SPE 98083 - Guo Ghalambor培训课件.ppt

SPE 98083 Outline By using light drilling fluids, the driller intentionally keeps the borehole pressure not balancing the formation pore fluid pressure. * A Guideline to Optimizing Pressure Differential in Underbalanced Drilling for Reducing Formation Damage Boyun Guo, Ph.D. Ali Ghalambor, Ph.D University of Louisiana at Lafayette Introduction to UBD UB Pressure Considerations Analysis Procedure Illustrative Example Summary Definition of UBD Maximizing well productivity - Drill hydrocarbon-bearing zones - Minimize formation damage Solve drilling problems - Drill hard formations - Minimize loss of circulation (low-p frac zones) UBD Applications Prolonged bit life Minimized pipe sticking Improved formation evaluation Earlier oil production Reduced environmental polution Other UBD Benefits Borehole stability problems Liquid influx handling Directional drilling difficulties Safety issues Economic considerations UBD Limitations DP = Pformation – Pborehole 0 DP Capillary pressure Pc UBD for Damage Control Well productivity Borehole stability Liquid influx volume Effects of DP DP Design Select capillary pressure (Pc) Estimate pressure surge (Ps) Select DP = Pc + Ps Perform borehole stability analyses Carry out influx rate and volume analyses Select Pc and let DP = Pc+DPs DP Design Procedure Borehole stable? Can influx rate be handled? Design drilling hydraulics and calculate pressure surge DPs End Yes Yes No No Select Pc Borehole stable? Can influx rate be handled? Design drilling hydraulics and calculate pressure surge DPs Methodology SPE 77237, 88840, 91356 SPE 73735, 77237, 88840 Haghshenas (2005) ? How to select Pc ? Pc should be high enough not to significantly reduce permeability to hydrocarbon phase This means to keep saturation of the invasion phase below a critical value Oil Grain Water A B C D E Evidence from relative permeability curves Capillary Parachor (CP) (Guo et al., 2004) CP Swc Capillary Parachor – Permeabili