Cement performance evaluation device and cement design method for cementing in penetrated hydrate deposit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11567018-B2
Application number	US-202217580687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2022
Priority date	Jan 21, 2021
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

A performance evaluation device and a design method of a cement for well cementing in a penetrated hydrate layer are provided. The performance evaluation device includes an equivalent wellbore, an inner circulation system, an outer circulation system, a thermal insulation cover, a bracket, a temperature sensing system, and a cement mold. The device can simulate a true downhole situation, conduct an evaluation experiment on the heat insulation performance of a cementing cement, and conduct experiments at different temperatures with automatic temperature control. The design method is to use a low-hydration, early-strength, and heat-insulating cement slurry system during the well cementing in a penetrated hydrate layer, where the low-hydration and early-strength characteristics ensure the effective sealing of a hydrate layer during a cementing process, and the heat insulation characteristic results in low heat conductivity and thus can ensure the stability of a hydrate layer during a production operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A performance evaluation device of a cement for well cementing in a penetrated hydrate layer, comprising:
an outer cavity body with a cavity inside, wherein a partition is arranged inside the outer cavity body, and the partition divides the cavity inside the outer cavity body into an outer circulation cavity and a placement cavity; and a thermal insulation layer is arranged on an outer wall of the outer cavity body;
an equivalent wellbore arranged in the placement cavity, wherein a through-cavity penetrating up and down is formed inside the equivalent wellbore; the equivalent wellbore has a double-walled structure, and an annular cavity is formed between two walls of the equivalent wellbore; and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet each communicating with the annular cavity are formed at two ends of the equivalent wellbore, respectively;
an inner cavity body inserted into the through-cavity, wherein an inner circulation cavity is formed inside the inner cavity body; and a capped edge is arranged at a top of the inner cavity body, and the capped edge is clamped at the top of the inner cavity body;
a thermal insulation cover pressed against the outer cavity body and a top of the equivalent wellbore;
an outer circulation system comprising a low-temperature thermostatic bath, wherein the low-temperature thermostatic bath communicates with the outer circulation cavity through an outer circulation pipeline to form the outer circulation system;
an inner circulation system comprising a high-temperature thermostatic bath, wherein the high-temperature thermostatic bath communicates with the inner circulation cavity through an inner circulation pipeline to form the inner circulation system; and
a temperature sensing system, wherein the temperature sensing system comprises a first group of temperature sensors, a second group of temperature sensors, and a temperature measuring instrument, and the first group of temperature sensors and the second group of temperature sensors are arranged in the placement cavity and are each electrically connected to the temperature measuring instrument.

2. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , wherein a stepped hole communicating with an outside is formed at a bottom of the outer cavity body, and the equivalent wellbore is fitted in the stepped hole.

3. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , wherein a countersunk head screw is threadedly connected in the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet, respectively.

4. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , wherein a central hole is formed on the thermal insulation cover, and the capped edge is inserted into the central hole.

5. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , further comprising a cement mold for assisting in a filling of sand and mud.

6. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , further comprising a compactor for compacting sand and mud.

7. The performance evaluation device of the cement for well cementing in the penetrated hydrate layer according to claim 1 , wherein performance evaluated by the performance evaluation device is physicochemical thermal performance of the cement, comprising cement hydration exothermic performance, cement paste strength performance, and cement paste thermal conductivity.

Assignees

• Univ China Petroleum East China

Inventors

• Liu Huajie
• Bu Yuhuan
• Guo Shenglai
• Lu Chang
• Guo Xinyang
• Shen Shengda
• Ma Rui

Classifications

• E21B33/14

  for cementing casings into boreholes · CPC title

• G01N25/18 Primary

  by investigating thermal conductivity (by calorimetry G01N25/20; by measuring change of resistance of an electrically-heated body G01N27/18) · CPC title

• E21B49/02

  by mechanically taking samples of the soil · CPC title

• G01N33/383

  Concrete or cement · CPC title

• E21B47/005

  Monitoring or checking of cementation quality or level · CPC title