Phase-change hydraulic fracturing process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10301919-B2
Application number	US-201615775384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 7, 2016
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

A phase-change hydraulic fracturing process, including the following steps: (1) injecting clean water or conventional fracturing fluid to a formation, so that the formation fractures; (2) placing non-phase-change liquid and phase-change liquid in different liquid mixing tanks and injecting into a shaft at the same time, an injection volume ratio of the non-phase-change liquid to the phase-change liquid is (0-0.7):(0.3-1); (3) injecting a displacement fluid into the shaft, so that the non-phase-change liquid and the phase-change liquid in the shaft completely enter a reservoir; (4) performing well shut-in and pressure-out for 30-200 min, so that solid-phase matters generated by the phase-change liquid are laid in the fracture; and (5) relieving pressure to finish the construction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A phase-change hydraulic fracturing process, comprising the following steps:
(1) injecting a fracturing fluid agent into a formation at a pressure higher than a formation fracturing pressure to generate a fracture in the formation, wherein the fracturing fluid agent is water or a first fracturing fluid, and the first fracturing fluid is a guar gum fracturing fluid, a cellulose fracturing fluid, or a polyacrylamide fracturing fluid;
(2) placing a non-phase-change liquid and a solids-free phase-change liquid in different liquid mixing tanks respectively in a construction site, and injecting the non-phase-change liquid and the phase-change liquid to a shaft at the same time, wherein an injection volume ratio of the non-phase-change liquid to the phase-change liquid is in a range of (>0 to ≤0.7):(0.3 to 1); a total injection amount of the non-phase-change liquid and the phase-change liquid is calculated based on a geometric volume of a fracture design, and the phase-change liquid comprises a supramolecular construction unit and a supramolecular function unit, and the supramolecular construction unit is a triallyl isocyanurate;
(3) injecting a displacement fluid into the shaft, and thereby the non-phase-change liquid and the phase-change liquid in the shaft completely enter a reservoir in the formation;
(4) performing a well shut-in and pressure-out for 30 min to 200 min, and subjecting the phase-change liquid to a phase change to form a solid material that is laid in the fracture; and
(5) relieving the pressure of the well.

2. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 1 , wherein the non-phase-change liquid is a second fracturing fluid, seawater, formation water, or ground fresh water; wherein the phase-change liquid comprises the supramolecular construction unit in an amount of 10%-40% by weight, the supramolecular function unit in an amount of more than 0% up to 40% or less by weight, a surfactant in an amount of 0.5%-2% by weight, an inorganic salt in an amount of 0.5% by weight, an oxidizing agent in an amount of 0.5%-2% by weight, a cosolvent in an amount of 0.2% by weight and a solvent in a remaining percentage by weight; wherein the supramolecular function unit is a vinyl acetate, an acrylonitrile, or a mixture of the vinyl acetate and the acrylonitrile; and wherein the solvent is a toluene, an ethyl benzene, an o-xylene, a m-xylene or a p-xylene.

3. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 2 , wherein the surfactant is one or more selected from the group consisting of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide.

4. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 2 , wherein the inorganic salt is one or more selected from the group consisting of sodium phosphate, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride.

5. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 2 , wherein the oxidizing agent is a hydrogen peroxide, an ammonium persulfate, or a sodium dichromate.

6. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 2 , wherein the cosolvent is a polyethylene glycol, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or a mixture of the polyethylene glycol and the polyvinyl pyrrolidone.

7. The phase-change hydraulic fracturing process according to claim 1 , wherein the displacement fluid is a diesel, a gasoline, an ammonium chloride solution of 3% by mass, or a potassium chloride solution of 3% by mass.

Assignees

• Univ Southwest Petroleum
• Petrochina Huabei Oilfield Company

Inventors

• Zhao Liqiang
• Yang Yong
• Luo Zhifeng
• Yu Donghe
• Du Juan
• Liu Guohua
• Che Hang
• Du Guangyan
• Pei Yuxin
• Li Nianyin
• Liu Pingli
• Xu Kun
• Liu Bingxiao

Classifications

• C09K8/665

  containing inorganic compounds (proppants C09K8/80) · CPC title

• C09K2208/30

  Viscoelastic surfactants [VES] · CPC title

• C09K8/68

  containing organic compounds · CPC title

• E21B43/26 Primary

  by forming crevices or fractures · CPC title

• C09K8/604

  Polymeric surfactants · CPC title