WO2010041025A1 - Particules enrobées de céramique - Google Patents

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WO2010041025A1
WO2010041025A1 PCT/GB2009/002415 GB2009002415W WO2010041025A1 WO 2010041025 A1 WO2010041025 A1 WO 2010041025A1 GB 2009002415 W GB2009002415 W GB 2009002415W WO 2010041025 A1 WO2010041025 A1 WO 2010041025A1
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Enrique Reyes
Jimmies D. Weaver
Hongyu Luo
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Curtis, Philip, Antony
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  • the present disclosure relates to treatments and compounds useful in subterranean formations, and, at least in some embodiments, to treatments and compounds utilizing ceramic coated particulates.
  • hydraulic fracturing may be a useful treatment for increasing the conductivity of a subterranean formation.
  • Hydraulic fracturing operations generally may involve pumping a treatment fluid (e.g., a fracturing fluid or a "pad fluid") into a well bore that penetrates a subterranean formation at a sufficient hydraulic pressure to create or enhance one or more pathways, or "fractures," in the subterranean formation.
  • a treatment fluid e.g., a fracturing fluid or a "pad fluid
  • Enhancing a fracture generally involves extending or enlarging a natural or pre-existing fracture in the formation. These fractures generally increase the permeability of that portion of the formation.
  • the treatment fluid may comprise particulates, including proppant particulates that are deposited in the resultant fractures. The particulates are thought to help prevent the fractures from fully closing upon release of the hydraulic pressure, forming conductive channels through which fluid may flow between the formation and the well bore.
  • the surfaces of particulates generally comprise minerals, which may react with other substances (e.g., water, minerals, treatment fluids, and the like) that reside in the subterranean formation in chemical reactions caused, at least in part, by conditions created by mechanical stresses on those minerals (e.g., fracturing of the mineral surfaces or the compaction of particulates).
  • These reactions are herein referred to as “stress-activated reactions” or “stress-activated reactivity.”
  • Stress-activated reactions or stress-activated reactivity.”
  • One type of these stress- activated reactions may be diageneous reactions.
  • diageneous reactions include chemical and/or physical processes that, in the presence of water, move a portion of the mineral in a particulate and/or convert a portion of the mineral in a particulate into some other form.
  • a mineral that has been so moved or converted is herein referred to as a "diageneous product” or “diagenic product.”
  • Any particulate comprising a mineral may be susceptible to these diageneous reactions, including natural silicate minerals (e.g., quartz), man-made silicates and glass materials, metal oxide minerals (both natural and man-made), and the like.
  • the dissolution and precipitation of minerals in the course of these reactions may reduce the conductivity of a particulate pack, inter alia, by clogging the pore spaces in the particulate pack with mineral precipitate and/or collapsing the pore spaces by dissolving solid mineral in the "walls" of those pore spaces.
  • minerals on the surface of a particulate may exhibit a tendency to react with substances in the reservoir, formation, and/or treatment fluids that are in contact with the particulates, such as water, gelling agents (e.g., polysaccharides, biopolymers, etc.), and other substances commonly found in these fluids. Molecules from such substances may become anchored to the mineral surface of the particulate.
  • the present disclosure relates to treatments and compounds useful in subterranean formations, and, at least in some embodiments, to treatments and compounds utilizing ceramic coated particulates.
  • One embodiment of the present invention provides a method.
  • the method comprises providing a plurality of particulates, wherein at least a portion of the particulates are coated with a ceramic, and wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness.
  • the method further comprises introducing the plurality of particulates into a subterranean formation.
  • the method further comprises allowing an aqueous fluid to flow through the plurality of particulates.
  • the method further comprises allowing the ceramic to impede aqueous fluid interactions between the aqueous fluid and the plurality of particulates.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides another method.
  • the method comprises providing particulate pack, wherein at least a portion of the particulate pack is coated with a ceramic, and wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness.
  • the method further comprises allowing an aqueous fluid to flow through the particulate pack.
  • the method further comprises allowing the ceramic to impede aqueous fluid interactions between the aqueous fluid and the particulate pack.
  • composition comprises a particulate pack and a ceramic coating on at least a portion of the particulate pack, wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness, and wherein the ceramic coating is capable of impeding aqueous fluid interactions between an aqueous fluid and the particulate pack.
  • the present disclosure relates to treatments and compounds useful in subterranean formations, and, at least in some embodiments, to treatments and compounds utilizing ceramic coated particulates.
  • coating refers to at least a partial coating of some or all of the particulates. Neither complete nor substantial coverage of the particulates or mix of particulates is implied by the term “coating.” Rather, a particulate may be coated if it has, for example, at least a partial coating.
  • derivative is defined herein to include any compound that is made from one of the listed compounds, for example, by replacing one atom in the listed compound with another atom or group of atoms, rearranging two or more atoms in the listed compound, ionizing one of the listed compounds, or creating a salt of one of the listed compounds.
  • a derivative of a material may include, but is not limited to, a compound composition based on a plurality of base materials, a composite material, or an aggregated material of various compositions.
  • the terms “diageneous reactions,” “diageneous reactivity,” and “diagenesis” include chemical and physical processes that, in the presence of water, move a mineral and/or convert a mineral into some other form.
  • examples of such minerals include, but are not limited to, oxides or hydroxides of zirconium, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, boron, gallium, iron, or any other element suitable for forming a diagenic product.
  • Such minerals may be found in a particulate, in a formation, and/or introduced into a formation as "diagenesis source material.”
  • a mineral that has been so moved or converted is herein referred to as a “diageneous product” or “diagenic product.”
  • aqueous fluid interaction includes a variety of possible interactions between an aqueous fluid and a particulate. Such interactions may include infiltration of the aqueous fluid into the particulate, for example, by infiltrating pores, voids, crevices, cracks, and/or channels at or near the surface of the particulate. Such interactions may also include diagenesis.
  • diffusion barrier includes any sort of material, including a coating, on or proximate to a particle that impedes and/or prevents aqueous fluid interaction with the particle.
  • some diffusion barriers fill or coat pores, voids, crevices, cracks, or channels at or near the particle's surface to impede and/or prevent infiltration by the aqueous fluid.
  • some diffusion barriers impede and/or prevent diagensis.
  • the term "diagenic protective materials” refers to one or more diagenic products that may be selectively promoted in order to form a diffusion barrier.
  • the term “filler” or “filler material” means a particulate material that is capable of fitting within a pore, void, crevice, crack, or channel at or near the surface of a particulate or on surfaces within the porous matrix of the individual particulates.
  • relatively low molecular weight refers to a molecular weight that would encompass monomers and short-chain polymers having physical dimensions from a few angstroms to several hundred nanometers.
  • a “monolayer” refers to a coating of a material approximately one unit thick. For chemicals, this may mean a coating as thin as one molecule, and for particulate compositions, it may mean a coating one particulate grain deep.
  • pores refer to features at or near the surface of a particulate. Any given particulate may have one or more pores, voids, crevices, cracks, or channels, or may be free of such features. One or more such features may be generally referred to as "surface features.” The use of the terms in conjunction is in no way intended to indicate that all three must be present simultaneously, or at all, in order for the teachings of the present disclosure to apply.
  • particle As used herein, the terms “particle,” “particulate,” “proppant particulate,” and “gravel” are all used to refer to either a single particle or a plurality of particles which may be used for supporting a fracture in an underground formation, for forming a proppant pack, or for use in forming a gravel pack. Such particles may be disposed in a subterranean formation, including in spaces in the rock itself, fractures within the rock, and/or a well bore penetrating the subterranean formation.
  • the term "pack” or "particulate pack” refers to a collection of particulates within an enclosed volume, wherein the particulates may be juxtaposed and/or in contact with one another, and wherein pore spaces may be disposed between the particulates.
  • packages may include “proppant packs,” which may refer to a collection of proppant particulates within a fracture, and/or “gravel packs,” which may refer to a grouping of particulates that are packed sufficiently close together so as to prevent the passage of certain materials through the pack.
  • on-the-fly is used herein to indicate that one flowing stream comprising particulates is introduced into another flowing stream comprising a hydrophobic coating agent so that the streams are combined and mixed to flow as a single stream.
  • the streams may be combined to flow as a single stream as part of an on-going treatment at the job site.
  • Such mixing can also be described as "real-time” mixing.
  • sica scale control additive may be any product capable of suppressing silica scale build-up by increasing the solubility of silica in solution, inhibiting silica polymer chain propagation, and/or decreasing the size or quantity of any silica scale created in a solution.
  • gel refers to a viscoelastic or semi-solid, jelly-like state assumed by some colloidal dispersions.
  • Ceramic is intended to refer to an inorganic, nonmetallic material, typically crystalline in nature, though it could be amorphous as well. Ceramics generally may be compounds formed between metallic and nonmetallic elements, such as, for example, aluminum and oxygen (e.g., alumina ⁇ Al 2 O 3 ), calcium and oxygen (e.g., calcia ⁇ CaO), silicon and oxygen (e.g., silica ⁇ -SiO 2 ) and other analogous oxides, nitrides, borides, sulfides, and carbides.
  • aluminum and oxygen e.g., alumina ⁇ Al 2 O 3
  • calcium and oxygen e.g., calcia ⁇ CaO
  • silicon and oxygen e.g., silica ⁇ -SiO 2
  • other analogous oxides nitrides, borides, sulfides, and carbides.
  • One advantage of the present invention may be the protection of particulates from degradation when in the presence of an aqueous fluid.
  • the particulates When placed in a subterranean formation ⁇ including in the rock itself, fractures within the rock, and/or a well bore penetrating the subterranean formation ⁇ the particulates may undergo diagenic reactions with the aqueous fluids.
  • Such reactions may produce diagenic products that may cause the particulates to break down or result in plugging of the interstitial spaces in a particulate pack
  • the particulates may be coated with a ceramic layer of material in order to impede aqueous fluid interactions between aqueous fluids and the particulates, thereby limiting the diagenesis reactions and maintaining the permeability of the particulate packs.
  • Protecting particulates from degradation may be achieved in several ways.
  • material may be coated on the particulates which may make the particulates less reactive in a subterranean formation environment.
  • a variety of coatings may be used, and appropriate manufacturing methods for coating the particulates may be selected depending on the types of coating materials utilized.
  • the particulates that may be used in embodiments of the present invention include any proppant or gravel particulates that may be used in a subterranean application.
  • Suitable particulates may include sand, sintered bauxite, silica alumina, glass beads, etc.
  • Other suitable particulates include, but are not limited to, sand, bauxite, garnets, fumed silica, ceramic materials, glass materials, polymer materials, polytetrafluoroethylene materials, nut shell pieces, seed shell pieces, fruit pit pieces, wood, composite particulates, proppant particulates, degradable particulates, coated particulates, gravel, and combinations thereof.
  • Suitable composite materials may comprise a binder and a particulate material wherein suitable particulate materials may include silica, alumina, garnets, fumed carbon, carbon black, graphite, mica, titanium dioxide, meta-silicate, calcium silicate, kaolin, talc, zirconia, boron, fly ash, hollow glass microspheres, solid glass, and combinations thereof.
  • the particles may comprise common sand, hi some embodiments, a derivative of one or more of the particulate materials may also be used. Derivatives may include materials such as compounds, composite materials, and aggregated materials of various compositions.
  • some or all of the particulates may be comprised of a diagenesis source material.
  • the particulates may comprise oxides or hydroxides of zirconium, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, boron, gallium, iron, or any other element suitable for forming a diagenic product.
  • Suitable particulates may take any shape including, but not limited to, the physical shape of platelets, shavings, flakes, ribbons, rods, strips, spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, toroids, pellets, or tablets. Although a variety of particulate sizes may be useful in the present invention, in certain embodiments, particulate sizes may range from about 200 mesh to about 8 mesh.
  • Embodiments of particulates of the present invention may contain pores, voids, crevices, cracks, or channels at or near the surface.
  • SEM micrographs at high magnification may show that the surfaces of particles, such as particulates made from bauxite, may be laden with pores, voids, crevices, cracks, and channels.
  • these pores, voids, crevices, cracks, or channels at or near the particulate surface may provide a direct path to allow a detrimental interaction between aqueous fluids and the particles that may lead to degradation of the particles under formation pressure and temperature.
  • the particulates may be treated or coated with one or more suitable substances.
  • the particulates may be treated or coated with any substance which is suitable for traditional particulate treatments.
  • the particulates may be coated so as to impede the intrusion of water into the particulates.
  • the particulates may be coated and/or used as discussed in "Prevention of Water Intrusion Into Particulates" by Nguyen et ah, U.S. Patent Application
  • a portion of the particulates may be coated so as to limit their diagenic reactivity while others may remain uncoated so as to provide a reaction site for the diagenesis source material.
  • the particulates may be coated with a ceramic.
  • the ceramic may impede aqueous fluid interactions between the particulates and aqueous fluids, including aqueous treatment and/or formation fluids.
  • an appropriate ceramic may include silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbon, boron carbide, diamond- like-carbon, titanium carbide, aluminum nitride, chromium carbide, mixed carbide, nitride, and carbonitride alloys, and cubic boron nitride.
  • a plurality of ceramics may be used in conjunction to combine advantageous effects.
  • a derivative of one or more ceramic materials may also be used. Derivatives may include materials such as compounds, composite materials, and aggregated compositions of various ceramic materials.
  • the coating layer may vary in thickness depending on the subterranean operation requirements.
  • the ceramic may be a monolayer thick, while in other embodiments, a thicker layer may be desired.
  • some embodiments may provide a very thin ceramic layer of subatomic thickness. In such embodiments, the ceramic thickness may be between about 100 nanometers and about 50,000 nanometers.
  • the resulting coated particulate may have ceramic from between about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the particulate. In another embodiment providing a ceramic layer of subatomic thickness, the ceramic thickness may be between about 100 nanometers and about 500 nanometers. The resulting coated particulate may have ceramic from between about 0.5% to about 2% by weight of the particulate.
  • a variety of methods may be useful in coating a ceramic on particulates. Any method capable of coating a ceramic on a particulate may be used.
  • chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, dip coating, spray pyrolysis, sputtering, sintering, and chemical vapor infiltration may be used to ceramic onto a particulate.
  • any appropriate precursors may be determined by one skilled in the arts.
  • single source precursors for forming silicon carbides may include, but are not limited to, polycarbosilanes, polysilazanes, silylenes, perfluoroalkylsilanes or functionalized silylenes, and mixtures such as alkylchlorosilanes, ethylene, and hydrogen for instance.
  • polycarbosilanes polysilazanes
  • silylenes perfluoroalkylsilanes or functionalized silylenes
  • mixtures such as alkylchlorosilanes, ethylene, and hydrogen for instance.
  • One skilled in the art will be able to determine the appropriate coating technique, reaction conditions, and precursors, if needed, based upon the type of ceramic desired and the particulate composition. For embodiments in which more than one layer of the ceramic is coated on the particulates, the same or different coating methods may be used.
  • the particulates may generally be coated in a manufacturing process prior to being shipped to the well site. In some embodiments, the particulates may be coated at the well site and/or on the fly.
  • One embodiment of the present invention provides a method.
  • the method comprises providing a plurality of particulates, wherein at least a portion of the particulates are coated with a ceramic, and wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness.
  • the method further comprises introducing the plurality of particulates into a subterranean formation.
  • the method further comprises allowing an aqueous fluid to flow through the plurality of particulates.
  • the method further comprises allowing the ceramic to impede aqueous fluid interactions between the aqueous fluid and the plurality of particulates. In some embodiments, this method may be useful in the recovery of fluids from the subterranean formation.
  • the fluids being recovered may be a fluid previously introduced into the subterranean formation, an aqueous reservoir and/or formation fluid, a hydrocarbon fluid, or a combination thereof.
  • a fluid comprising a plurality of particulates coated with a ceramic may be introduced into a subterranean formation at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides another method.
  • the method comprises providing particulate pack, wherein at least a portion of the particulate pack is coated with a ceramic, and wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness.
  • the method further comprises allowing an aqueous fluid to flow through the particulate pack.
  • the method further comprises allowing the ceramic to impede aqueous fluid interactions between the aqueous fluid and the particulate pack.
  • this method may be useful in the recovery of fluids from the subterranean formation.
  • the fluids being recovered may be a fluid previously introduced into the subterranean formation, an aqueous reservoir and/or formation fluid, a hydrocarbon fluid, or a combination thereof.
  • composition comprises a particulate pack and a ceramic coating on at least a portion of the particulate pack, wherein the ceramic coating is of subatomic thickness, and wherein the ceramic coating is capable of impeding aqueous fluid interactions between an aqueous fluid and the particulate pack.
  • this method may be useful in preparation of particulates for subterranean treatments and/or usage of particulates in subterranean treatments.
  • test procedures may be utilized to determine various particulate properties.
  • the first test method studies temperature-promoted diagenesis of a particulate pack by exposing a particulate pack to a flowing solution of simulated formation fluid at an approximate formation temperature.
  • the second procedure studies stress/temperature- promoted diagenic growth through exposure of a particulate pack to a static flow environment under simulated formation pressures and temperatures.
  • the mechanical strength of individual particulates may be measured before and after the test procedures to determine the percentage of particulate strength lost due to exposure to formation temperature or pressure.
  • the permeability of the particulate pack may be measured before and after the temperature-promoted diagenesis test in order to determine a retained permeability value for the particulate pack.
  • expected subterranean formation conditions e.g., temperature, pressure, formation fluid composition
  • deionized water may first be heated to a test temperature of between about 200 degrees Fahrenheit ( 0 F) and about 600 °F by passing it through a heat exchanger coil.
  • Simulated formation fluid may be formed by passing the deionized water through multiple packs of crushed formation material arranged in series.
  • the number of formation packs required for the test may vary such that the simulated formation fluid leaving the last pack may be in equilibrium with the crushed formation material.
  • the typical number of formation packs may generally be between about 1 and about 10.
  • Crushed formation material may be screened to remove fines and an approximately 8/35 mesh fraction may be used in the formation packs.
  • the simulated formation fluid may be directed to a column containing a particulate pack.
  • the temperature in the particulate pack may be maintained at an approximate formation temperature between about 200 °F and about 600 °F, which approximately corresponds to the temperature of the deionized water first entering the system.
  • a flow rate of simulated formation fluid may be maintained at approximately 1 milliliter per minute during the test.
  • the flow test may be maintained for between about 10 to about 200 days, and in an embodiment, for at least about 20 days.
  • the particulate pack may be disassembled in order to test the mechanical properties of individual particles, as discussed in more detail below. For example, surface and compositional analysis may be made after disassembly to determine what types of materials are being formed under the simulated formation conditions.
  • a permeability test may also be performed at this time. In this test, the permeability of the particulate packs may be measured at room temperature prior disassembly of the particulate pack. The measured permeability of the pack may then be compared with an initial permeability measurement made of the pack at room temperature before the pack is placed in the testing apparatus. Comparing the initial permeability measurement with the permeability measurement obtained after the pack is subjected to the test conditions may allow for a retained permeability to be calculated.
  • the stress/temperature-promoted diagenesis test method may involve the testing of the particulate pack under static flow conditions at approximate formation pressures and temperatures.
  • a pack of particulates may be loaded in a test cell and filled with a salt solution.
  • the test cell may be loaded from between about 0.5 pounds per square foot (lb/ft 2 ) of particulates to about 3.0 lb/ft 2 of particluates.
  • an approximately 2% KCl solution may be used as the fluid medium.
  • Formation wafers either manufactured from formation core material or from rock outcrop material, may be placed above and below the particulate pack in the test column. The system may then be shut in and placed under simulated formation pressure and heated to approximate formation temperatures.
  • the temperature may be maintained at between about 100 0 F and about 550 °F. In another embodiment, the temperature may be maintained at between about 100 °F and about 350 °F.
  • the pressure may be maintained at between about 2,000 psi and about 10,000 psi. In another embodiment, the pressure may be maintained at between about 5,000 psi and about 8,000 psi. In an embodiment, the test may be conducted for between about 1 to about 50 weeks, and in another embodiment, the test may be conducted for at least about 4 weeks (about 28 days).
  • test cell Upon completion of the stress/temperature-promoted diagenesis test, the test cell may be disassembled and the particulate pack removed for testing. As with the flow test method, additional tests may also be performed at this time. For example, surface and compositional analysis may be made after disassembly to determine what types of materials are being formed under the simulated formation conditions. Alternatively, the resulting interstitial fluid may be analyzed to determine the relative solubility of the particulates under formation conditions.
  • Changes in the mechanical properties of the particulates obtained from either the stress/temperature-promoted diagenesis test or the temperature-promoted diagenesis test may be determined using a single-grain crush-strength analysis.
  • the analysis may utilize a Weibull statistical analysis procedure based on a plurality of particulate crush samples.
  • a Weibull analysis may include a statistically significant number of crush samples, which may range from about 10 to about 50 individual crush samples, or from about 20 to about 40 individual crush samples. In an embodiment, a sample size of between about 25 and about 30 individual crush samples of particulates may be used in the analysis. All of the strength data points may then be sorted from low to high as ⁇ i ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ . . . ⁇ ⁇ /v, where N represents the total number of samples. A probability of failure may be calculated from the equation:
  • N is the total number of samples, for example about 30 samples
  • # is the index number for the sorted strength values (e.g., 1 through N).
  • a Weibull distribution may be found by linear fitting and generating an equation:
  • ⁇ o the characteristic strength.
  • the strength will tend to increase along with the reliability of the strength calculation when the ⁇ o and m values increase.
  • the characteristic strength changes in the particulates may then be determined. By comparing the characteristic strength of the particulates prior to exposure to the simulated formation fluid with the characteristic strength of the particulates after exposure to the simulated formation fluid, a retained strength value may be calculated from the equation:
  • ⁇ o ⁇ ⁇ p Osed is the characteristic strength of the particles after exposure to the simulated formation fluid
  • ⁇ o Un ex P ose d is the characteristic strength of the particles prior to exposure.
  • a retained permeability may be calculated by dividing the permeability measured at the end of the temperature-promoted diagenesis test with the permeability measured at the beginning.
  • a single set of test conditions may be utilized for comparison of different sets of sets of particles comprising diffusion barriers and/or filler materials.
  • the retained strength value is defined to be measured by the stress/temperature- promoted diagenesis test.
  • a pack of particulates is loaded in a test column and filled with a salt solution comprising an approximately 2% KCl solution.
  • the test cell is loaded with about 2 lb/ft 2 of particulates. Formation wafers are placed above and below the particulates in the test cell. The system is then shut in and placed under a pressure that is approximately equal to the pressure expected in the formation in which the particulates are expected to be placed.
  • the temperature may be maintained at a temperature that is approximately equal to the formation temperature where the particulates are expected to be placed.
  • the system may be placed under simulated formation pressure of about 9000 psi and temperature of about 250 °F. These conditions are then maintained for about 28 days.
  • the test cell Upon completion of the stress/temperature-promoted diagenesis test, the test cell is disassembled and the particulate matrix removed for testing. Changes in the mechanical properties of the particulates are obtained using particulates tested using the stress/temperature-promoted diagenesis test.
  • the analysis utilizes a Weibull statistical analysis procedure based on a plurality of particulate crush samples, as discussed above. A single analysis includes a statistically significant number of samples, which may be between about 20 and about 40 samples, e.g., approximately 30 crushed samples of individual particles. However, in some instances, the sample size may vary such that the actual number of samples is smaller or larger in order to obtain a statistically significant number of samples. The characteristic strength changes in the particulates may then be determined.
  • a retained strength value is calculated from the equation: — ° 0 retained ⁇ where, ⁇ o exp osed is the characteristic strength of the particles after exposure to the simulated formation fluid, and ⁇ o unexpo s ed is the characteristic strength of the particles prior to exposure.
  • the retained permeability value of the particulate pack is defined to be measured by the temperature-promoted diagenesis test.
  • the temperature- promoted diagenesis test procedure an initial permeability measurement is made of a particulate pack while the particulate pack is at room temperature. Deionized water is then heated to a test temperature of approximately 500 °F by passing it through a heat exchanger coil. Lower test temperatures may also be used depending on the specific particulate material and coating used. For example, one of ordinary skill in the art may determine that a lower test temperature is required in order to avoid thermal decomposition of the particulates, the diffusion barrier, or the filler material.
  • Simulated formation fluid is formed by passing the deionized water through multiple packs of crushed formation material arranged in series.
  • the number of formation packs required for the test may vary such that the simulated formation fluid leaving the last pack is in equilibrium with the crushed formation material at the flow rate used during the test of approximately 1 milliliter per minute.
  • the typical number of formation packs is generally between about 2 and about 5.
  • Crushed formation material is screened and an approximately 8/35 mesh fraction is used in the formation packs.
  • the formation material is obtained by crushing a core withdrawn from a specific well during drilling or from dill cuttings obtained while a well is being drilled through a zone of interest.
  • the simulated formation fluid is then directed to a column containing a particulate pack.
  • the temperature in the particulate pack is maintained at a temperature of about 500 0 F.
  • a lower test temperature may be used depending on the specific particulate material and coating material used. For example, one of ordinary skill in the art may determine that a lower test temperature is required in order to avoid thermal decomposition of the particulates, the diffusion barrier, or the filler.
  • a flow rate of simulated formation fluid is maintained at approximately 1 milliliter per minute during the test. The flow test is maintained for about 30 days.
  • permeability of the particulate pack is measured prior to disassembly and after the particulate pack has been allowed to cool to room temperature, allowing for a retained permeability to be calculated from the equation: f Permeability exp osed
  • Permeability e ⁇ p osed is the permeability of the particles after exposure to the simulated formation fluid
  • Permeability u nexp osed is the permeability of the particles prior to exposure.
  • Particulates prepared and tested according to the methods of the current invention using the characteristic conditions of the embodiment may exhibit a retained strength value of greater than about 20%.
  • the particulates may exhibit a retained strength value of greater than about 60%.
  • the particulates may exhibit a retained strength value of greater than about 80%.
  • the particulates may exhibit a retained strength value of greater than about 90%.
  • the particulates used to form a pack may be characterized by a retained permeability value of at least about 40%.
  • the particulates may be characterized by a retained permeability of at least about 60%.
  • the particulates may be characterized by a retained permeability of at least about 80%.
  • the retained permeability may be at least about 99%.

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L’invention concerne des traitements et des composés utiles dans des formations souterraines, avec une attention particulière à celles qui utilisent des particules enrobées de céramique. Certains modes de réalisation se rapportent à des particules et à des ensembles particulaires avec des revêtements de céramique d’une épaisseur subatomique. Parmi ceux-ci, certains procédés peuvent utiliser des revêtements de céramique sur des particules dans des formations souterraines, certains procédés peuvent utiliser des revêtements de céramique sur des ensembles particulaires dans une formation subatomique et certains composés peuvent conférer les caractéristiques des revêtements de céramique et des ensembles particulaires à la fois.
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