CN108625839B - Formation fracturing method - Google Patents

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CN108625839B
CN108625839B CN201710158928.6A CN201710158928A CN108625839B CN 108625839 B CN108625839 B CN 108625839B CN 201710158928 A CN201710158928 A CN 201710158928A CN 108625839 B CN108625839 B CN 108625839B
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The invention relates to a formation fracturing method. The method comprises the following steps: determining a stratum parameter set before fracturing construction, and step two: and according to the abnormal parameters in the stratum parameter set, performing fracturing pretreatment firstly, and then performing normal fracturing construction. The stratum fracturing method can effectively realize stratum fracturing and reduce construction waste to the maximum extent.

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Formation fracturing method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of petroleum and natural gas exploration and development, in particular to a formation fracturing method.
Background
During oil or gas production, after drilling, it is usually necessary to form fractures in the oil and gas reservoir by using water force. This process is known as fracturing and its purpose is to allow oil and gas to seep into the wellbore for production. For example, fracturing trucks are commonly used to squeeze liquids of a certain viscosity into a reservoir with high pressure. After a plurality of fractures are pressed in a reservoir (namely, a stratum is fractured), a propping agent (such as quartz sand and the like) is added to fill the fractures, so that the permeability of the oil-gas layer is improved, and the oil production is increased.
During fracturing operations, high formation fracture pressures are sometimes found. In this case, the injection rate of the fracturing fluid is low, the pressure at the wellhead is high, and there is no indication that the formation is fractured in the fracturing construction. For example, the injection displacement of the fracturing fluid is 0.2m3And the pressure of the well head reaches 90MPa in one minute. In such cases, it is difficult to add proppant to the fracturing fluid, which in turn fails to fracture or effectively propagate the formation.
In the prior art, the condition that the fracture pressure of the stratum is high cannot be effectively dealt with, and even the oil-gas well is abandoned, so that great waste is caused.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a formation fracturing method. The stratum fracturing method can effectively realize stratum fracturing and reduce construction waste to the maximum extent.
The stratum fracturing method comprises the following steps of: determining a stratum parameter set before fracturing construction, and step two: according to the abnormal parameters in the stratum parameter set, firstly carrying out fracturing pretreatment, and then carrying out normal fracturing construction.
According to the method of the present invention, prior to fracturing a drilled wellbore, formation parameters associated with fracturing of the wellbore are first determined. If one or more formation parameters are abnormal, for example, the abnormal parameters reflect conditions that may lead to fracture failure (e.g., formation fracture pressure is too high), a fracture pretreatment is first performed on the wellbore or formation to remove the abnormalities. Therefore, the method can effectively and favorably realize fracturing the stratum and reduce construction waste to the maximum extent.
In one embodiment, in step one, the well to be fractured is subjected to test fracturing, if the injection displacement of the test fracturing does not reach the maximum injection displacement, the abnormal parameters comprise the original perforation perfection, and the fracturing pretreatment is a remedial perforation operation. In particular, the injection displacement of a test fracture may be derived from the step-down displacement test results of the test fracture. Such testing methods are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein. The maximum injection displacement of the test fractures may be pre-designed based on previous exploration for the area, as is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described further herein. Applicants have discovered that the size, density and depth of perforations produced by the original perforating operation may result in very high resistance of the fracturing fluid to the formation fractures, which in turn may result in conditions where the wellhead pressure is high during the test fracturing (and formal fracturing), but the injection rate of the fracturing fluid is low (i.e., the fracturing fracture of the formation is high). Under the condition, the operation of the injection hole can reduce the resistance of fracturing fluid entering the formation cracks caused by the injection hole problem, and further solve the problem of overhigh fracturing and fracturing of the formation.
In one embodiment, in a secondary perforation operation, a planar perforation pattern is used. Applicants have found that prior art helical perforations cause the formation to fracture and fracture to rise, especially for horizontal wells. Perforating using planar perforation patterns can reduce formation fracture fracturing by at least 30% compared to spiral perforation.
In one embodiment, the flat perforation is performed using a hydrajetting method. Applicants have found that the hydrajetting method achieves the goal of deep penetration perforation and, in contrast to conventional spiral perforation, the hydrajetting method produces a pore size increase of at least 40%. Accordingly, the hydrajetting method may help reduce fracture fracturing of the formation.
In one embodiment, in the hydrajetting method, two or more hydrajetting tools are used in series. By perforating in this manner, the deep penetration perforation of each jetting tool can be fully utilized. Furthermore, during the fracturing process, at least two of the multiple clusters of fractures created by perforating in this manner may be initiated and extended simultaneously, which helps to promote an increased level of fracture complexity. Thereby facilitating the subsequent oil recovery step.
In one embodiment, in a patch operation, a patch density is determined from the original perforation density and the original perforation perfection. For example, when the perforation perfection is below 60% and the original perforation density is 16 holes/meter, the patch density can be 10-12 holes/meter (i.e., 10-12 holes over a meter length). The patch density can be 6-8 holes/m when the perforation perfection is between 60% and 80% and the original perforation density is 16 holes/m. Under the condition of the hole patching density, the problem that the stratum fracture pressure is too high due to poor perforation perfection can be solved, and the strength of the casing pipe cannot be greatly reduced, so that the risk of deformation under high fracturing acting force is avoided.
In one embodiment, the anomaly parameter comprises permeability of the reservoir, and the fracture pretreatment is an operation of fracturing the rock using pulsed pressure when the permeability is less than a permeability criterion value. Applicants have found that in situations where the permeability of the formation rock is low, the fracturing fluid can build up in the well to create high bottom hole pressures, but the fracturing fluid is difficult to penetrate into the formation rock and cause difficulty in fracturing the formation. To this end, the applicant has creatively proposed applying a pulse pressure to the formation rock to cause fatigue cracking of the formation rock, which allows the fracturing fluid to penetrate into the formation rock and thereby reduce the formation fracture pressure. It should be understood that the permeability standard value can be obtained from various means such as rock type, well log data, core experiment, etc., which are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described herein. For example, the formation rock is sandstone with a standard value of permeability of 0.1 md; the stratum rock is carbonate rock, and the standard value of the permeability of the stratum rock is 0.1 md.
In one embodiment, the operation of pulsed pressure fracturing rock comprises: step a, injecting fracturing fluid into a well to be subjected to fracturing construction until the pressure limit of a wellhead; step b, open-jetting the injected fracturing fluid from the wellhead until the pressure of the wellhead is reduced to a preset value; and repeating the steps a and b until the highest injection displacement of the fracturing fluid reaches a preset value. By repeatedly applying pressure and open-jetting the fracturing fluid to the stratum rock, a large amount of fatigue cracks can be generated on the stratum rock, and the fracturing fluid can smoothly permeate into the stratum rock, so that the stratum fracture pressure is reduced, and the stratum rock is fractured. It should be particularly noted that when the amount of fatigue fractures in the formation rock is such that the maximum injection rate of the fracturing fluid reaches a preset value, proppant may be added to the fracturing fluid and the subsequent fracturing step may be performed.
In one embodiment, in step b, the preset value of wellhead pressure is 0.
In one embodiment, in step b, the blowout flow rate of the fracturing fluid is gradually increased as the wellhead pressure is reduced. In a preferred embodiment, in step b, the blowout flow rate is continuously controlled by controlling the rate of decrease of the wellhead pressure P. Therefore, not only can stratum rocks generate a large amount of fatigue cracks, but also the degree of pressure change in the well can be effectively controlled, the situation that parts such as a packer arranged in the well are damaged due to too severe pressure change in the well is prevented, and meanwhile, the deformation of a shaft sleeve can be prevented. In a specific embodiment, in step b, when P is more than 30MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 2 MPa/min; when P is more than 20MPa and less than or equal to 30MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 3 MPa/min; when P is more than 0MPa and less than or equal to 20MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 4 MPa/min. In one embodiment, the rate of wellhead pressure drop may be controlled by using different gauge blow-off nozzles.
In one embodiment, the anomaly parameter comprises a degree of natural surface fracture development of the reservoir, and when the degree of natural surface fracture development is good, the fracture pretreatment is to completely replace a first fracturing fluid of a first viscosity in the well with a second fracturing fluid having a second viscosity, the second viscosity being greater than the first viscosity. The development degree of the natural cracks on the surface layer can be known through well logging data or laboratory core tests, and whether the development degree of the natural cracks on the surface layer is good or not is judged according to the development degree of the natural cracks on the surface layer. For example, the propagation degree of the natural fracture can be judged according to the logging resistivity curve. Natural fracture development is better if the resistivity curve is decreased, and worse if not, as can be determined empirically by those skilled in the art. The applicant has found that in the case of a good development of natural fractures in the surface of the reservoir, the first fracturing fluid originally present in the well will preferentially enter the formation during fracturing. This results in that even if the second fracturing fluid is injected into the well at high displacement, it is difficult to form primary fractures in the formation rock, thereby making the width of each fracture low, resulting in formation fracture pressures that are too high and even ending the entire fracturing job. According to the method of the invention, the applicant uses the second fracturing fluid completely in place of the first fracturing fluid before the fracturing job. Thus, the second fracturing fluid with higher viscosity can fully penetrate into the formation rock cracks and form a main crack, and the natural surface cracks can hardly absorb the second fracturing fluid with higher viscosity in a large amount. Along with the enlargement of the size of the main crack, the capacity of the main crack for absorbing the second fracturing fluid is stronger and stronger, the capacity of the surface layer natural crack for absorbing the second fracturing fluid is gradually reduced, and finally, a mode of only feeding the main crack is formed. This will exhibit conventional formation fracture pressure. Therefore, the problem that the fracturing and fracturing of the stratum are too high is solved.
In one embodiment, the first fracturing fluid is completely displaced in a manner that shortens the time to increase the injection displacement of the second fracturing fluid to the maximum displacement. The applicant has found that rapidly increasing the injection rate of the second fracturing fluid can help to completely displace the first fracturing fluid with the second fracturing fluid. Thus, no other fluid is present in the well that competes with the second fracturing fluid for entry into the formation fracture, thereby solving the problem of too high a fracture in the formation.
In one embodiment, the viscosity of the second fracturing fluid and the reduced time to increase the injection displacement of the second fracturing fluid to the maximum displacement (hereinafter referred to as the reduced time) are determined based on the equivalent number of fractures and the integrated fluid loss coefficient. For example, for small scale tests, when the number of crack equivalent is more than 4 and the integrated fluid loss coefficient is 0.002m/min1/2In the above case, the second viscosity of the second fracturing fluid may be 200mpa.s or more, and the time after the shortening may be within 1 min. For small scale tests, the integrated fluid loss coefficient was 0.001m/min when the number of equivalent fracture pieces was 3 to 41/2To 0.002m/min1/2The second viscosity of the second fracturing fluid can be between 150mPa.s and 200mPa.s, and the shortened time is within 1.5 min. For small-scale tests, the number of equivalent pieces of the crack is 2 to 3, and the comprehensive fluid loss coefficient is 0.0008m/min1/2To 0.001m/min1/2Of a second fracturing fluidThe second viscosity can be between 100mPa.s and 150mPa.s, and the shortened time is within 2 min. In one embodiment, the composition of the second fracturing fluid may be: 0.2 percent of thickening agent, 0.3 percent of anti-swelling agent and 0.1 percent of discharge aiding agent by mass. These ingredients are well known to those skilled in the art.
In one embodiment, prior to step one, a circulating well-flushing operation is also performed. The applicant has found that during a fracturing operation, residual drilling mud in the well can build up under pressure at the perforations, and even if the formation breaks, the drilling mud will remain at the front of the fracturing fluid and act as a barrier to the fracturing fluid. These factors can also result in formation fracture pressures that are too high. According to the method of the invention, excess drilling mud in the well can be washed out of the well by a circulating flushing operation, so that the clogging effect of the drilling mud can be avoided. In a preferred embodiment, during drilling, if the drilling mud loss is greater than 10m3And/h, performing circulating well washing before the step one.
In one embodiment, a wash is used in a circulating well-flushing operation. The pickle liquor may react with the drilling mud and thereby further assist in washing out the drilling mud from the well. It will be appreciated that different acid wash solutions may be selected depending on the composition of the drilling mud, as the selection method is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that: the method can effectively improve the fracturing degree of the stratum, enhance the supply capacity of the fracture to the oil-gas seepage channel and furthest excavate the yield-increasing capacity of the reservoir.
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The invention will be further illustrated with reference to specific examples.
Example 1
The well S2 was cored and tested in the laboratory to see that the rock of the formation of interest was carbonate. The stratum fracture pressure gradient of the area is 0.021-0.029MPa/m, and the rock fracture pressure of the S2 well reaches about 85 MPa. The application scale of the fracturing technology in the oil field is restricted by the overhigh construction pressure, and the implementation of oil field production increasing measures is seriously influenced.
Through the analysis of the well early-stage data, the main reason for higher fracture pressure is that the permeability of reservoir rock is lower than the standard permeability value. Thus, the operation of fracturing rock by pulse pressure is adopted on the basis of conventional fracturing. In particular, in conventional fracturing (displacement of 4 m)3Min), stopping the pump, controlling the pressure of the well head to be 46.5MPa, selecting a 4mm oil nozzle for open flow, and controlling the pressure reduction speed of the well head to be 2 MPa/min. When the pressure of the well head is up to 30MPa to 20MPa, an oil nozzle with the specification of 5mm is selected for open flow, and the pressure reduction speed of the well head is 3 MPa/min. When the pressure of the well head is lower than 20MPa, an oil nozzle with the specification of 6mm is selected for open flow, and the pressure reduction speed of the well head is 4 MPa/min. When the pressure of the well head is reduced to 0, 5m is used3And injecting construction is carried out at the delivery volume per minute. In the subsequent fracturing construction, the fracture pressure of the S2 well is reduced to 76.2MPa, the designed sand adding amount is smoothly completed, and the fracturing construction is successful. Compared with the similar wells around, the highest construction pressure is reduced by about 8.8MPa after the pressure pulse measure is adopted.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, various modifications may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the embodiments can be combined in any way as long as there is no structural conflict. It is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A formation fracturing method comprising the steps of,
the method comprises the following steps: determining a formation parameter set prior to fracturing construction, an
Step two: according to the abnormal parameters in the stratum parameter set, firstly carrying out fracturing pretreatment, then carrying out normal fracturing construction,
wherein the abnormal parameter comprises permeability of a reservoir, and when the permeability is smaller than a permeability standard value, the fracturing pretreatment is an operation of fracturing rock by using pulse pressure, wherein the operation of fracturing rock by using pulse pressure comprises the following steps:
step a, injecting fracturing fluid into a well to be subjected to fracturing construction until the pressure limit of a wellhead,
b, open-jetting the injected fracturing fluid from the wellhead until the pressure of the wellhead is reduced to a minimum pressure preset value, wherein the open-jetting flow rate of the fracturing fluid is gradually increased along with the reduction of the pressure of the wellhead,
and repeating the steps a and b until the highest injection displacement of the fracturing fluid reaches a preset value of the highest injection displacement.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step b the blowout flow rate is continuously controlled by controlling the rate of decrease of the wellhead pressure P.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, in the step b,
when P is more than 30MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 2 MPa/min;
when P is more than 20MPa and less than or equal to 30MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 3 MPa/min;
when P is more than 0MPa and less than or equal to 20MPa, the descending speed of the wellhead pressure is 4 MPa/min.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in step b, the minimum pressure preset value is 0.
5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a circulating well-flushing operation is also carried out prior to step one.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein an acid wash is used in the circulating well-flushing operation.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,characterized in that during drilling, if the drilling mud leakage is more than 10m3And/h, performing circulating well washing before the step one.
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