O objetivo dessa dissertação é apresentar um problema de otimização do uso de recursos críticos no desenvolvimento de poços de petróleo marítimos e a técnica empregada para a abordagem proposta ao problema. A revisão da técnica de Programação por Restrições é feita analisando aspectos relevantes de modelagem, propagação, busca e paradigmas de programação. A especialização da técnica para problemas de escalonamento, o Escalonamento Baseado em Restrições, é descrita com ênfase nos paradigmas descritivos e nos mecanismos de propagação de restrições. Como subsídio ao uso da técnica em outros problemas, a linguagem comercial de modelagem OPL é apresentada no Apêndice. O objetivo da abordagem ao problema é obter um escalonador para maximizar a produção de óleo obtida no curto prazo. O escalonador proposto baseia-se na declaração de um modelo empregando variáveis de intervalo. Um algoritmo e um modelo de Programação Linear Inteira abordando relaxações do problema são apresentados para que se obtenha um limitante superior ao valor de produção ótimo. Para o cenário real no qual a análise experimental foi feita, foram obtidas soluções a menos de 16% do ótimo após uma hora de execução; e os testes em instâncias de tamanhos variados evidenciaram a robustez do escalonador. Direções para trabalhos futuros são apresentadas ponderando os resultados obtidos. / The aim of this work is to present a problem of optimizing the use of critical resources to develop offshore oil wells and the technique used to approach the problem. The review of the Constraint Programming technique is made by analyzing relevant aspects of modeling, propagation, search and programming paradigms. The specialization of the technique to scheduling problems, known as Constraint-Based Scheduling, is described with emphasis on descriptive paradigms and constraint propagation mechanisms. In order to support the use of the technique to tackle other problems, the commercial modeling language OPL is presented in the appendix. The aim of the approach to the problem is to obtain a scheduler that maximizes the short-term production of oil. The scheduler presented relies on the description of a model using interval variables. An algorithm and an Integer Linear Programming model approaching relaxations of the problem are presented in order to obtain an upper bound for the optimal production value. For the real scenario upon which the experimental analysis was done, there were found solutions within 16% of the optimal after one hour of execution; and the tests on instances of varied sizes gave evidence of the robustness of the scheduler. Directions for future work are presented based on the results achieved.

Este trabalho apresenta uma análise paramétrica da reposta dinâmica de colunas de perfuração de poços de petróleo com controle proporcional-integral de velocidade não colocalizado. A operação de perfuração de poços de petróleo e gás em águas profundas consiste na abertura de poços em solo rochoso através de uma broca cuja rotação é controlada por uma mesa rotativa na superfície. O torque imposto pela mesa é transmitido à broca por meio de uma coluna de perfuração. Particularmente no caso de perfuração em águas profundas, as colunas de perfuração podem ser muito extensas e, portanto, bastante flexíveis. As vibrações ocasionadas pela grande flexibilidade das colunas de perfuração são as principais responsáveis por falhas no processo de perfuração. Em particular, o fenômeno não-linear conhecido como stick-slip e relacionado às vibrações torcionais da coluna de perfuração, faz com que um sistema de controle projetado para manter a velocidade da mesa constante dê origem a grandes oscilações na velocidade da broca. Na prática, este fenômeno é amplificado pela inerente não-linearidade do contato entre broca e formação rochosa e pela forte não colocalização entre mesa rotativa e broca. Este trabalho tem por principal objetivo realizar uma análise paramétrica da dinâmica do processo de perfuração, usando um modelo de dois graus de liberdade para representar o conjunto mesa rotativa, coluna de perfuração e broca, para identificar condições nas quais uma lei de controle simples do tipo linear proporcional-integral pode fornecer um desempenho de perfuração estável e satisfatório. / This paper presents a parametric analysis of the dynamics of oilwell drillstrings with non-collocated proportional-integral velocity control. The drilling operation for oil and gas in deep waters consists of opening wells in rocky ground formation by a drill, whose angular speed is controlled by a rotary table at the surface. The torque applied by the table is transmitted to the drill-bit through the drillstring. Particularly in the deepwater drilling case, the drillstring can be very long and therefore very flexible. The vibrations caused by the great flexibility of drilling columns are mainly responsible for the failures in the drilling process. In particular, the nonlinear phenomenon known as stick-slip and related to the torsional vibration of the drillstring, makes that a control system designed to maintain a constant angular velocity at the table yield large variations at the drill-bit angular velocity. In practice, this phenomenon is amplified by the inherent nonlinearity of the contact between drill bit and rock formation and by the strong non-colocalization between rotary table and drill-bit. The main objective of this work is to perform a parametric analysis of the dynamics of the drilling process, using a two degrees of freedom model in order to represent the rotary table assembly, the drilling column and drill-bit, to identify conditions in which a simple control law, such as a linear proportional-integral velocity control, can provide a stable and satisfactory drilling performance.

The use of banned toxic weapons in Iraq during Gulf War 1991 started new debates. The increase in cancer cases was the main focus of these issues. The gap in literature motivated this study to find out the correlation between use of DU weapons and its effects on human health. The different probable causes of increase in cancer cases, in Iraq after Gulf War 1991, have been discussed in this study. Three causes; DU, brick kilns smoke near Basra and Kuwait oil fire smoke have been selected. The major emphasis of this study is on use of Depleted Uranium (DU). Different statistical data sets have been used and displayed in the form of maps and graphs using GIS methodologies. It’s hard to say after this GIS based study that the fired Depleted Uranium is the sole cause of increase in cancer incidences in Iraq, while some trends and risk factors at least can be observed where increase in cancer cases in different Governorates in Iraq is clearly visible after Gulf War 1991. After analyzing satellite images of different dates, the second part of this study concludes that Kuwait oil wells smoke is not responsible for increase in cancer incidences in Iraq. A small debate has been initiated regarding smoke in brick kilns near Basra. No study has been found in this regard which can provide evidences that brick kilns smoke is the cause of increase in cancer incidences in southern Iraq. It’s not easy to carry out a full fledge GIS based study to prove DU as cause of increase in cancer cases. The main limitation in this regard is unavailability of required data. Therefore a new GIS based methodology has been devised which can be used to prove relationship between exposure to DU and increase in cancer cases in Iraq. This new methodology is also dependent on specific data sets. Hence this methodology also recommends the collection of specific data sets required for this study. At the end, a detailed study, with honesty, has been suggested to fill up the gaps found in literature whether use of Depleted Uranium in weapons is harmful for human health or not.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:06:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FilipeSO_DISSERT.pdf: 3900853 bytes, checksum: b933d50c7767f35ccf84d3eb5899b023 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-23 / Novel cementing materials formulations containing flexible polymeric admixtures have been studied aiming at improving the mechanical behavior of oil well cement slurries submitted to steam injection. However, research activities in this sector are still under development. The steam injected directly into the well causes casing dilation, which after a reduction in temperature, tends to return to its original dimensions, resulting in crack formation and hydraulic isolation loss of the well, which will result in shortening of well life. In this scenario, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the mechanical behavior of Portland-based slurries containing SBR latex, applied in oil well cementing of wells submitted to steam injection. Were formulated slurries with densities of 1.797 g/cm3 (15.0 lb/Gal) and 1.869 g/cm3 (15.6 lb/Gal), containing admixtures with a latex concentration of 0; 66.88; 133.76; 200.64 and 267.52 L/m3 (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 gpc). Tests including rheology, fluid loss control, thickening time, API compressive strength and splitting tensile strength, beyond steam injection simulation. Microstrutural characteristics of the slurries were also performed (XRD, TG, FTIR and SEM). The results showed that increasing the polymer concentration increased in the rheological properties and fluid loss, and a decrease in the elasticity modulus of the cement slurries. The results obtained showed that the slurries can be applied in cementing operations of oil wells submitted to steam injection. / Novas formula??es de pastas de cimento, aditivadas com materiais polim?ricos com caracter?sticas flex?veis, t?m sido estudadas para aplica??o em po?os sujeitos a inje??o de vapor. Entretanto, pesquisas neste setor ainda s?o atividades em desenvolvimento. O vapor injetado diretamente no po?o provoca a dilata??o do revestimento, o que ap?s redu??o na temperatura, tende a voltar as suas dimens?es iniciais, provocando forma??o de trincas e conseq?ente perda do isolamento hidr?ulico do po?o, que resultar? no encurtamento do tempo de sua vida ?til. Dentro deste contexto, este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar o comportamento mec?nico de sistemas de pastas de cimento Portland, aditivadas com l?tex SBR, para cimenta??o de po?os de petr?leo sujeitos a inje??o de vapor. Foram formuladas pastas com densidades de 1,797 g/cm3 (15,0 lb/Gal) e 1,869 g/cm3 (15,6 lb/Gal), aditivadas com concentra??o de 0; 66,88; 133,76; 200,64 e 267,52 L/m3 (0, 0,5, 1,0, 1,5 e 2,0 gpc) de l?tex. Foram realizados ensaios de reologia, controle de filtrado, tempo de espessamento, resist?ncia ? compress?o API e tra??o por compress?o diametral, al?m de simula??es de inje??o de vapor. Tamb?m foram realizadas caracteriza??es microestruturais das pastas de cimento (DRX, TG, FTIR e MEV). Os resultados mostraram que com o aumento da concentra??o do pol?mero ocorreram mudan?as nas propriedades reol?gicas e no volume de filtrado, al?m de uma diminui??o do m?dulo de elasticidade das pastas de cimento. A partir dos resultados obtidos verificou-se que as pastas podem ser aplicadas em opera??es de cimenta??o de po?os de petr?leo sujeitos a inje??o de vapor.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AndrezaKC.pdf: 2477387 bytes, checksum: 5eafbea5e547e68eaf6513cad9b400ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Primary cementing is one of the main operations in well drilling responsible for the mechanical stability and zonal isolation during the production of oil. However, the cement sheath is constantly under mechanical stresses and temperature variations caused by the recovery of heavy oil. In order to minimize fracture and wear of the cement sheath, new admixtures are developed to improve the properties of Portland cement slurries and avoid environmental contamination caused by leaking gas and oil. Polymers with the ability to form polymeric films are candidates to improve the properties of hardened cement slurries, especially their fracture energy. The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of the addition of a chitosan suspension on cement slurries in order to improve the properties of the cement and increase its performance on heavy oil recovery. Chitosan was dissolved in acetic ac id (0.25 M and 2 M) and added to the formulation of the slurries in different concentrations. SEM analyses confirmed the formation of polymeric films in the cementitious matrix. Strength tests showed higher fracture energy compared to slurries without the addition of chitosan. The formation of the polymeric films also reduced the permeability of the slurry. Therefore, chitosan suspensions can be potentially used as cementing admixtures for heavy oil well applications / A cimenta??o prim?ria ? uma das principais opera??es na perfura??o do po?o de petr?leo. A fixa??o do revestimento e o isolamento zonal garantir? seguran?a e diminui??o dos custos na fase de produ??o de ?leo. No entanto, ? constante a ocorr?ncia de problemas na bainha ciment?cia devido a esfor?os mec?nicos e a varia??o de temperatura, causada pela recupera??o de ?leos pesados. Visando minimizar as fraturas e desgaste da bainha, novas adi??es est?o sendo desenvolvidas para melhorar as propriedades do cimento Portland e evitar a contamina??o ambiental decorrente de vazamento de g?s e ?leo pelo anular. Pol?meros com a capacidade de formar filmes polim?ricos s?o op??es de adi??es, pois a poss?vel forma??o da teia polim?rica na matriz ciment?cia melhora as propriedades e a energia de fratura da pasta. O presente trabalho, tem como objetivo adicionar ?s pastas ciment?cias suspens?o de quitosana para melhorar as propriedades da pasta ciment?cia e aumentar seu desempenho em opera??es de recupera??o de ?leo pesado. A quitosana foi dilu?da em ?cido ac?tico (0,25 M e 2 M) e adicionada na formula??o das pastas em diferentes concentra??es. A an?lise do MEV confirmou a forma??o de redes polim?ricas na matriz ciment?cia e os testes deresist?ncia mec?nica comprovaram uma energia de fratura elevada em rela??o ? pasta sem adi??o do pol?mero. A forma??o da teia polim?rica tamb?m reduziu a permeabilidade da pasta. Com isso, a suspens?o de quitosana torna-se uma solu??o polim?rica com potencial para ser aplicado em cimenta??o de po?os de petr?leo

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DiegoBR_DISSERT.pdf: 2561284 bytes, checksum: 728dce6008fc70c37faa4759ea2eba6d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-16 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Nowadays, the search for new technologies that are able to follow the upcoming challenges in oil industry is a constant. Always trying properties improvements of the used materials, looking for the best performance and greater life time. Besides the search for technologies that show an improvement of performance, the search for materials environmentally correct along the whole production process. In Oil well cementing, this search for new technologies passes through the development of slurry systems that support these requests and that are also environmentally friendly. In this context, the use of geopolymer slurries is a great alternative route to cementing oil wells. Besides having good properties, comparable to Portland cement slurries, this alternative material releases much less CO2 gas in the production of their root materials when compared the production of Portland cement, which releases tons of CO2. In order to improve the properties of geopolymer slurries has been added Calcium Oxide, as observed in other studies that slurries where the Calcium is present the values of compressive strength is greater. The addition has been realized based in the CaO/SiO2 molar ratio of 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15. Have been performed compressive strength tests, thickening time, rheology and fliud loss control test of the slurries, following NBR 9831, as well as the physical chemical characterization of XRD, SEM and TG. Has been observed in most of the tests the slurries follow a tendency until the ratio of 0.10, which inverses in the ratio 0.15. This behavior can be explained by two phenomena that occur simultaneously, the first one is the break of the polymer chains and a consequent increase in molucules mobility, which prevails until the ratio of 0.1, and the second is possible approach of the chains due to the capacity of the calcium ions stabilize the charges of two different aluminum. There is only one linearity in the mechanical behavior that can be attributed to the appereance of the C-S-H phase. Based on this, it is concluded that the phenomenon of breaking the polymer chains predominates until the ratio of 0.1, causing an increase of the filtrate volume, lower rheological parameters and increasing thickening time. From the ratio of 0.15 the approach of the chains predominates, and the behavior is reversed / Nos dias atuais a busca por novas tecnologias que possam acompanhar os desafios que surgem dia a dia na ind?stria do petr?leo ? constante, sempre tentando melhorar as propriedades dos materiais que s?o utilizados, buscando o melhor desempenho e maior vida ?til. Al?m de buscar novas tecnologias ? de fundamental import?ncia o desempenho dos materiais e que estes sejam ambientalmente corretos. No ramo da cimenta??o de po?os de petr?leo, essa procura por novas tecnologias passa pelo desenvolvimento de sistemas de pastas que suportem as solicita??es requeridas pelas normas internacionais e nacionais para esse setor. Nesse contexto, lan?a o desafio de se produzir novos sistemas de pastas para o revestimento de po?os petrol?feros, sejam eles para po?os on shore ou off shore. As pastas geopolim?ricas apresentam-se como uma boa alternativa para a cimenta??o de po?os de petr?leo, pois alem de possuir boas propriedades, compar?veis as pastas de cimento Portland, esse material libera muito menos CO2 na produ??o das suas meterias primas quando comparados ? produ??o do cimento Portland. Com o intu?do de melhorar as propriedades das pastas geopolim?ricas foi adicionado o ?xido de c?lcio, pois foi observado em outros trabalhos que pastas onde o c?lcio esta presente os valores de resist?ncia a compress?o s?o maiores. A adi??o foi realizada baseada na raz?o molar CaO/SiO2 de 0,05, 0,10 e 0,15, foram realizados ensaios de resist?ncia a compress?o, tempo de espessamento, reologia e filtrado das pastas seguindo a NBR 9831, bem como as caracteriza??es f?sico qu?micas de DRX, MEV, TG. Foi observado que na maioria dos ensaios as pastas seguem uma tend?ncia ate a raz?o de 0,10 que se inverte na raz?o de 0,15. Esse comportamento pode ser explicado por dois fen?menos que ocorrem simultaneamente: o primeiro ? a quebra das cadeias polim?ricas com um conseq?ente aumento da mobilidade das mol?culas, que prevalece ate a raz?o de 0,1, e o segundo ? a poss?vel aproxima??o das cadeias devido a capacidade do ?on c?lcio estabilizar as cargas de dois alum?nios diferentes. Existe apenas a linearidade no comportamento mec?nico que pode ser atribu?do ao aparecimento da fase C-S-H. Com base nisso pode se concluir que o fen?meno de quebra das cadeias polim?ricas predomina at? a raz?o de 0,1, provocando o aumento no volume de filtrado, diminui??o dos par?metros reol?gicos e aumento do tempo de espessamento. A partir da raz?o 0,15 a aproxima??o das cadeias predomina e assim o comportamento se inverte

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FlankML.pdf: 1510639 bytes, checksum: 80a343cff9d15e912e4b6cbd66703104 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-16 / The isolation of adjacent zones encountered during oilwell drilling is carried out by Portland-based cement slurries. The slurries are pumped into the annular positions between the well and the casing. Their rheological behavior is a very important component for the cementing process. Nowadays, several alternative materials are used in oilwell cementing, with goal the modification and the improvement of their properties, mainly the increase of the fluidity. And this can be reached by using plasticizers additives able to account for different oilwell conditions, yielding compatible cement slurries and allowing enough time for the complete cementing operation. If the rheological properties of the slurry are properly characterized, the load loss and flow regime can be correctly predicted. However, this experimental characterization is difficult. Rheological models capable of describing the cement slurry behavior must be capable of predicting the slurry cement deformation within reasonable accuracy. The aim of this study was to characterize rheologically the slurries prepared with a especial class of Portland cement, water and plasticizers based on lignosulfonate, melamine and polycarboxylate at temperatures varying from 27?C to 72?C. The tests were carried out according to the practical recommendations of the API RP 10B guidelines. The results revealed a great efficiency and the dispersive power of the polycarboxylate, for all temperatures tested. This additive promoted high fluidity of the slurries, with no sedimentation. High lignosulfonate and melamine concentrations did not reduce the rheological parameters (plastic viscosity and yield stress) of the slurries. It was verified that these additives were not compatible with the type of cement used. The evaluated rheological models were capable of describing the behavior of the slurries only within concentration and temperature ranges specific for each type of additive / Pastas de cimento do tipo Portland s?o usadas para isolamento de po?os de petr?leo. Esse procedimento ? realizado por meio do bombeio da pasta no espa?o anular entre o po?o e a coluna de revestimento, de modo a se obter fixa??o e veda??o eficiente e permanente. Para isso o comportamento reol?gico da pasta de cimento ? um componente de extrema import?ncia para o processo de cimenta??o. Atualmente, diversos materiais alternativos s?o utilizados em pastas para cimenta??o, objetivando a modifica??o e a melhoria de suas propriedades, principalmente no que diz respeito ao aumento de fluidez. Isso pode ser alcan?ado por meio da utiliza??o de novos aditivos do tipo plastificantes, capazes de suportar as diversas condi??es de po?os, promovendo ?s pastas propriedades compat?veis ?s condi??es encontradas, permitindo, ainda, um tempo suficiente de trabalhabilidade para a completa execu??o do servi?o de cimenta??o. Assim, se as propriedades reol?gicas da pasta s?o bem caracterizadas, a perda de carga e o regime de fluxo podem ser prognosticados corretamente. Contudo, essa caracteriza??o ? dif?cil do ponto de vista experimental. Modelos reol?gicas capazes de descrever o que ocorre, dever?o ser capazes de predizer a deforma??o da pasta de cimento com razo?vel exatid?o. Portanto, a finalidade deste trabalho foi o estudo e a caracteriza??o reol?gica de pastas constitu?das de cimento Portland classe especial, ?gua e aditivos do tipo plastificante, a base de lignossulfonato, melamina e policarboxilato, em temperaturas na faixa de 27?C a 72?C. Os testes foram realizados de acordo com as recomenda??es pr?ticas da norma API RP 10B. Os resultados dos ensaios demonstraram a grande efici?ncia e o poder dispersivo do policarboxilato, para todas as temperaturas estudadas. O aditivo promoveu uma alta fluidez, sem efeitos de sedimenta??o. O aumento das concentra??es de lignossulfonato e melamina n?o reduziu os par?metros reol?gicos (viscosidade pl?stica e limite de escoamento). Tamb?m foi verificado que esses aditivos n?o foram compat?veis com o tipo de cimento utilizado. Por fim, os modelos reol?gicos avaliados foram capazes de descrever o comportamento das pastas apenas para faixas de temperatura e concentra??o de cada tipo de aditivo

[pt] O presente estudo descreve uma correlação entre o desempenho obtido por brocas de perfuração e o estado de tensões atuante na formação rochosa localizada imediatamente abaixo do fundo do poço. Os dados de desempenho de brocas de seis poços perfurados na costa marítima brasileira foram coletados e analisados. Tendo em vista reduzir o empirismo associado com este tipo de análise, é implementado um estudo que considera o perfil geomecânico do poço. O perfil geomecânico de uma dada formação rochosa é composto de suas propriedades mecânicas (módulo de Young, relação de Poisson, resistência à compressão simples, ângulo de atrito interno etc.), das pressões dos fluidos das formações e das tensões totais in situ. A dissertação mostra a sistemática utilizada para avaliar as tensões no fundo do poço através de um programa de elementos finitos 3D. Através destas tensões é possível definir um índice de plastificação à frente da broca de perfuração e o rendimento da mesma é avaliado levando este índice em conta. Alguns dos poços analisados foram perfurados em águas profundas, sendo que os resultados obtidos até o momento mostraram um grande potencial para a melhor compreensão de altos e baixos rendimentos com respeito à taxa de penetração da broca, de uma maneira racional. Baseados nesta análise novos estudos para avaliação de brocas poderão ser implementados indicando que reduções significativas de custo de perfuração poderão ser obtidas. / [en] The present dissertation describes a correlation between the bit performance and the state of stress acting upon the rock formation located immediately beneath the bottom of the wellbore. Bit performance data from 6 wells drilled offshore Brazil were collected and anlyzed. In order to reduce the empiricism associated with this type of data analysis, a study is being put forward that considers the geomechanical log along the drilled wellbore. The geomechanical log of a given rock formation is composed of its mechanical properties (Young's modulus, Poisson's Ratio, unconfined compressive strength, internal friction angle, etc.) as well as formation fluid pressure and in situ total stresses. The dissertation shows the metodology to evaluate the stresses at the bottom of the wellbore through a 3D finite element program. Trough these stresses it is possible to define an index of plastification ahead of the drill bit, and bit performance is rated taking this index into account. Some of the wells analyzed were drilled in deep water locations, and the initial results obtained herein, showed a great potential for better understanding for the good and bad performances, regarding the rate of penetration of the drill bit evaluation will be put forward with the great potential for drilling cost savings. / [es] El presente estudio describe la correlación entre el desempeño obtenido por brocas de perforación y las tensiones actuantes en la formación rocosa localizada debajo del fondo del pozo. Se colectaron y analizaron datos sobre el desempeño de brocas de seis pozos perforados en la costa marítima brasileira. Teniendo como objetivo reducir el empirismo asociado a este tipo de análisis, se implementa un estudio que considera el perfil geomecánico del pozo. El perfil geomecánico de una formación rocosa está compuesto de suas propriedades mecánicas (módulo de Young, relación de Pueson, resistencia a la compresión simple, etc.), de las presiones de los fluidos de las formaciones y de las tensiones totales in situ. La disertación muestra la sistemática utilizada para evaluar las tensiones en el fondo del pozo a través de un programa de elementos finitos 3D. A través de estas tensiones es posible definir un índice de plastificación al frente de la broca de perfuración y se evalúa su rendimiento llevando este índice en consideración. Algunos pozos analizados fueron perforados en aguas profundas, los resultados obtenidos hasta el momento mostraron un gran potencial para la mejor comprensión de altos y bajos rendimentos con respecto a la tasa de penetración de la broca, de una manera racional. Sobre este análisis nuevos estudios para evaluación de brocas pueden ser implementados indicando que pueden obtenerse reducciones significativas del costo de perforación.

Le processus de l’hydratation de ciment et la microstructure qui en résulte, dépendent de la formulation de la pâte et des conditions d’hydratation. Parmi différents facteurs, la température d’hydratation a un effet important sur la microstructure et les propriétés physiques et mécaniques des matériaux cimentaires. Ceci est particulièrement important pour l’étude du comportement des ciments pétroliers. En effet, dans un puits pétrolier, une gaine de ciment est coulée entre la roche réservoir et le cuvelage en acier pour assurer entre autre la stabilité et l’étanchéité du puits. En raison du gradient géothermique (environ 25°C par km), la gaine de ciment le long d'un puits est exposée à une température d'hydratation qui augmente avec la profondeur menant à une augmentation de perméabilité et une baisse de propriétés mécaniques le long du puits. L'objectif cette thèse est d'étudier l'effet de la température d'hydratation dans la gamme de 7°C à 90°C sur la microstructure d'une pâte de ciment (classe G) et d'établir le lien entre les modifications microstructurales et les propriétés élastiques du matériau. La caractérisation de la microstructure est faite en considérant une combinaison de plusieurs méthodes expérimentales, à savoir, la diffraction des rayons X & l’analyse Rietveld, l'analyse thermogravimétrique, porosimétrie par l'intrusion de mercure, l'évaluation de la porosité par lyophilisation ou par séchage à 11% HR, essais de sorption au Nitrogène et à la vapeur d'eau et finalement, la résonance magnétique nucléaire 1H. L’assemblage de masse des différentes phases de la microstructure a été évalué montrant une légère dépendance à la température d’hydratation. L’étude de la porosité a montré une augmentation de la porosité capillaire et une légère diminution de la porosité totale à 28 jours d’hydratation, ce qui résulte en une diminution de la porosité du gel de C-S-H en augmentant la température d'hydratation. Une méthode d'analyse a été proposée pour évaluer la densité saturée de C-S-H et sa composition chimique en termes des rapports molaires C/S et H/S pour un C-S-H sec et saturé. Les résultats montrent que la densité de C-S-H augmente avec la température d'hydratation expliquant ainsi l'augmentation observée de la porosité capillaire à températures élevées. Les rapports C/S et H/S diminuent avec l’augmentation de la température d’hydratation. La caractérisation de la microstructure a permis d’alimenter un modèle micromécanique destiné à prédire les propriétés élastiques de la pâte de ciment pour différentes températures d’hydratation. Des modèles d’homogénéisation auto-cohérents à deux et trois échelles ont montré que l’augmentation de la porosité capillaire ne suffit pas pour expliquer la baisse des propriétés mécaniques avec la température. En effet, l’augmentation de la densité de C-S-H avec la température d’hydratation annule l’effet de l’augmentation de la porosité capillaire sur les propriétés élastiques. La réduction des propriétés mécaniques pourrait être expliquée en considérant une distribution de porosité au sein de C-S-H sous forme de C-S-H basse densité LD et haute densité HD telle que proposée par Tennis et Jennings (2000). Cette possibilité est investiguée par une combinaison de techniques de porosimétrie : porosimétrie par l'intrusion de mercure, adsorption d'azote et désorption de vapeur d'eau et par un calcul inverse à l’aide de la modélisation micromécanique. Les résultats montrent que la porosité intrinsèque LD augmente légèrement tandis que la porosité intrinsèque HD diminue de manière significative avec l'augmentation de la température d'hydratation. La diminution des propriétés élastiques des matériaux cimentaires avec l’augmentation de la température d'hydratation s’avère être due à l’action combinée de l'augmentation de la porosité capillaire et des changements de porosités intrinsèques à l’intérieure de C-S-H / The cement hydration process and the resulting microstructure are highly dependent on the cement formulation and the hydration conditions. Particularly, the hydration temperature has a significant influence on the cement paste microstructure and its mechanical properties. This is for instance important for understanding the behaviour and properties of oil-well cements which are used to form a cement sheath between the casing and the surrounding formation for stability and sealing purposes. This cement sheath is hydrated under a progressively increasing temperature along the depth of a well due to the geothermal gradient (about 25°C/km). It results generally in a decrease of the mechanical properties and an increase of permeability along the well. The aim of the present thesis is to investigate the effect of the hydration temperature in the range of 7°C to 90°C on the microstructure of a class G cement paste and to establish the link between these temperature dependent microstructure and the elastic properties of the material. The microstructure characterization is done by combining various experimental methods, including X-Ray diffraction associated with the Rietveld analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, mercury intrusion porosimetry, porosity evaluation by freeze-drying or drying at 11% RH, Nitrogen and water vapour sorption experiments and finally 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. The mass assemblage of microstructure phases at different curing temperatures has been evaluated and showed a slight dependence on the hydration temperature. The porosity evaluations show an increase of the capillary porosity and a slight decrease of the total porosity at 28 days, resulting in a decrease of the gel porosity by increasing the hydration temperature. An analysis method has been proposed to evaluate the C-S-H saturated density and chemical composition in terms of H/S and C/S molar ratios. The C-S-H bulk density is increasing with increasing hydration temperature which explains the observed increase of the capillary porosity for higher curing temperatures. The C/S ratio and H/S ratio for both solid and saturated C-S-H are decreasing with increasing curing temperature. The provided quantitative characterization of cement paste microstructure is used in a micromechanical modelling for evaluation of the elastic properties at various hydration temperatures. Two and three-scale self-consistent micromechanical models have shown that the increase of capillary porosity with increasing hydration temperature cannot fully explain the drop of elastic properties. This is mainly due to the increased elastic properties of C-S-H being denser at higher temperature that cancel the effect of increasing capillary porosity on the overall elastic properties. Another way to fully account for the decrease of the mechanical properties of cement paste is to consider the porosity distribution inside the C-S-H in the form of two distinguished C-S-H types, High Density (HD) and Low Density (LD) C-S-H, as proposed by Tennis and Jennings (2000). This possibility is probed by a combination of various porosity evaluations: Mercury intrusion porosimetry, nitrogen adsorption and water vapour desorption and by a back calculation using micromechanical modelling. The results show that the LD intrinsic porosity is slightly increasing while the HD intrinsic porosity decreases significantly with increasing hydration temperature. The decrease of the elastic properties of cement based materials with increasing hydration temperature is therefore a combined action of the increase of capillary porosity and the changes of intrinsic C-S-H porosities

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:09:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ClovisDF_TESE_partes_autorizadas.pdf: 2764652 bytes, checksum: e400922c312c00169022c2f987a6d8b7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-13 / The development of oil wells drilling requires additional cares mainly if the drilling is in offshore ultra deep water with low overburden pressure gradients which cause low fracture gradients and, consequently, difficult the well drilling by the reduction of the operational window. To minimize, in the well planning phases, the difficulties faced by the drilling in those sceneries, indirect models are used to estimate fracture gradient that foresees approximate values for leakoff tests. These models generate curves of geopressures that allow detailed analysis of the pressure behavior for the whole well. Most of these models are based on the Terzaghi equation, just differentiating in the determination of the values of rock tension coefficient. This work proposes an alternative method for prediction of fracture pressure gradient based on a geometric correlation that relates the pressure gradients proportionally for a given depth and extrapolates it for the whole well depth, meaning that theses parameters vary in a fixed proportion. The model is based on the application of analytical proportion segments corresponding to the differential pressure related to the rock tension. The study shows that the proposed analytical proportion segments reaches values of fracture gradient with good agreement with those available for leakoff tests in the field area. The obtained results were compared with twelve different indirect models for fracture pressure gradient prediction based on the compacting effect. For this, a software was developed using Matlab language. The comparison was also made varying the water depth from zero (onshore wellbores) to 1500 meters. The leakoff tests are also used to compare the different methods including the one proposed in this work. The presented work gives good results for error analysis compared to other methods and, due to its simplicity, justify its possible application / O desenvolvimento da perfura??o de po?os de petr?leo requer cuidados adicionais principalmente se a perfura??o for mar?tima em l?mina d ?gua ultraprofunda, o que levam a baixos gradientes de sobrecarga, ocasionando baixos gradientes de fratura e, conseq?entemente, dificultando as opera??es de perfura??o pela redu??o da janela operacional. Para minimizar as dificuldades enfrentadas pela perfura??o nesses cen?rios, na fase de planejamento, s?o utilizados modelos indiretos para estimativa do gradiente de fratura, que podem prev? valores aproximados dos testes de absor??o. Esses modelos geram perfis de geopress?o que permitem a an?lise detalhada do comportamento das press?es em todo o intervalo do po?o. A maioria dos modelos tem como base a equa??o de Terzaghi, diferenciando apenas na determina??o dos valores do coeficiente de tens?o da matriz da rocha. Este trabalho prop?e uma forma alternativa diferente, para se estimar o gradiente de fratura, por meio de uma correla??o geom?trica que relaciona proporcionalmente os gradientes de press?o para cada profundidade em todo o intervalo do po?o. As grandezas envolvidas variam em uma mesma propor??o em todo intervalo do po?o. O modelo baseia-se na aplica??o da propor??o ?urea do segmento sobre o diferencial de press?o correspondente ? tens?o da matriz. O estudo mostra que a propor??o ?urea encontra valores de gradiente de fratura com grande aproxima??o dos valores de testes de absor??o dispon?veis da ?rea. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com doze modelos indiretos distintos que estimam gradiente de fratura baseados no efeito da compacta??o. Para isto, um programa em linguagem Matlab foi desenvolvido. A compara??o tamb?m foi feita com a varia??o de l?minas d ?gua variando de zero (para po?os terrestres, por exemplo) a 1500 m. A medida da precis?o para avalia??o de cada m?todo toma como referencial os valores de testes de absor??o e ? feita atrav?s do erro relativo percentual. A precis?o mostrada nos valores apresentados na an?lise de erro e a forma bastante simples do modelo proposto mostram que ? justific?vel a sua aplica??o