The damage mechanism of fracturing fluids has always been the hot research topic in the development of low-permeability reservoir with hydraulic fracturing. At present, the research in this area is conducted mostly by the conventional core fluid flow test designed with industrial standards, less in the experiment operated from a microperspective. Against the reservoir cores with different permeability, and based on the results of SEM, mercury injection experiment, and core fluid flow test, this paper uses the technology of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to systematically analyze the degree and rule of water-sensitivity, water-block, and solid-phase adsorption damage resulted from hydroxypropyl guar gum (HPG) and carboxymethyl guar gum (CMG) fracturing fluids, and proposes a comprehensive test method for evaluating the fracturing fluids damage to the reservoir. The test results show that fracturing fluid infiltrating into the core causes the increase of bound water, mobile water retention, and solid-phase macromolecule substance absorption inside the core in varying degrees, decreasing the reservoir permeability. The extent of reservoir water-sensitivity damage is positively correlated with the increment of bound water, and the extent of water-block damage is positively correlated with mobile water retention volume. The adsorption and retention of solid-phase macromolecule substance causes largest loss of core permeability, averaging about 20%, and it is main damage factor of fracturing fluids, the water-sensitivity damage causes 11% of core permeability loss, and the water-block damage causes 7% of loss. As the reservoir permeability doubles, the comprehensive damage resulted from guar gum fracturing fluid decreases by 14%. The comprehensive damage of CMG fracturing fluid to reservoir is 6.6% lower than that of HPG fracturing fluid, and the lower the reservoir permeability, the larger the gap between damage of CMG and HPG fracturing fluids. With the technology of NMR, the objective and accurate evaluation of various damages to reservoir resulted from fracturing fluids is realized, and the corresponding relation between damage mechanism and damage extent is established, which provides reference for research on improvement of fracturing fluid properties and reservoir protection measures.
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July 2018
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Experimental Investigation on Damage Mechanism of Guar Gum Fracturing Fluid to Low-Permeability Reservoir Based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Tiankui Guo,
Tiankui Guo
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
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Facheng Gong,
Facheng Gong
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
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Xin Lin,
Xin Lin
CNPC Changqing Oilfield,
Xi'an 710065, China
Xi'an 710065, China
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Qiang Lin,
Qiang Lin
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
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Xiaozhi Wang
Xiaozhi Wang
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
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Tiankui Guo
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
Facheng Gong
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
Xin Lin
CNPC Changqing Oilfield,
Xi'an 710065, China
Xi'an 710065, China
Qiang Lin
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
Xiaozhi Wang
College of Petroleum Engineering,
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
China University of Petroleum,
Huadong 266580, China
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Contributed by the Petroleum Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received November 10, 2017; final manuscript received January 6, 2018; published online March 29, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Ray (Zhenhua) Rui.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Jul 2018, 140(7): 072906 (11 pages)
Published Online: March 29, 2018
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Received:
November 10, 2017
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January 6, 2018
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Guo, T., Gong, F., Lin, X., Lin, Q., and Wang, X. (March 29, 2018). "Experimental Investigation on Damage Mechanism of Guar Gum Fracturing Fluid to Low-Permeability Reservoir Based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. July 2018; 140(7): 072906. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039324
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