom guide 36 abuts against the center of the bottom wall of the annular filter lower end cap 33.
[0068] The bottom-hole guide 36 has a centrally symmetrical structure. The annular guide cone 36a at the center of the bottom-hole guide 36 is inserted into the lower port of the simulated drill pipe 35 along the axis of the simulated drill pipe 35. The lower end of the annular guide cone 36a is smoothly connected to the upward-opening annular return groove 36b. The bottom of the annular return groove 36b has a semi-circular arc cross section, and the outer wall of the annular return groove 36b extends upward against the inner wall of the annular convex ring 33a of the lower end cap of the annular rock.
[0069] The middle section of the ring rock filtration cylinder 32 is symmetrically provided with two ring rock cleaning fluid injection ports 32b that are connected to the ring rock filtrate channel 32a.
[0070] A screw plug is screwed into the annular drilling fluid drain port 33d to seal it. High-pressure drilling fluid enters the center hole of the simulated drill pipe from the annular drilling fluid injection port 35a at the top of the simulated drill pipe 35. After being discharged from the lower end of the simulated drill pipe 35, it flows downward along the annular guide cone 36a into the inner side of the annular return channel 36b. After turning through the semi-circular guide channel, it flows back upward into the annulus around the outer periphery of the drill pipe. Under the action of pressure difference, free water passes through the annular core 34 and enters the annular filtrate channel 32a, where it collects and forms a filter cake on the inner wall of the annular core 34. The filtrate in the annular filtrate channel 32a flows out from the filtrate metering port 33c of the annular filtrate lower end cap 33. The filtrate loss is controlled online by an external filtrate feedback controller. Cleaning water can be injected into the annular filtrate channel 32a through the annular cleaning fluid injection port 32b.
[0071] like Figure 6 As shown, two transducer connectors 37 are symmetrically arranged on the same cross section of the annular core 32. The inner cavity of the transducer connector 37 is equipped with an ultrasonic transducer 40 for detecting the thickness of the mud cake. The inner end face of the ultrasonic transducer 40 abuts against the outer wall of the annular core 34, and a high-pressure sealing plug 38 is provided on the outer side of the ultrasonic transducer 40.
[0072] The high-pressure sealing plug 38 has a sealing ring around its circumference that seals with the inner wall of the transducer connector 37. The outer end of the high-pressure sealing plug 38 has a central boss 38a that extends from the central hole of the locking cap 39. The locking cap 39 is screwed onto the threaded outer port of the transducer connector 37. A through lead hole 38b is provided along the axis of the high-pressure sealing plug 38 to facilitate the lead wire of the ultrasonic transducer 40 to be led out.
[0073] A pair of ultrasonic transducers 40 can be installed on each of the upper, middle, and lower cross sections of the ring-shaped filter cylinder 32 to monitor the mud cake at each section. The ultrasonic transducers 40 can be selected as HS-GS100K type ultrasonic detection shear wave transducers.
[0074] After the ultrasonic transducer 40 is pressed against the outer wall of the annular core 34 by the high-pressure sealing plug 38, the locking cap 39 is screwed on to press and position the step of the high-pressure sealing plug 38. The ultrasonic transducer 40 monitors the filter cake formation process through P-waves and S-waves, and can determine whether the filter cake thickness has reached the set value without disassembly. This allows for rapid evaluation of the relationship between injection flow rate and injection pressure and filtration loss, greatly improving experimental efficiency and significantly reducing the workload of experimental personnel.
[0075] After the annular core filtration test is completed, the annular core 34 can be removed by removing the annular core filtration head 31 and the annular core filtration cylinder 32 and then transferred to the cylinder of the annular core displacement holder 10 for displacement test.
[0076] like Figure 7 , Figure 8 As shown, the columnar rock filter holder of the present invention includes a columnar rock filter cylinder 47. A columnar rock filter upper cover 46 is screwed onto the outer periphery of the upper end of the columnar rock filter cylinder 47, and a columnar rock filter lower cover 60 is screwed onto the outer periphery of the lower end of the columnar rock filter cylinder 47. The bottom of the columnar rock filter lower cover 60 is supported on a columnar rock filter lower support base 61. A columnar rock filter lower end cap 59 is provided in the lower part of the inner cavity of the columnar rock filter cylinder 47. A columnar rock filter lower end cap sealing ring 59c is embedded on the outer periphery of the columnar rock filter lower end cap 59 to achieve a seal with the inner wall of the columnar rock filter cylinder 47. The bottom center of the lower end cap 59 of the column rock holder is provided with a downward extending column rock drilling fluid connector 59a. The column rock drilling fluid connector 59a extends downward from the center hole of the lower cover 60 of the column rock holder, and a through column rock drilling fluid injection hole 59b is provided along the axis of the lower end cap 59 of the column rock holder.
[0077] The upper part of the inner cavity of the column rock clamping device cylinder 47 is provided with a column rock clamping device upper end cap 48. The outer periphery of the column rock clamping device upper end cap 48 is embedded with a column rock clamping device upper end cap sealing ring 48b, which seals with the inner wall of the column rock clamping device cylinder 47. The top center of the column rock clamping device upper end cap 48 is provided with an upwardly extending column rock clamping device upper end cap center column 48a, which extends upward from the center hole of the column rock clamping device upper cover 46.
[0078] The cylindrical body 47 of the column rock holder is symmetrically welded with outwardly extending column rock pipe joints 55 in the middle circumference. Column rock test joints 56 are respectively inserted into the inner cavities of the two column rock pipe joints 55. When the outer step of the inner side of the column rock test joint abuts against the inner step of the column rock pipe joint, it is inserted into place and axial positioning is achieved. The central bosses on the outer sides of the two column rock test joints 56 protrude from the central holes of the column rock pressure caps 57. The two column rock pressure caps 57 are respectively screwed onto the outer circumference of the outer port of the column rock pipe joint 55 and pressed against the outer step of the central boss of the column rock test joint 56. Columnar rock cores 58 are respectively embedded in the countersunk holes on the inner end faces of the two column rock test joints 56. Column rock filtrate outflow holes 56a are respectively provided along the axis of the column rock test joints 56.
[0079] The core rod 53 is inserted into the inner cavity of the columnar rock holder cylinder 47 along the central hole of the upper end cap. The upper end of the core rod 53 is driven by a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler includes a coupled outer rotor 45b and a coupled inner rotor 45c that are paired and coupled to each other and are coaxial. The coupled outer rotor 45b is embedded in the inner cavity of the lower port of the magnetic coupling seat 45a. The coupled inner rotor 45c is located in the upper inner cavity of the central hole of the upper end cap and is fixedly connected to the upper end of the core rod 53. A columnar rock sealing plug 49 is screwed into the upper port of the central hole of the upper end cap. The lower part of the columnar rock sealing plug 49 is inserted into the central hole of the upper end cap and achieves static sealing through an O-ring.
[0080] The magnetic coupling seat 45a is driven by a drive motor 41. The flange of the drive motor 41 is fixed around the central hole of the upper support plate 42. The output shaft of the drive motor 41 is inserted downward into the upper central hole of the magnetic coupling seat 45a. The middle section of the magnetic coupling seat 45a and the coupling outer rotor 45b are fitted onto the upper outer periphery of the central column 48a of the columnar rock head. The inner diameter of the central hole of the upper support plate is larger than the outer diameter of the central column 48a of the columnar rock head to avoid interference. A set screw is screwed onto the upper part of the magnetic coupling seat 45a, and the inner end of the set screw abuts against the output shaft of the drive motor 41. The core rod 53 is driven to rotate by the magnetic coupler, so that the upper end of the core rod 53 does not need to be equipped with a dynamic seal, which improves the pressure resistance of the device.
[0081] The outer periphery of the upper support plate 42 is connected to the lower support plate 44 via a double-ended stud 43. The double-ended stud 43 has threaded sections at both ends. The bottom of the upper support plate 42 presses against the upper step of the double-ended stud 43, and the top of the lower support plate 44 supports the lower step of the double-ended stud 43, achieving precise positioning and ensuring parallelism. Nuts are screwed onto the threaded sections at both ends for tightening. The central threaded hole of the lower support plate 44 is screwed onto the central post 48a of the upper end cap of the column rock, and the bottom of the lower support plate 44 abuts against the shoulder of the central post 48a of the upper end cap of the column rock.
[0082] The upper part of the core rod 53 is supported in the upper stepped hole of the upper end cap 48 of the columnar rock holder by the upper bearing 50, and the middle part of the core rod 53 is supported in the lower stepped hole of the upper end cap 48 of the columnar rock holder by the lower bearing 51. A bearing cap 52 is fixed to the bottom center of the upper end cap 48 of the columnar rock holder by screws, and the top flange of the bearing cap 52 presses against the outer ring of the lower bearing 51. A diffuser 54 is installed at the lower end of the core rod 53, and the diffuser 54 is located on the same cross section as the columnar rock core 58.
[0083] The outer periphery of the column rock test joint 56 is fitted with an outer sealing ring 56b of the column rock joint and the inner wall of the column rock pipe joint 55 to achieve a seal. The inner wall of the countersunk hole of the column rock test joint 56 is fitted with an inner sealing ring 56c of the column rock joint and the column core 58 to achieve a seal.
[0084] A test columnar core connector 55 is screwed onto the lower end of the columnar core injection port 59b, and drilling fluid is injected into the inner cavity of the columnar core holder cylinder 47 through the columnar core injection port 59b. Simultaneously, the drive motor 41 drives the magnetic coupling seat 45a to rotate, which in turn drives the outer coupling rotor 45b to rotate. The outer coupling rotor 45b, through magnetic induction, drives the inner coupling rotor 45c to rotate, which in turn drives the core rod 53 to rotate. The core rod 53 then drives the disperser 54 at the lower end to rotate, simulating the rotation of the drill pipe during drilling. The disperser 54 is positioned at the same height as the columnar core 58. The rotation of the disperser 54 centrifugally throws the drilling fluid onto the surface of the columnar core 58. Under simulated formation pressure, the drilling fluid is filtered out through the surface layer of the columnar core 58. This simulates the depth of drilling fluid penetration into the formation during drilling and measures the mass of the mud cake formed on the surface of the columnar core 58. Under simulated formation pressure, drilling fluid is filtered out through columnar core 58 and collected from columnar filtrate outlet 56a, and then weighed.
[0085] By unscrewing the core cap 57, the core test connector 56 can be directly removed without the need for auxiliary tools, and the mud cake on the inner end face of the core will not be damaged, allowing for accurate calculation of the core's filtration loss.
[0086] After the columnar core filtration test is completed, unscrew the columnar core cap 57, pull out the columnar core test connector 56, and insert the columnar core test connector 56 into the columnar core tube connector of the columnar core displacement holder 9. The columnar core tube connector of the columnar core displacement holder 9 and the columnar core filtration holder are completely identical in structure and interchangeable. After the columnar core cap of the columnar core displacement holder 9 locks the columnar core test connector, the displacement test can be carried out. During the whole process, there is no need to contact the columnar core 58, and the filter cake on it will not be damaged.
[0087] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Besides the above embodiments, the present invention may have other implementations. All technical solutions formed by equivalent substitution or equivalent transformation fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention. Technical features of the present invention not described can be implemented by or using existing technology, and will not be elaborated here.
Claims
1. A combined testing device for simulating and testing the filtration loss and cleaning of horizontal wells, comprising multiple sample preparation tanks, wherein the outlet of each sample preparation tank is connected to the inlet of a mud pump via an outlet valve, characterized in that, The outlet pipe of the mud pump is connected to the inlet of the lower conical joint of the simulation test cylinder. The simulation test cylinder is L-shaped and fixed on the frame. The upper end of the simulation test cylinder is connected to the upper conical joint, and the outlet of the upper conical joint is connected to a bent elbow. The outlet of the bent elbow is connected to multiple test liquid collection tanks through the outlet pipe of the test cylinder. The simulation test cylinder includes a cylinder clamping section, a cylinder arc section, and a cylinder guide section. The cylinder clamping section is equipped with a ring rock displacement clamp and a column rock displacement clamp. A simulated sleeve is provided along the axis of the simulated test cylinder. The simulated sleeve includes a vertical section, an arc-shaped section, and a horizontal section. The two ends of the arc-shaped section are respectively provided with female threads that are screwed into the male threads of the vertical and horizontal sections. The upper end of the vertical section and the inlet of the horizontal section are respectively provided with top-closed conical guides. The cone apex of the conical guides is inserted into the inner cavity of the large end of the corresponding conical joint and is coaxial. The frame includes a horizontal frame and a vertical frame. The horizontal section of the simulated test tube is fixed above the horizontal frame by a retaining ring. The vertical frame is located behind the vertical section of the simulated test tube. The lower end of the vertical frame is fixedly connected to one end of the horizontal frame. A gripper fixing frame that extends forward is fixed on the vertical frame. The gripper fixing frame is locked on the outer periphery of the vertical section of the simulated test tube. Two horizontal guide rails are fixed to the upper part of the vertical frame. The horizontal guide rails support a vertical support plate through horizontal sliders. The front end face of the vertical support plate is fixed with a vertical guide rail. A cylinder bracket is fixed above the vertical guide rail. A lifting cylinder is fixed on the cylinder bracket. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends downward and is connected to an L-shaped connecting plate. The horizontal plate of the L-shaped connecting plate is fixedly connected to the upper end of the upper conical joint. The vertical plate of the L-shaped connecting plate is supported on the vertical guide rail through a vertical slider.
2. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The two ends of the shell of the arc-shaped section of the cylinder are connected to the shell flanges of the cylinder clamping section or the cylinder flow guiding section through flanges respectively. Each pair of flanges of the simulated test cylinder clamps a positioning plate in the middle. The inner edge of the positioning plate is respectively stuck on the outer wall of the simulated sleeve. Multiple flow grooves are evenly distributed on the circumference of the annular space of each positioning plate.
3. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cylinder clamping section is in a vertical section, the annular rock displacement clamp is fixed to the upper part of the cylinder clamping section, and the columnar rock displacement clamp is located below the annular rock displacement clamp and there are two symmetrically arranged. Alternatively, the cylinder clamping section is in a horizontal section, the annular rock displacement clamp is fixed to the inlet section of the cylinder clamping section, and the columnar rock displacement clamp is located downstream of the annular rock displacement clamp and two are symmetrically arranged.
4. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outlet pipe of the mud pump is equipped with a safety protection device, an online flow meter and an inlet pressure sensor; the side wall of the upper conical joint is equipped with an online density meter; and the outlet pipe of the test cylinder is equipped with an outlet pressure sensor. The filtrate outlet of the annular displacement clamp is connected to the filtrate loss feedback control system. The outlet pipe of the test cylinder is also connected to the outlet of the cleaning pump, and the outlet pipe of the mud pump is also connected to the cleaning fluid collection tank.
5. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The annular displacement holder includes an outer cylinder containing an annular core, which is taken into the annular filtrate holder. The annular filtrate holder includes an annular filtrate cylinder body. The upper port of the annular filtrate cylinder body is covered with an upper annular filtrate end cap, and the lower port of the annular filtrate cylinder body is covered with a lower annular filtrate end cap. The upper end face of the lower annular filtrate end cap has an upwardly protruding annular ring. The annular ring is inserted into the lower port of the annular filtrate cylinder body, leaving an annular filtrate channel between it and the inner wall of the annular filtrate cylinder body. The lower end cap is equipped with a filtrate metering port that communicates with the bottom of the annular filtrate channel; the bottom of the annular core is supported on the top of the annular convex ring of the lower end cap, and the top of the annular core is supported below the upper end cap of the annular filtrate; a simulated drill pipe is provided along the axis of the annular core, the upper end of which is fixed to the center of the upper end cap of the annular filtrate, and the upper end of the center hole of the simulated drill pipe is connected to the annular drilling fluid injection port; a bottom guide is provided below the lower end of the simulated drill pipe to allow the drilling fluid to flow back outward and upward, and the bottom of the bottom guide abuts against the center of the bottom wall of the lower end cap of the annular filtrate.
6. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom hole guide has a centrally symmetrical structure. The annular guide cone at the center of the bottom hole guide is inserted into the lower port of the simulated drill pipe along the axis of the simulated drill pipe. The lower end of the annular guide cone is smoothly connected to the upward-opening annular return groove. The bottom of the annular return groove has a semi-circular arc cross section, and the outer wall of the annular return groove extends upward against the inner wall of the annular convex ring of the lower annular head.
7. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, Two transducer connectors are symmetrically arranged on each of the upper, middle and lower cross sections of the annular core. The inner cavity of each transducer connector is equipped with an ultrasonic transducer for detecting the thickness of the mud cake. The inner end face of the ultrasonic transducer abuts against the outer wall of the annular core, and a high-pressure sealing plug is provided on the outer side of the ultrasonic transducer.
8. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The columnar core sample from the columnar displacement holder is taken to the columnar filtration holder. The columnar filtration holder includes a columnar holder cylinder. A top cover is screwed onto the upper circumference of the columnar holder cylinder, and a bottom cover is screwed onto the lower circumference of the columnar holder cylinder. A bottom end cap is provided in the lower part of the inner cavity of the columnar holder cylinder. A downwardly extending columnar drilling fluid connector is provided at the bottom center of the bottom of the bottom end cap. The columnar drilling fluid connector extends downward from the center hole of the bottom end cap and has a through-hole columnar drilling fluid connector along the axis of the bottom end cap. Well fluid injection hole; the middle part of the columnar rock holder cylinder is symmetrically welded with outwardly extending columnar rock pipe joints, and the inner cavities of the two columnar rock pipe joints are respectively inserted with columnar rock test joints. The outer step on the inner side of the columnar rock test joint abuts against the inner step of the columnar rock pipe joint. The central protrusions on the outer sides of the two columnar rock test joints respectively pass through the central hole of the columnar rock pressure cap. The two columnar rock pressure caps are respectively screwed onto the outer port of the columnar rock pipe joint and pressed against the outer step of the columnar rock test joint. Columnar rock cores are respectively embedded in the countersunk holes on the inner end faces of the two columnar rock test joints. Columnar rock filtrate outflow holes are respectively provided along the axis of the columnar rock test joints.
9. The horizontal well filter loss and cleaning simulation combined testing device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The upper part of the inner cavity of the columnar rock clamping device cylinder is provided with an upper end cap. The top center of the upper end cap is provided with an upwardly extending columnar rock upper end cap center column. The columnar rock upper end cap center column extends upward from the center hole of the upper end cap of the columnar rock clamping device. The core rod is inserted into the inner cavity of the columnar rock clamping device cylinder along the center hole of the upper end cap, and a diffuser is installed at the lower end of the core rod. The diffuser and the columnar rock core are located on the same horizontal plane. The upper end of the core rod is driven by a magnetic coupler. The core rod is supported in the stepped hole of the upper end cap of the columnar rock clamping device by a bearing.
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