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US3818992A US00339513A US33951373A US3818992A US 3818992 A US3818992 A US 3818992A US 00339513 A US00339513 A US 00339513A US 33951373 A US33951373 A US 33951373A US 3818992 A US3818992 A US 3818992A
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  • a method for completing a well in a permafrost zone wherein a pipe is run into the wellbore adjacent to the casing and the pipe is perforated after placement in the wellbore to provide means for introducing liquid into and removing liquid from the permafrost zone.
  • the thawed region can have a freezable liquid therein, e.g., water. It is desirable, should the thawed region refreeze again, to remove sufficient freezable liquid so that upon refreezing of the thawed region and conversion of any liquid'water present into ice, abnormal pressures not be built up on the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein by the refreezing process.
  • a freezable liquid e.g., water
  • a method for drilling, completing, and/or producing a well through a permafrost zone wherein a liquid is injected into one or more thawed regions in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of the permafrost materials in the thus treated thawed region or regions.
  • This invention also includes removing liquid from a thawed region in an amount sufficient to prevent the buildup of absornal pressures on the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein due to refreezing of the thawed region.
  • well apparatus in a wellbore in a permafrost zone wherein there is pipe.
  • means e.g., casing, in the wellbore and means for at least one of introducing liquid into and/or removing liquid from the permafrost zone, particularly in the vicinity of the wellbore.
  • a pipe is run into the wellbore adjacent .the casing. After the running of the pipe, it is perforated toward the permafrost at a plurality of points to provide a pipe means adjacent the casing which can be used for the introduction of liquid into the permafrost or the removal of liquid from the permafrost.
  • FIG. 3 shows yet another embodiment of apparatus within this invention and capable of carrying out the method of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows the earths surface 1 below which is a permafrost zone 2. Below permafrost zone 2 is unfrozen earth 3. A first wellbore 4 isdrilled through the permafrostzone 2 and into unfrozen ground 3 an indefinite distance. Pipe means such as conventional casing 5 is set in wellbore 4 by way of cement 6. Spaced from wellbore 4 but in the vicinity of that wellbore is a second wellbore 7 which also is drilled through permafrost 2 and into unfrozen ground 3. Wellbore 7 can extend partly into permafrost zone 2 or all the way to the bottom of zone 2, or all the way through zone 2 and into unfrozen ground 3 as shown in FIG. 1, as desired.
  • a perforate pipe means 8 is placed in wellbore 7, pipe means 8 being perforate in that it 'has a plurality of slots 9 through the wall thereof and along the length of pipe 8 in permafrost zone 2. Slots 9 give open communication between permafrost zone 2 and the interior of pipe 8 so that a liquid can be passed downwardly through pipe 8 as shown by arrow 10 and outwardly through slots 9 into thawed regions of permafrost zone 2.
  • Pipe 8 can be capped or otherwise plugged at its lower end (not shown) or can be open at itslower end to allow liquid to enter and/or leave a thawed region by way 'of said lower end and, if desired, to be connected below the permafrost.
  • liquid in permafrost zone 2 can pass through slots 9 into the interior of pipe 8 and be pumped in a conventional manner by surface or downhole pumps upwardly to the earths surface to remove freezable liq-' uid from the permafrost before it refreezes.
  • Slots 9 can be any sort of aperture(s) in pipe 8, e.g., round holes, pores, and the like, or even conventional perforation holes caused by lowering a perforation gun into the interior of pipe 8 and perforating same in a conventional manner well-known in the petroleum industry.
  • a primary goal of pipe 8 is to provide a vertical passageway with a plurality of access openings along the length thereof in the permafrost zone for the introduction and/or removal of liquid relative to the permafrost zone.
  • FIG. 2 shows wellbore 4 with casing 5 cemented therein by cement 6 except that casing 5 has a pipe means 11 strapped thereto by strap means 12 so that when casing 5 was run into the wellbore, pipe 11 was run with the casing.
  • Pipe 11 can be run with the casing, or before or after the casing is run as desired, it not being necessary that pipe 11 be strapped to casing 5.
  • pipe 11 is in the same wellbore with the casing and can even be ccmented in place with the casing.
  • Pipe 11 can be perforate as run or can ismeperforate as run. If pipe 11 is imperforate, after it is in place and cemented, if cementing is to be carried out, a conventional perforating gun is lowered through pipe 11, oriented toward the sides of the wellbore, i.e., toward the permafrost and not toward casing 5, and then perforated in one or more places as shown by arrows 13 and 14. In this way pipe 1 1, any cement therearound, and even permafrost zone 2 can be perforated to provide the desired liquid access port(s) along the length of pipe 11 which is in permafrost zone 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows casing in wellbore 4 in permafrost zone 2 wherein the cement surrounding casing 5 is divided into segments through 17, inclusive. Adjacent segments are spaced apart from one another to form a plurality of upstanding passageways 18 through 20, inclusive. Passageways 18 through 20 provide vertical access in the same manner as pipes 8 and 11 of FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. These passageways, being open adjacent the walls of wellbore 4, also provide access to permafrost zone 2 for the introduction of liquid thereinto'upon the withdrawal of liquid therefrom.
  • the liquid introduced into the permafrost to prevent compaction of materials therein due to thawing can be any liquid which is substantially nondeleterious to the permafrost.
  • fresh water, salt water, and the like can be employed.
  • aqueous materials such as water having one or more freezing point depressants mixed therewith, and the like, can be employed as well.
  • Nonaqueous liquids can also be employed if desired and suitable for the specific purpose to be accomplished.
  • liquid employed will varywidely depending upon the particular situation and the liquid used. Generally, liquid will be used in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of permafrost materials in the thawed region or regions to be treated.
  • the liquid can be injected at any desirable temperature, preferably at a temperature which will prevent substantial additional thawing of the permafrost. As regards water or aqueous liquids, these can be injected at a temperature near the freezing point of the water or liquid injected under the conditions then prevailing in the treated thawed region.
  • the pressure of injection for the liquid can vary widely, again depending upon the particular situation of the treated material and need not be a substantial pressure. Generally, the injection pressure will be at least about one psig, preferably at least about psig.
  • the liquid When freezable liquid such as water is removed from a thawed region prior to refreezing of that region, the liquid should not be removed in an amount sufficient to allow substantial compaction of the permafrost but should be removed in an amount sufficient to prevent buildup of abnormal pressures which could adversely affect the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein, e.g., due to expansion of the water or other liquid during freezing.
  • the liquid will generally flow out of the refreezing region and up through pipes 8, 11, etc., to the earth's surface.
  • pumps surface or downhole can be used to assist in removing this liquid.
  • pipe 8 is in communication with another permeable region such as a porous region elsewhere in the permafrost or even below the permafrost the liquid could flow to these other regions.
  • a permeable region such as a porous region elsewhere in the permafrost or even below the permafrost the liquid could flow to these other regions.
  • liquid permeable cement could be employed in lieu of cement 6 in FIG. 1, the permeable cement being deliberately porous so as to admit the percolation of substantial amounts of liquid vertically therethrough.
  • Other types of liquid permeable packing beside permeable cement can be employed around casing 5. For example, the annulus between the exterior of casing 5 and the interior of wellbore 4 of FIG.
  • the longitudinally channelized cement of FIG. 3 can also be considered as a liquid permeable packing and can be produced in a number of ways, not the least of which is the deliberate performance of a poor cementing job wherein the cement channelizes around a EXAMPLE Apparatus substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 1 is set up in a permafrost zone approximately 2,000 feet in depth.
  • Pipe 8 extends down to the bottom of permafrost zone 2 and is capped at its lower end. Salt water at a temperature of 50F.
  • liquid water flows from the permafrost through slots 9, into the interior of pipe 8, and back to the earths surface thereby removing liquid water from the thawed zones as the thawed zones refreeze due to being surrounded by still frozen permafrost.
  • the liquid water is removed from zone 2 by way of pipe 8 in an amount sufficient to prevent substantial pressure buildup on wellbore 4, cement 6, and casing 5 contained therein but not in an amountsufiicient to allow subsidence of earth surface 1 prior to refreezing of the thawed regions of pennafrost.

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A method and apparatus for drilling, completing, and/or producing a well through a permafrost zone wherein a liquid such as water is either introduced into a thawed region of the permafrost to prevent compaction of the permafrost or liquid is removed from a thawed region in the permafrost zone to prevent the generation of abnormal pressures on a wellbore and/or apparatus therein should the liquid freeze. A method for completing a well in a permafrost zone wherein a pipe is run into the wellbore adjacent to the casing and the pipe is perforated after placement in the wellbore to provide means for introducing liquid into and removing liquid from the permafrost zone.

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- United States Patent 1191 Perkins WELL DRILLING, COMPLETION AND PRODUCTION IN PERMAFROST [75] Inventor: Thomas K. Perkins, Dallas, Tex. [73] Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company, Los
OTHER PUBLICATIONS Permafrost or Permanently Frozen Ground and Related Engr. Prob. by Siemon W.- Muller-J. W. Edwards, Inc, Ann Arbor, Mich., (1947) TA 710.M8 pp.
[111 3,818,992 14 1 J ne 2.5, 1974 70-74 & 140-143 Artic Engineering," Peyton, H. R., In Journal of Petroleum Technology (1970) pp. 1076-1082 Primary Examiner-David H. Brown 1 Attorney, Agent, or FirmRoderick W. MacDonald 57] 1 ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for drilling, completing, and- /or producing a well through a permafrost zone wherein a liquid such as water is either introduced into a thawed region of the'permafrost to prevent compaction of the permafrost or liquid is removed from a thawed region in the permafrost zone to prevent the generation of abnormal pressures on a wellbore and/or apparatus therein should the liquid freeze. A method for completing a well in a permafrost zone wherein a pipe is run into the wellbore adjacent to the casing and the pipe is perforated after placement in the wellbore to provide means for introducing liquid into and removing liquid from the permafrost zone.
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WELL DRILLING, COMPLETION AND PRODUCTION IN PERMAFROST BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Heretofore in the drilling, completion, and production of wells through a permafrost zone, strenuous efforts have been made to prevent any thawing of the permafrost whatsoever. This avoids, among other things, compaction of the permafrost, e.g., subsidence of the thawed permafrost and, possibly, the ground level. However, in certain instances, it is virtually impossible to avoid thawing a limited region of permafrost no matter how great the effort.
Once there is a thawed region in the permafrost near the wellbore, the thawed region can have a freezable liquid therein, e.g., water. It is desirable, should the thawed region refreeze again, to remove sufficient freezable liquid so that upon refreezing of the thawed region and conversion of any liquid'water present into ice, abnormal pressures not be built up on the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein by the refreezing process.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to this invention there is provided a method for drilling, completing, and/or producing a well through a permafrost zone wherein a liquid is injected into one or more thawed regions in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of the permafrost materials in the thus treated thawed region or regions.
This invention also includes removing liquid from a thawed region in an amount sufficient to prevent the buildup of absornal pressures on the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein due to refreezing of the thawed region.
There is also provided well apparatus in a wellbore in a permafrost zone wherein there is pipe. means, e.g., casing, in the wellbore and means for at least one of introducing liquid into and/or removing liquid from the permafrost zone, particularly in the vicinity of the wellbore.
There is also provided a method for completing a well in a permafrost zone wherein besides running casing into the wellbore, a pipe is run into the wellbore adjacent .the casing. After the running of the pipe, it is perforated toward the permafrost at a plurality of points to provide a pipe means adjacent the casing which can be used for the introduction of liquid into the permafrost or the removal of liquid from the permafrost.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a new and improved method and apparatus for drilling, completing, and/or producing a well through a permafrost zone. It is another object to provide a new and improved method and apparatus for drilling, completing and/or producing a well through permafrost and in the vicinity of one or more thawed regions of permafrost. It is another object to provide a new and improved method and apparatus for relieving stress on a wellbore in permafrost and/or any apparatus therein when one or more thawed regions in the permafrost'at least partially refreeze. It is another object to provide a new and improved method and apparatus for drilling, completing, and/or producing a well in permafrost wherein compaction of any thawed regions of permafrost is prevented or minimized. It is another object to provide a new and improved method and apparatus from drilling, completing, and/or producing a well in permafrost wherein subsidence of the earths surface due to thawing of one or more regions in the permafrost is prevented.
Other aspects, objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure and the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION bodiment within this invention and for carrying out the method of this invention.
FIG. 3 shows yet another embodiment of apparatus within this invention and capable of carrying out the method of this invention.
More specifically, FIG. 1 shows the earths surface 1 below which is a permafrost zone 2. Below permafrost zone 2 is unfrozen earth 3. A first wellbore 4 isdrilled through the permafrostzone 2 and into unfrozen ground 3 an indefinite distance. Pipe means such as conventional casing 5 is set in wellbore 4 by way of cement 6. Spaced from wellbore 4 but in the vicinity of that wellbore is a second wellbore 7 which also is drilled through permafrost 2 and into unfrozen ground 3. wellbore 7 can extend partly into permafrost zone 2 or all the way to the bottom of zone 2, or all the way through zone 2 and into unfrozen ground 3 as shown in FIG. 1, as desired. A perforate pipe means 8 is placed in wellbore 7, pipe means 8 being perforate in that it 'has a plurality of slots 9 through the wall thereof and along the length of pipe 8 in permafrost zone 2. Slots 9 give open communication between permafrost zone 2 and the interior of pipe 8 so that a liquid can be passed downwardly through pipe 8 as shown by arrow 10 and outwardly through slots 9 into thawed regions of permafrost zone 2. Pipe 8 can be capped or otherwise plugged at its lower end (not shown) or can be open at itslower end to allow liquid to enter and/or leave a thawed region by way 'of said lower end and, if desired, to be connected below the permafrost. Conversely, liquid in permafrost zone 2 can pass through slots 9 into the interior of pipe 8 and be pumped in a conventional manner by surface or downhole pumps upwardly to the earths surface to remove freezable liq-' uid from the permafrost before it refreezes. Slots 9 can be any sort of aperture(s) in pipe 8, e.g., round holes, pores, and the like, or even conventional perforation holes caused by lowering a perforation gun into the interior of pipe 8 and perforating same in a conventional manner well-known in the petroleum industry. A primary goal of pipe 8 is to provide a vertical passageway with a plurality of access openings along the length thereof in the permafrost zone for the introduction and/or removal of liquid relative to the permafrost zone.
FIG. 2 shows wellbore 4 with casing 5 cemented therein by cement 6 except that casing 5 has a pipe means 11 strapped thereto by strap means 12 so that when casing 5 was run into the wellbore, pipe 11 was run with the casing. Pipe 11 can be run with the casing, or before or after the casing is run as desired, it not being necessary that pipe 11 be strapped to casing 5.
. The point in this embodiment is that pipe 11 is in the same wellbore with the casing and can even be ccmented in place with the casing. Pipe 11 can be perforate as run or can beimperforate as run. If pipe 11 is imperforate, after it is in place and cemented, if cementing is to be carried out, a conventional perforating gun is lowered through pipe 11, oriented toward the sides of the wellbore, i.e., toward the permafrost and not toward casing 5, and then perforated in one or more places as shown by arrows 13 and 14. In this way pipe 1 1, any cement therearound, and even permafrost zone 2 can be perforated to provide the desired liquid access port(s) along the length of pipe 11 which is in permafrost zone 2.
FIG. 3 shows casing in wellbore 4 in permafrost zone 2 wherein the cement surrounding casing 5 is divided into segments through 17, inclusive. Adjacent segments are spaced apart from one another to form a plurality of upstanding passageways 18 through 20, inclusive. Passageways 18 through 20 provide vertical access in the same manner as pipes 8 and 11 of FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. These passageways, being open adjacent the walls of wellbore 4, also provide access to permafrost zone 2 for the introduction of liquid thereinto'upon the withdrawal of liquid therefrom.
The liquid introduced into the permafrost to prevent compaction of materials therein due to thawing can be any liquid which is substantially nondeleterious to the permafrost. obviously, fresh water, salt water, and the like, can be employed. Similarly, aqueous materials such as water having one or more freezing point depressants mixed therewith, and the like, can be employed as well. Nonaqueous liquids can also be employed if desired and suitable for the specific purpose to be accomplished.
The amount of liquid employed will varywidely depending upon the particular situation and the liquid used. Generally, liquid will be used in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of permafrost materials in the thawed region or regions to be treated. The liquid can be injected at any desirable temperature, preferably at a temperature which will prevent substantial additional thawing of the permafrost. As regards water or aqueous liquids, these can be injected at a temperature near the freezing point of the water or liquid injected under the conditions then prevailing in the treated thawed region. The pressure of injection for the liquid can vary widely, again depending upon the particular situation of the treated material and need not be a substantial pressure. Generally, the injection pressure will be at least about one psig, preferably at least about psig.
When freezable liquid such as water is removed from a thawed region prior to refreezing of that region, the liquid should not be removed in an amount sufficient to allow substantial compaction of the permafrost but should be removed in an amount sufficient to prevent buildup of abnormal pressures which could adversely affect the wellbore and/or any apparatus therein, e.g., due to expansion of the water or other liquid during freezing. The liquid will generally flow out of the refreezing region and up through pipes 8, 11, etc., to the earth's surface. However, if desired, pumps (surface or downhole) can be used to assist in removing this liquid. If, for example, pipe 8 is in communication with another permeable region such as a porous region elsewhere in the permafrost or even below the permafrost the liquid could flow to these other regions. For exam- Liquid handling means other than pipes 8 and 11 of FIGS, 1 and 2, respectively, and open channels 18 through 20 of FIG. 3, can be employed to accomplish the purposes of this invention. For example, liquid permeable cement could be employed in lieu of cement 6 in FIG. 1, the permeable cement being deliberately porous so as to admit the percolation of substantial amounts of liquid vertically therethrough. Other types of liquid permeable packing beside permeable cement can be employed around casing 5. For example, the annulus between the exterior of casing 5 and the interior of wellbore 4 of FIG. 1 can contain, instead of cement 6, a bed of solid particles such as gravel. The interstices between the solid particles provides passageways for vertical flow of liquid into or out of permafrost zone 2 and along the annulus containing the bed of solid particles. The longitudinally channelized cement of FIG. 3 can also be considered as a liquid permeable packing and can be produced in a number of ways, not the least of which is the deliberate performance of a poor cementing job wherein the cement channelizes around a EXAMPLE Apparatus substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 1 is set up in a permafrost zone approximately 2,000 feet in depth. Pipe 8 extends down to the bottom of permafrost zone 2 and is capped at its lower end. Salt water at a temperature of 50F. and pressure of 25 psig is forced downwardly in pipe 8 and outwardly through slots 9 and into thawed regions of permafrost zone 2 caused bythe producton of hot oil through casing 5. The water is injected in an amount sufficient to prevent subsidence of earth surface 1 in the vicinity of wellbores 4 and 7.
When production of hot oil through casing 5 is ceased for any substantial period of time, liquid water flows from the permafrost through slots 9, into the interior of pipe 8, and back to the earths surface thereby removing liquid water from the thawed zones as the thawed zones refreeze due to being surrounded by still frozen permafrost. The liquid water is removed from zone 2 by way of pipe 8 in an amount sufficient to prevent substantial pressure buildup on wellbore 4, cement 6, and casing 5 contained therein but not in an amountsufiicient to allow subsidence of earth surface 1 prior to refreezing of the thawed regions of pennafrost.
Reasonable variations and modifications are possible within the scope of this disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
region in- -ment comprising injecting liquid into at least one of 1. In a method for producing a well through a permafrost zone whereinat least one thawed region prowed said permafrost zone occurs, the improvesaid thawed regions, said liquid being injected in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of the permafrost materials in the thus treated thawed region.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said liquid is aqueous.
thawed region.

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1. In a method for producing a well through a permafrost zone wherein at least one thawed region prowed region in said permafrost zone occurs, the improvement comprising injecting liquid into at least one of said thawed regions, said liquid being injected in an amount and under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial compaction of the permafrost materials in the thus treated thawed region.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said liquid is aqueous.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said pressure of injection is at least about one psig.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said liquid is water.
5. A method according to claim 4 wherein said water is injected at a temperature near the freezing point of water for the conditions prevailing in the thus treated thawed region.
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