Diverting systems for use in low temperature well treatment operations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10041327-B2
Application number	US-201414461123-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2014
Priority date	Jun 26, 2012
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

The flow of a fluid may be diverted from a high permeability zone to a low permeability portion of a subterranean formation by use of particulates comprising a mixture of (i) at least one aliphatic polyester having the general formula of repeating units:

where n is an integer between 75 and 10,000 and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, acetyl, heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof; and
(ii) at least one compound of the formula:

or an anhydride thereof
wherein:
R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 or —H;
R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of —H and —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 ;
provided both R 2 or R 3 are —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when R 1 is —H and further provided only one of R 2 or R 3 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4

R 4 is —H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group;
R 5 is a C 1 -C 6 alkylene group; and
each y is 0 to 5.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of stimulating a subterranean formation penetrated by a reservoir, the method comprising:
(A) introducing into the reservoir a fluid comprising a mixture of diverter particles comprising:
(i) at least one aliphatic polyester having the general formula of repeating units:

where n is an integer between 75 and 10,000 and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, acetyl, heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof; and
(ii) at least one compound of the formula:

or an anhydride thereof
wherein:
R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 or —H;

R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of —H and —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 ;
provided both R 2 and R 3 are —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when R 1 is —H and further provided only one of R 2 and R 3 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when

R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4
R 4 is —H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group;
R 5 is a C 1 -C 6 alkylene group; and
each y is 0 to 5
wherein the diverter particles have a sized particle distribution to block penetration of the fluid into a high permeability zone of the formation; and

(B) diverting the flow of the fluid to a low permeability portion of the formation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyester is poly(lactide).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyester has a particle size distribution in the range from about 0.1 micron to about 1.0 millimeter.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of (I) and (II) in the fluid is from about 10:90 to about 90:10.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of at the least one compound of formula (III) in the fluid is from about 0.01 to about 3% by weight.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of compound of formula (I) in the fluid is from about 0.01 to about 30 volume percent.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downhole temperature of the reservoir is between from about 80° F. to about 190° F.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —H and R 3 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 .

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein y is 0 and R 4 is —H.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 and R 2 is —H.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein y is 0 and R 4 is —H.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (III) is phthalic anhydride.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (III) is terephthalic anhydride.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (III) is phthalic acid.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (III) is terephthalic acid.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is an acidizing fluid.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is a hydraulic fracturing fluid.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is a wellbore completion fluid.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is a fluid loss pill.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the high permeability zone has natural fractures.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subterranean formation is sandstone or carbonate.

22. A method of re-directing a well treatment fluid from a first zone to a second zone of a subterranean formation penetrated by a reservoir during stimulation of the subterranean formation, wherein permeability of the first zone is higher than permeability of the second zone, the method comprising:
(A) pumping into the reservoir a fluid comprising a mixture of particulates comprising:

(i) at least one aliphatic polyester having the general formula of repeating units:

where n is an integer between 75 and 10,000 and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, acetyl, heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof; and

(ii) at least one compound of the formula:

or an anhydride thereof
wherein:
R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 or —H;

R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of —H and —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 ;
provided both R 2 and R 3 are —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when R 1 is —H and further provided only one of R 2 and R 3 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when

R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4
R 4 is —H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group;
R 5 is a C 1 -C 6 alkylene group; and
each y is 0 to 5;

(b) forming a filter cake from the particulates of (i) and (ii) on a formation face of the first zone;
(c) increasing flow resistance of the well treatment fluid within the reservoir by forming a pressure drop through the filter cake; and
(d) re-directing flow of the well treatment fluid away from the first zone and into the second zone.

23. A method of stimulating a subterranean formation penetrated by a reservoir, the method comprising:
(a) pumping into the reservoir a fluid comprising a mixture of particulates comprising:
(i) at least one aliphatic polyester having the general formula of repeating units:

where n is an integer between 75 and 10,000 and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, acetyl, heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof; and
(ii) at least one compound of the formula:

or an anhydride thereof
wherein:
R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 or —H;

R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of —H and —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 ;
provided both R 2 and R 3 are —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when R 1 is —H and further provided only one of R 2 and R 3 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4 when

R 1 is —COO—(R 5 O) y —R 4
R 4 is —H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group;
R 5 is a C 1 -C 6 alkylene group; and
each y is 0 to 5;

wherein the fluid is pumped into the reservoir in multiple stages;
(b) forming in a first stage a viscous pill comprising the particulates of (i) and (ii) in a high permeability zone and blocking entry of the well treatment fluid into the high permeability zone;
(c) pumping the well treatment fluid in a second stage into the reservoir and diverting flow of the well treatment fluid of the second stage into a zone of lower permeability than the high permeability zone of step (b); and
(d) successively repeating steps (b) and (c).

Assignees

• Baker Hughes Inc
• Baker Hughes A Ge Co Llc

Inventors

• Nelson Scott G
• Gupta D V Satyanarayana
• Jensen Anna
• Castillo Dorianne Arlene

Classifications

• C09K8/88

  macromolecular compounds · CPC title

• C09K8/516

  characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material · CPC title

• E21B33/138 Primary

  Plastering the borehole wall; Injecting into the formation · CPC title

• E21B43/261

  Separate steps of (1) cementing, plugging or consolidating and (2) fracturing or attacking the formation · CPC title

• C09K8/725

  Compositions containing polymers · CPC title