Water-based drilling fluid for protecting high-permeability reservoirs, and preparation method and use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10040984-B1
Application number	US-201715809707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 10, 2017
Priority date	Jan 22, 2017
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed herein are water-based drilling fluids for protecting high-permeability reservoirs. The drilling fluid comprises bentonite, a tackifier, a thinner, a filtrate reducer, an anti-collapse agent, a reservoir protectant, a lubricant, and water.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for preparing a water-based fluid, comprising:
mixing bentonite, a tackifier, a diluent, a filtrate reducer, an anti-collapse agent, a reservoir protectant, a lubricant, and water homogeneously;
wherein the mixing comprises:
mixing bentonite with water, adding the tackifier after 18-36 h and stirring; and
adding the filtrate reducer, the anti-collapse agent, the lubricant, the diluent, and the reservoir protectant, and stirring for 20-40 min,

wherein, the reservoir protectant comprises an intermediate product, an alkali, a salt, and water, and, based on 100 parts by weight (pbw) of the reservoir protectant, the amount of the intermediate product is 5-40 pbw, the amount of the alkali is 1-10 pbw, and the amount of the salt is 1-12 pbw,
wherein the intermediate product is prepared from raw materials including acrylamide, a cationic monomer, a cross-linker, an initiator, a toughener, and water and, based on 100 pbw of the raw materials, the amount of the acrylamide is 8-30 pbw, the amount of the cationic monomer is 1-10 pbw, the amount of the cross-linker is 0.01-0.5 pbw, the amount of the initiator is 0.01-0.1 pbw, and the amount of the toughener is 5-25 pbw.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on 100 pbw of the reservoir protectant, the amount of the intermediate product is 10-30 pbw, the amount of the alkali is 2-5 pbw, and the amount of the salt is 5-10 pbw.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the cationic monomer is at least one of dimethyldiallyl ammonium halide, methacryloyloxyethyl-trimethyl ammonium halide, acryloyloxyethyl-trimethyl ammonium halide, alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium halide, and alkyltrimethyl ammonium halide.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein an alkyl substituent in alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium halide is C8-C20 alkyl, and an alkyl substituent in alkyltrimethyl ammonium halide is C8-C20 alkyl.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on 100 pbw of the raw materials, the amount of the acrylamide is 10-25 pbw, the amount of the cationic monomer is 2-5 pbw, the amount of the cross-linker is 0.01-0.05 pbw, the amount of the initiator is 0.02-0.05 pbw, and the amount of the toughener is 8-15 pbw.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic monomer is a quaternary ammonium compound; and/or
the cross-linker is at least one of N, N′-methylene-bis acrylamide, divinyl benzene, and glutaraldehyde; and/or
the initiator is persulfate; and/or
the toughener is starch and/or bentonite; and/or
the alkali is at least one of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium bicarbonate; and/or
the salt is at least one of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium formate, potassium formate, and cesium formate.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the initiator is at least one of ammonium persulfate, potassium persulfate, and sodium persulfate.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reservoir protectant further comprises a bactericide, and, based on 100 pbw of the reservoir protectant, the amount of the bactericide is 0.03-2 pb.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the bactericide is an absorptive bactericide.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the bactericide is at least one of alkyltrimethyl ammonium halide, alkylpyridinium halide, and alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium halide.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein an alkyl substituent in alkyltrimethyl ammonium halide is C8-C20 alkyl, an alkyl substituent in alkylpyridinium halide is C8-C20 alkyl, and an alkyl substituent in alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium halide is C8-C20 alkyl.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on 100 ml of the water-based drilling fluid, the amount of the bentonite is 0-4 g; the amount of the tackifier is 0.2-2 g; the amount of the diluent is 0.5-2 g; the amount of the filtrate reducer is 1.5-7 g; the amount of the anti-collapse agent is 0-3 g; the amount of the reservoir protectant is 1-5 g; and the amount of the lubricant is 0-5 g.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein based on 100 ml of the water-based drilling fluid, the amount of the bentonite is 1-3 g; the amount of the tackifier is 0.5-1 g; the amount of the diluent is 0.5-1 g; the amount of the filtrate reducer is 2.5-5 g; the amount of the anti-collapse agent is 1-2 g; the amount of the reservoir protectant is 2-4 g; the amount of the lubricant is 2-3 g.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the bentonite is sodium bentonite and/or calcium bentonite; and/or
the tackifier is at least one of sulfonate copolymer, potassium polyacrylamide, polyanionic cellulose, xanthan gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and polyacrylamide; and/or
the diluent is sulfonated sodium tannin and/or zwitterionic polymer viscosity reducer; and/or
the filtrate reducer is at least one of sulfomethylated phenolic resin, lignite resin, sulfomethylated lignite resin, modified starch, temperature-resistant and salinity-resistant filtrate reducer, and zwitterionic polymer; and/or
the anti-collapse agent is at least one of organic amine shale inhibitor, potassium humate, organic silicon, and modified asphalt; and/or

the lubricant is at least one of graphite, mineral oil, vegetable oil, plastic beads, and polyether glycol.

15. A method of drilling a high-permeability reservoir well, the method comprising:
applying a water-based drilling fluid, wherein the high-permeability reservoir has a permeability of 500 md or higher,
wherein water-based drilling fluid is prepared by:

mixing bentonite, a tackifier, a diluent, a filtrate reducer, an anti-collapse agent, a reservoir protectant, a lubricant, and water homogeneously,
wherein the mixing comprises:
mixing bentonite with water, adding the tackifier after 18-36 h and stirring; and

adding the filtrate reducer, the anti-collapse agent, the lubricant, the diluent, and the reservoir protectant, and stirring for 20-40 min,
wherein the reservoir protectant comprises an intermediate product, an alkali, a salt, and water and, based on 100 parts by weight (pbw) of the reservoir protectant, the amount of the intermediate product is 5-40 pbw, the amount of the alkali is 1-10 pbw, and the amount of the salt is 1-12 pbw,
wherein the intermediate product is prepared from raw materials including acrylamide, a cationic monomer, a cross-linker, an initiator, a toughener, and water, and, based on 100 pbw of the raw materials, the amount of the acrylamide is 8-30 pbw, the amount of the cationic monomer is 1-10 pbw, the amount of the cross-linker is 0.01-0.5 pbw, the amount of the initiator is 0.01-0.1 pbw, and the amount of the toughener is 5-25 pbw.

Assignees

• Univ China Petroleum East China

Inventors

• Lv Kaihe
• Sun Jinsheng
• Liu Jingping

Classifications

• C09K2208/34

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