The Influence of CO2 Physical Properties on Casing and Its Prediction Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Effect of CO2 on Wellbore Integrity Failure
3. Physical Properties of CO2 under Actual Stratigraphic Conditions
3.1. Physical Properties of CO2 under Actual Stratigraphic Conditions
3.2. Mathematical Model of Wellbore Temperature Field and Pressure Field
3.2.1. Wellbore Heat-Transfer Model
3.2.2. Tubing Inner Wall Temperature
4. The Influence of CO2 Corrosion on Casing, Cement and Stone, and Interface
4.1. The Influence of CO2 Partial Pressure and Cl− Concentration on CO2 Corrosion Casing
4.2. Mechanism and Laws of CO2 Corrosion of Cement Stone
- Carbonization effect
- 2.
- Neutralization effect
4.3. Mechanism and Law of CO2 Corrosion at Casing–Cement Stone Interface
4.4. Test of Casing, Cement Stone, and Interface Properties before and after Corrosion under Non-Bearing Conditions
4.4.1. Test Results of Casing Properties before and after Corrosion
4.4.2. Test Results of Casing–Cement Stone Interface Properties before and after Corrosion
4.4.3. Effect of CO2 on Casing Corrosion Rate Test under Non-Load-Bearing Conditions—Temperature
5. A Prediction Method for Wellbore Damage under Fracturing and CO2 Long-Term Corrosion Conditions
5.1. Wellbore Damage Failure Modes
- (1)
- Failure of the cement-sheath body—the cementing interface is well cemented, but tensile failure occurs due to insufficient strength of the cement-sheath body;
- (2)
- Micro-annular gap at the casing–cement sheath interface—the cementing interface is imperfect, and micro-annular gap occurs due to the discontinuity of interface displacement during loading-unloading;
- (3)
- Channeling fractures are formed at the cement sheath–formation interface—during the fracturing process, channeling channels are formed due to the initial damage and expansion of the fracturing fluid along the interface. According to the conditions of fracturing and long-term CO2 corrosion, the schematic diagram describing the wellbore damage prediction is shown in Figure 10.
5.2. Stress Distribution of the Loading Process Assembly
5.2.1. Casing Stress
5.2.2. The Mechanical Properties of the Casing and Cement Sheath Vary with the Corrosion Time and the Influence of Stress Distribution on the Assembly
6. Summary
- (1)
- The physical characteristics of CO2 under actual formation conditions are revealed, and the change trend of CO2 density, viscosity, and compression factor along the wellbore is calculated. The density and viscosity show a downward trend along the well depth, while the compression factor shows an upward trend;
- (2)
- The influence of CO2 corrosion on the casing and cement are studied. After corrosion, the casing surface of Q125 and 3Cr has a rough and loose structure, the interface is also loose, and the morphology of 13Cr does not change significantly;
- (3)
- Under the corrosion condition of a CO2 concentration of more than 50%, the corrosion depth of Q125 casing advances linearly with time, and the corrosion rate changes little with the corrosion time. The corrosion depth of the 3Cr and 13Cr casing increases slowly with the extension of corrosion time, and the corrosion rate decreases gradually;
- (4)
- The circumferential stress of the casing increases with the extension of the corrosion time but does not exceed 400 MPa within 10 years of corrosion. The radial stress of the casing and the cement decreases first and then increases with the corrosion time. The compressive strength of the cement sheath does not exceed the compressive strength, and no damage occurs.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
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Inner Diameter of Casing/Mm | Inner Diameter of Cement Ring/mm | Infinite Stratum | |
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Inner Diameter/mm | External Diameter/mm | ||
118.6 | 139.7 | 215.9 | 1000 |
Name | Casing | Cement | Stratum |
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elastic modulus/GPa | 210 | 6 | 20 |
Poisson’s ratio | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.25 |
triaxial stress | σH | σh | σv |
60 MPa | 50 MPa | 54.8 MPa |
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Cai, M.; Li, J.; Ma, W.; Zhang, N.; Wang, P.; Zhang, X.; Yang, S.; Cao, J. The Influence of CO2 Physical Properties on Casing and Its Prediction Method. Processes 2024, 12, 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12040768
Cai M, Li J, Ma W, Zhang N, Wang P, Zhang X, Yang S, Cao J. The Influence of CO2 Physical Properties on Casing and Its Prediction Method. Processes. 2024; 12(4):768. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12040768
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Meng, Junliang Li, Wenhai Ma, Nan Zhang, Peng Wang, Xiaochuan Zhang, Shangyu Yang, and Jing Cao. 2024. "The Influence of CO2 Physical Properties on Casing and Its Prediction Method" Processes 12, no. 4: 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12040768