Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1949. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed July 8, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index (p. 48-52).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first main goal of this research is to develop comprehensive analytical and numerical models for the stress distribution around an inclined cased wellbore by considering all wellbore processes and to amend erroneous models of most previous work. The second main goal is to apply the developed models to explain near wellbore phenomena such as cement failure and sand production. To achieve these goals, this work checked the eligibility of using simple elastic approaches for the system by using a poroelastic undrained condition and a steady state condition for stresses induced by wellbore temperature variation. It utilized the generalized plane strain to compensate for the limitation of the plane strain which most previous work had used. In addition, this research developed comprehensive models to improve previous work by using superposing principles. For applying the developed models to cement failure, Mogi-Coulomb criterion for shear failure instead of Mohr-Coulomb and Drucker-Prager criteria was used to properly consider the intermediate stress. Additionally, ABAQUSr was utilized for numerical models with the "model change" option to simulate and combine all individual wellbore processes while MATLABr was used for analytical models. For predicting sand production, fully coupled poroelastic solutions for an inclined open wellbore were modified to obtain the stress distribution around a perforation tunnel after perforating. Then, modified Lade failure criterion was used to calculate the critical drawdown when sand production occurs, that is, when the perforation tunnel starts failure. This research obtained the following results. For developing models, the analytical models improved the previous research. However, the numerical results under a vertical tectonic stress showed discrepancies because of the difference between the generalized plane strain and numerical models. For cement failure, Young's modulus of cement, wellbore pressure and wellbore temperature variation could affect shear failure more significantly than the other factors. The numerical results showed closer to the failure envelopes than the analytical results. For predicting sand production, well completion affected sand production near wellbore and the critical drawdown converged to asymptotic values. In addition, perforating along the minimum horizontal stress direction was most preferable in a vertical cased wellbore under a normal stress regime. / text

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 2014-12-17T14:07:05Z (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 2014-12-17T14:07:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BrunoLSC_DISSERT.pdf: 3848053 bytes, checksum: 28828821b0f45645fb6dc741dc2505bf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-28 / One of the great challenges at present time related with the materials area concerns of products and processes for use in petroleum industry, more precisely related to the Pre-salt area. Progresses were reached in the last years allowing the drilling of the salt layer, with the time reduction for drilling and larger success at the end. For the oil wells companies the preponderant factor is the technology, however, in spite of the progress, a series of challenges is still susceptible to solutions and one of them refers to the slurries preparation for cementing in those areas. Inside of this context, this study had for objective to analyze the influence of the salts NaCl, KCl, CaSO4 and MgSO4 in strength and chemical structure of the hydrated products. As methodology, they were prepared and analyzed cement slurries with varied concentrations of these salts that are commonly found in the saline formations. The salts concentrations used in formulations of the slurries were of 5%, 15% and 30%. The slurries were formulated with specific weight of 15,8 lb / gal and the cement used was Class G. Strength tests were accomplished in samples cured by 24 hours and 28 days. Also were realized crystallographic characterization (XRD) and morphologic (SEM). In agreement with the presented results, it is observed that the largest resistance values are attributed to the slurries with concentration of 15%. There was reduction of the strength values of the slurries formulated with concentration of 30%. Through the characterization microstructural it was possible to note the salts influence in the main cement hydrated products / Um dos grandes desafios da atualidade relacionado com a ?rea de materiais diz respeito ? produ??o de produtos e processos para uso na ind?stria do petr?leo, mais precisamente relacionado ? ?rea do Pr?-sal. Avan?os foram alcan?ados nos ?ltimos anos permitindo a perfura??o da camada de sal, com a redu??o do tempo para perfura??o dos po?os e maior ?xito ao final da opera??o. Apesar dos avan?os, uma s?rie de desafios ainda ? pass?vel de solu??es e um deles refere-se ? prepara??o de pastas para a cimenta??o de po?os nessas zonas com camadas evapor?ticas. Dentro deste contexto, este estudo teve por objetivo analisar a influ?ncia dos sais NaCl, KCl, CaSO4 e MgSO4 no comportamento mec?nico e estrutura qu?mica dos produtos hidratados. Como metodologia, foram preparadas e analisadas pastas de cimento com concentra??es variadas destes sais que s?o comumente encontrados nas forma??es salinas do reservat?rio do Pr?-sal. As concentra??es dos sais empregadas nas formula??es das pastas foram de 5%, 15% e 30%. As pastas foram formuladas com peso espec?fico de 15,8 lb/gal e o cimento utilizado na prepara??o das pastas foi o do tipo Portland Classe G. Foram realizados ensaios de resist?ncia ? compress?o em corpos de prova curados por 24 horas e 28 dias. Tamb?m foram realizados ensaios de caracteriza??o cristalogr?fica (DRX) e morfol?gica (MEV). De acordo com os resultados apresentados, observa-se que os maiores valores de resist?ncia s?o atribu?dos ?s pastas com concentra??o de 15 % para todos os sais. Houve, tamb?m, redu??o dos valores de resist?ncia das pastas formuladas com concentra??o de 30 % para todos os sais. Atrav?s das an?lises de caracteriza??o micro estrutural foi poss?vel observar a influ?ncia dos sais nos principais produtos hidratados do cimento Portland

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

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaDMP_pre_textuais_ate_cap_3.pdf: 1552357 bytes, checksum: 286c69a88a6d2c4ec8689ee9514da8ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-10-28 / Oil wells subjected to cyclic steam injection present important challenges for the development of well cementing systems, mainly due to tensile stresses caused by thermal gradients during its useful life. Cement sheath failures in wells using conventional high compressive strength systems lead to the use of cement systems that are more flexible and/or ductile, with emphasis on Portland cement systems with latex addition. Recent research efforts have presented geopolymeric systems as alternatives. These cementing systems are based on alkaline activation of amorphous aluminosilicates such as metakaolin or fly ash and display advantageous properties such as high compressive strength, fast setting and thermal stability. Basic geopolymeric formulations can be found in the literature, which meet basic oil industry specifications such as rheology, compressive strength and thickening time. In this work, new geopolymeric formulations were developed, based on metakaolin, potassium silicate, potassium hydroxide, silica fume and mineral fiber, using the state of the art in chemical composition, mixture modeling and additivation to optimize the most relevant properties for oil well cementing. Starting from molar ratios considered ideal in the literature (SiO2/Al2O3 = 3.8 e K2O/Al2O3 = 1.0), a study of dry mixtures was performed,based on the compressive packing model, resulting in an optimal volume of 6% for the added solid material. This material (silica fume and mineral fiber) works both as an additional silica source (in the case of silica fume) and as mechanical reinforcement, especially in the case of mineral fiber, which incremented the tensile strength. The first triaxial mechanical study of this class of materials was performed. For comparison, a mechanical study of conventional latex-based cementing systems was also carried out. Regardless of differences in the failure mode (brittle for geopolymers, ductile for latex-based systems), the superior uniaxial compressive strength (37 MPa for the geopolymeric slurry P5 versus 18 MPa for the conventional slurry P2), similar triaxial behavior (friction angle 21? for P5 and P2) and lower stifness (in the elastic region 5.1 GPa for P5 versus 6.8 GPa for P2) of the geopolymeric systems allowed them to withstand a similar amount of mechanical energy (155 kJ/m3 for P5 versus 208 kJ/m3 for P2), noting that geopolymers work in the elastic regime, without the microcracking present in the case of latex-based systems. Therefore, the geopolymers studied on this work must be designed for application in the elastic region to avoid brittle failure. Finally, the tensile strength of geopolymers is originally poor (1.3 MPa for the geopolymeric slurry P3) due to its brittle structure. However, after additivation with mineral fiber, the tensile strength became equivalent to that of latex-based systems (2.3 MPa for P5 and 2.1 MPa for P2). The technical viability of conventional and proposed formulations was evaluated for the whole well life, including stresses due to cyclic steam injection. This analysis was performed using finite element-based simulation software. It was verified that conventional slurries are viable up to 204?F (400?C) and geopolymeric slurries are viable above 500?F (260?C) / Po?os sujeitos ? inje??o c?clica de vapor apresentam importantes desafios para desenvolvimento de pastas de cimenta??o, devido principalmente aos esfor?os de tra??o causados pelos gradientes t?rmicos durante a sua vida ?til. Falhas em cimenta??es que empregaram pastas convencionais de elevada resist?ncia ? compress?o levaram ao emprego de pastas mais flex?veis e/ou d?cteis, com destaque para as pastas de cimento Portland com adi??o de l?tex. Recentes pesquisas t?m apresentado pastas geopolim?ricas como alternativa. Estas pastas cimentantes s?o baseadas na ativa??o alcalina de aluminosilicatos amorfos como o metacaulim ou a cinza volante e possuem propriedades vantajosas como alta resist?ncia ? compress?o, r?pido endurecimento e estabilidade t?rmica. Encontram-se na literatura formula??es geopolim?ricas b?sicas que atendem ?s especifica??es da ind?stria de petr?leo, incluindo reologia, resist?ncia ? compress?o e tempo de espessamento. Neste trabalho, desenvolveu-se novas formula??es geopolim?ricas ? base de metacaulim, silicato de pot?ssio, hidr?xido de pot?ssio, micross?lica e fibra mineral, utilizando o estado da arte em composi??o qu?mica, modelagem de misturas e aditiva??o para otimizar as propriedades relevantes para a cimenta??o de po?os. Partindo de raz?es molares consideradas ideais na literatura (SiO2/Al2O3 = 3,8 e K2O/Al2O3 = 1,0), realizou-se um estudo de misturas secas baseado no modelo do empacotamento compress?vel, obtendo-se um volume ?timo de 6% para o material s?lido adicional. Este material (micross?lica e fibra mineral) serve tanto como fonte de s?lica adicional (no caso da micross?lica) quanto refor?o mec?nico, principalmente no caso da fibra mineral, a qual incrementou a resist?ncia ? tra??o. Realizou-se o primeiro estudo mec?nico triaxial desta classe de pastas. Para efeito de compara??o, tamb?m foi realizado um estudo mec?nico de pastas convencionais ? base de l?tex. Apesar de diferen?as no modo de ruptura (fr?gil no caso dos geopol?meros, d?ctil no caso das pastas com l?tex), a superior resist?ncia compressiva uniaxial (37 MPa para a pasta geopolim?rica P5 versus 18 MPa para a pasta convencional P2), comportamento triaxial similar (?ngulo de atrito 21? para P5 e P2) e menor rigidez (na regi?o el?stica 5,1 GPa para P5 versus 6,8 GPa para P2) das pastas geopolim?ricas permitiu uma capacidade de absor??o de energia (155 kJ/m3 para P5 versus 208 kJ/m3 para P2) compar?vel entre as duas, sendo que os geopol?meros atuam no regime el?stico, sem a microfissura??o presente nas pastas com l?tex. Assim, os geopol?meros estudados neste trabalho devem ser dimensionados para aplica??es no regime el?stico para evitar fraturas fr?geis. Finalmente, a resist?ncia ? tra??o do geopol?mero ? originalmente pobre (1,3 MPa para a pasta geopolim?rica P3) devido ? sua estrutura fr?gil. Entretanto, ap?s a aditiva??o desse sistema com fibra mineral, a resist?ncia ? tra??o do mesmo tornou-se equivalente (2,3 MPa para P5 e 2,1 MPa para P2) ? das pastas com l?tex. A viabilidade t?cnica das formula??es convencionais e geopolim?ricas foi avaliada durante toda a vida ?til do po?o, incluindo os esfor?os devidos ? inje??o c?clica de vapor. Esta an?lise foi feita utilizando um software de simula??o ? base de elementos finitos. Verificou-se que as pastas convencionais s?o vi?veis at? a temperatura de 204?C (400?F) e as geopolim?ricas acima de 260?C (500?F)