CN107021584A - Circulating type electrochemical gel breaking device and method for oilfield fracturing wastewater - Google Patents

Circulating type electrochemical gel breaking device and method for oilfield fracturing wastewater Download PDF

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CN107021584A
CN107021584A CN201710348749.9A CN201710348749A CN107021584A CN 107021584 A CN107021584 A CN 107021584A CN 201710348749 A CN201710348749 A CN 201710348749A CN 107021584 A CN107021584 A CN 107021584A
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Abstract

The invention provides a circulating electrochemical gel breaking device and method for oilfield fracturing wastewater, wherein the gel breaking device comprises a reactor, an electrolytic bath and a direct-current power supply; the lower half part of the reactor is provided with a wastewater inlet and a wastewater outlet, and the upper half part of the reactor is provided with an overflow port (namely a gel breaking liquid outlet) and a gel breaking liquid inlet; the bottom of the electrolytic cell is provided with an electrolyte inlet, and the top of the electrolytic cell is provided with an electrolyte outlet; a lower circulating pipe and an upper circulating pipe are arranged between the reactor and the electrolytic bath, the lower circulating pipe is connected with a wastewater outlet and an electrolyte inlet, and the upper circulating pipe is connected with an electrolyte outlet and a gel breaking liquid inlet; the electrolytic bath is connected with a direct current power supply through a lead cable arranged between the electrolytic bath and the direct current power supply. The treatment technology overcomes the defects of large dosage, high treatment cost, inconvenient operation, large occupied space of treatment equipment, low efficiency and the like caused by adding the gel breaker into the gel breaking of the existing fracturing wastewater.

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A kind of oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry breaks adhesive dispenser and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to the technical field of oil field compression fracture wastewater treatment, and in particular to a kind of oil field compression fracture waste water breaks the dress of glue Put and method.
Background technology
The aqueous fracturing fluid used in oil-gas mining fracturing process needs the row of returning ground thus production after the completion of pressing crack construction Raw substantial amounts of fracturing wastewater.Water-based fracturing waste water in addition to containing plurality of inorganic salt also usually containing it is a variety of to the mankind, animal and The harmful pollutant of environment, such as contains benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene and dimethylbenzene arene material, is given up for pressure break is reduced or avoided The adverse effect that water is caused to environment, it is necessary to effective harmless treatment is carried out to fracturing wastewater.
Aqueous fracturing fluid can typically add a certain amount of thickening agent, friendship because of processing performances such as control filter loss, outstanding sand abilities Connection agent etc. makes it contain high molecular polymer to reach certain viscosity, and this is accomplished by fully breaking it glue in favor of fracturing fluid The row of returning and follow-up fracturing wastewater harmless treatment.At present, the broken glue of fracturing wastewater causes pressure break frequently with addition gel breaker High molecular polymer degraded or catalyzing hydrolysis in waste water are realized(Such as Wang Yan is big, Xiao Yan is edited《Oil field chemical is produced With synthesis》(Petroleum industry publishing house)P39 addresses some oxidants such as persulfate, percarbonate, potassium permanganate, tert-butyl group mistake Hydrogen oxide frequently as the natural plant gum such as sesbania gum thickening agent gel breaker, and enzyme can as glycan class thickening agent gel breaker), but The pharmaceutical quantities of these treatment technologies addition are larger, and processing cost is higher, inconvenient operation, and processing equipment space-consuming is big, efficiency It is relatively low.Therefore develop effective fracturing wastewater and break adhesive dispenser and method as a kind of real needs.
The content of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry and breaks adhesive dispenser, including reactor, electrolytic cell and straight Flow power supply;The lower half of the reactor is provided with waste water inlet and wastewater outlet, and the first half is provided with overfall(Namely breaking glue solution goes out Mouthful)With breaking glue solution import;The bottom of the electrolytic cell is provided with electrolyte inlet, and top is provided with electrolyte outlet;The reactor Lower circulation pipe and upper circular tube are provided between electrolytic cell, lower the circulation pipe connection wastewater outlet and electrolyte inlet are described Upper circular tube connects electrolyte outlet and breaking glue solution import;The electrolytic cell passes through located at leader cable therebetween with dc source Connection.
The device produces oxidisability in the case of logical direct current using electrolyte such as the chlorides contained in fracturing wastewater Material so that the high molecular polymer degraded in fracturing wastewater, realizes the broken glue of fracturing wastewater.Also, due to above-mentioned circulation knot The setting of structure, operationally suitable control wastewater flow, you can the waste water of broken glue requirement needed for overfall is produced and reached.At this Reason technology overcomes that the pharmaceutical quantities brought of addition gel breaker are larger, and processing cost is higher, inconvenient operation, and processing equipment takes empty Between it is big, the shortcomings of less efficient.
Wherein, operationally, oil field compression fracture waste water enters reactor from waste water inlet, and waste water is imported into electricity by lower circulation pipe Trench bottom is solved, waste water flows out after electrolytic tank electrolysis from top, then reactor is led back to by upper circular tube, not up to break glue requirement Waste water flows to reactor lower half and continues cycling through brokenly glue, and the qualified waste water in top flows out from overfall.In the process, by outside Flow and electrolytic tank electrolysis into the waste water of reactor are produced and up gas push the circulation of waste water in the apparatus Flowing.
Further, electrode slice is vertically set in the electrolytic cell.During being somebody's turn to do, it is broken by electrolysis that waste water " passes by " electrode slice Glue, and then flowed away at the top of electrolytic cell.
Further, the location of described waste water inlet is the location of less than described wastewater outlet, and waste water inlet and Wastewater outlet is oppositely arranged.Such setting can preferably in settled wastewater impurity(Deposit can be from following reactors The sewage draining exit of bottom and the sewage draining exit of bottom of electrolytic tank are periodically discharged), then enter back into electrolytic cell and be electrolysed, it is to avoid or reduce The blocking of electrolytic cell and pipeline.
Further, the location of described overfall is the location of higher than described breaking glue solution import, and overfall and broken Glue import is oppositely arranged.Such setting can be such that waste water is then exhausted from after glue requirement is sufficiently achieved brokenly.
Further, in the reactor, provided with filtering silk screen or offscum catcher between overfall and breaking glue solution import. Filtering silk screen or offscum catcher can capture waste water itself carry and wastewater electrolytic during the offscum that produces, make overfall The waste water of discharge is more suitable for subsequent treatment.
Further, the top of the reactor is provided with exhaust outlet.The exhaust outlet can discharge waste water itself and contain or be electrolysed During the gas that produces.
Further, the bottom of the reactor is provided with reactor sewage draining exit, the dirt deposited for discharging in reactor.
Further, the bottom of the electrolytic cell is provided with electrolytic cell sewage draining exit, the dirt for discharging electrolytic cell deposition.It is more excellent Selection of land, the electrolytic cell sewage draining exit is provided close on the lower circulation pipe of electrolyte inlet.
Reactor auxiliary described further is provided with heat exchanger.Heat exchanger can be a variety of known types, can using heat exchanger Further the efficiency of glue is broken in lifting.
The present invention also provides a kind of method that oil field compression fracture waste water breaks glue, and it is given up using any of the above-described described oil field compression fracture Water circulation type electrochemistry breaks adhesive dispenser and carries out the broken glue of circulating electrochemistry.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation that oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry of the present invention breaks adhesive dispenser.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation that another oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry of the invention breaks adhesive dispenser, wherein overflowing The relative position and Fig. 1 difference of the relative position and waste water inlet and wastewater outlet of head piece and breaking glue solution import.
The implication of label is as follows in figure:1 is lower circulation pipe, and 2 be reactor, and 3 be reactor sewage draining exit, and 4 be waste water inlet, 5 be cooling water inlet, and 6 be heat exchanger, and 7 be coolant outlet, and 8 be overfall, and 9 be exhaust outlet, and 10 be upper circular tube, and 11 be to lead Line cable, 12 be cathode terminal, and 13 be anode terminal, and 14 be electrode slice, and 15 be electrolytic cell, and 16 be electrolytic cell sewage draining exit, 17 be dc source, and 18 be wastewater outlet, and 19 be breaking glue solution import, and 20 be electrolyte inlet, and 21 be electrolyte outlet.
Embodiment
Below by way of embodiment, the invention will be further described, but is not intended to limit the invention.
Oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry of the present invention breaks adhesive dispenser as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, including an electricity Groove 15 is solved, there is electrode slice 14 in electrolytic cell, electrolytic cell 15 passes through the wire that is connected on cathode terminal 12 and anode terminal 13 Cable 11 is connected with dc source 17.Electrolytic cell 15 is connected by upper circular tube 10 and lower circulation pipe 1 with reactor 2, under The bottom of circulation pipe 1 is provided with electrolytic cell sewage draining exit 16.The bottom of reactor 2 is provided with reactor sewage draining exit 3, and top is provided with exhaust outlet 9, in Bottom is provided with waste water inlet 4, and middle and upper part is provided with overfall 8, and the middle part of reactor 2 sets heat exchanger 6, and the bottom of heat exchanger 6 sets cooling water Import 5, top sets coolant outlet 7.
The shape of the reactor 2 can be case with bottom plate and cover plate or have the cylinder of upper low head.
The electrolytic cell 15 is undivided cell, and its electrode can be acyclic type or bipolar type, and electrode shape can be with Column, tubular or tabular, electrode coating using not pole or can pole compound analysis chloride electrode formula(It is commercially available).Figure Electrode in 1 and Fig. 2 is bipolar type, electrode shape tabular, electrode coating using can pole compound analysis chloride electrode formula.
The fracturing wastewater of mechanical admixture is removed with certain flow from waste water inlet 4 into reactor 2 by pretreatment, then is entered Enter electrolytic cell 15, electrolytic cell 15 connects direct current, the electrolyte such as sodium chloride that waste water contains in electrolytic cell 15 is made in direct current With lower by electrolytic tank electrode generation electrochemical reaction, produce oxidizing substance and the high molecular polymer in fracturing wastewater is filled Divide degraded, realize the broken glue of fracturing wastewater.In this process, the castering action for the gas that electrolytic process is produced passes through waste water upper Circulation pipe 10 is brought gas after reactor 2, gas-liquid separation into and discharged from exhaust outlet 9, the descending dirt deposition of wastewater liquid to reactor Bottom timing is discharged from reactor sewage draining exit 3, and wastewater liquid enters the cyclic electrolysis of electrolytic cell 15 by lower circulation pipe 1.A part Waste water by the broken glue of electrolysis goes out from the overflow of overfall 8.
In the said equipment, with flow 1m3/H will remove the fracturing wastewater of mechanical admixture(Viscosity 60mPaS)Send into reactor 2 carry out the broken glue of electrolysis, and after circulating 30 minutes, the viscosity for the breaking glue solution waste water discharged from overfall is less than 5mPaS.

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1. a kind of oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry breaks adhesive dispenser, including reactor(2), electrolytic cell(15)And dc source (17);The reactor(2)Lower half be provided with waste water inlet(4)And wastewater outlet(18), the first half is provided with overfall(8)With Breaking glue solution import(19);The electrolytic cell(15)Bottom be provided with electrolyte inlet(20), top is provided with electrolyte outlet(21); The reactor(2)And electrolytic cell(15)Between be provided with lower circulation pipe(1)And upper circular tube(10), the lower circulation pipe(1)Even Connect wastewater outlet(18)And electrolyte inlet(20), the upper circular tube(10)Connect electrolyte outlet(21)With breaking glue solution import (19);The electrolytic cell(15)With dc source(17)By located at leader cable therebetween(11)Connection.
2. oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to claim 1 breaks adhesive dispenser, it is characterised in that the electrolysis Groove(15)Electrode slice is inside vertically set(14).
3. oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to claim 1 breaks adhesive dispenser, it is characterised in that the waste water Import(4)Location is less than the wastewater outlet(18)Location, and waste water inlet(4)And wastewater outlet(18)Phase To setting.
4. oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to claim 1 breaks adhesive dispenser, it is characterised in that the overflow Mouthful(8)Location is higher than the breaking glue solution import(19)Location, and overfall(8)With breaking glue solution import(19)Phase To setting.
5. oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to claim 1 breaks adhesive dispenser, it is characterised in that the reaction Device(2)It is interior, in overfall(8)With breaking glue solution import(19)Between provided with filtering silk screen or offscum catcher.
6. the oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to any one of claim 1 to 5 breaks adhesive dispenser, its feature exists In the reactor(2)Top be provided with exhaust outlet(9).
7. the oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to any one of claim 1 to 5 breaks adhesive dispenser, its feature exists In the reactor(2)Bottom be provided with reactor sewage draining exit(3).
8. the oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to any one of claim 1 to 5 breaks adhesive dispenser, its feature exists In the electrolytic cell(15)Bottom be provided with electrolytic cell sewage draining exit(16).
9. the oil field compression fracture waste water circulation formula electrochemistry according to any one of claim 1 to 5 breaks adhesive dispenser, its feature exists In the reactor(2)Auxiliary is provided with heat exchanger(6).
10. a kind of method that oil field compression fracture waste water breaks glue, it is characterised in that utilize the oil field described in any one of claim 1 to 9 The circulating electrochemistry of fracturing wastewater breaks adhesive dispenser and carries out the broken glue of circulating electrochemistry.
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