CA2519039A1 - Method for controlling water influx into wellbores by blocking high permeability channels - Google Patents

Method for controlling water influx into wellbores by blocking high permeability channels Download PDF

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CA2519039A1
CA2519039A1 CA002519039A CA2519039A CA2519039A1 CA 2519039 A1 CA2519039 A1 CA 2519039A1 CA 002519039 A CA002519039 A CA 002519039A CA 2519039 A CA2519039 A CA 2519039A CA 2519039 A1 CA2519039 A1 CA 2519039A1
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Haibo Huang
Ron Sawatzky
Douglas A. Lillico
Zhihong Zhou (John)
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Abstract

A method of blocking a high permeability channel in communication with a wellbore, including the steps of introducing an amount of an unreinforced gel into the high permeability channel via the wellbore and introducing an amount of a reinforced gel comprising an amount of a reinforcing material into the high permeability channel via the wellbore. The method may further include the step, after introducing the unreinforced gel and the reinforced gel into the high permeability channel, of introducing an amount of a chaser fluid into the wellbore.

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1. A method of blocking a high permeability channel in communication with a wellbore, comprising:
(a) introducing an amount of an unreinforced gel into the high permeability channel via the wellbore; and (b) introducing an amount of a reinforced gel comprising an amount of a reinforcing material into the high permeability channel via the wellbore.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a chemical gel.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a polymer gel.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a polyacrylamide gel.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a polyacrylamide gelling agent and a cross-linker.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the step of preparing the unreinforced gel, wherein the unreinforced gel preparing step is comprised of the following steps:
(a) hydrating the gelling agent to form a gelling agent solution; and (b) adding a cross-linker to the gelling agent solution.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the step of adding the cross-linker to the gelling agent solution is performed substantially immediately before performing the step of introducing the unreinforced gel into the high permeability channel.
8. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a solution comprising between about 2 weight % and about 5 weight % of a relatively low molecular weight polyacrylamide gelling agent.
9. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a solution comprising between about 1 weight % and about 2 weight % of a relatively high molecular weight polyacrylamide gelling agent.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a MARA-SEAL SM gel.
11. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unreinforced gel is comprised of a MARCIT SM gel.
12. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a chemical gel.
13. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a polymer gel.
14. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a polyacrylamide gel.
15. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a polyacrylamide gelling agent and a cross-linker.
16. The method as claimed in claim 15, further comprising the step of preparing the reinforced gel, wherein the reinforced gel preparing step is comprised of the following steps:

(a) hydrating the gelling agent to form a gelling agent solution;
(b) adding the reinforcing material to the gelling agent solution; and (c) adding a cross-linker to the gelling agent solution.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein the step of adding the cross-linker to the gelling agent solution is performed substantially immediately before performing the step of introducing the reinforced gel into the high permeability channel.
18. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a solution comprising between about 5 weight % and about 9 weight % of a relatively low molecular weight polyacrylamide gelling agent.
19. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a solution comprising between about 1 weight % and about 2 weight % of a relatively high molecular weight polyacrylamide gelling agent.
20. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a MARA-SEAL SM gel.
21. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforced gel is comprised of a MARCIT SM gel.
22. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforcing material is comprised of sand.
23. The method as claimed in claim 22 wherein the sand is substantially comprised of particles which have a particle size less than about 70 mesh.
24. The method as claimed in claim 23 wherein the amount of the sand is between about 50 weight % and about 70 weight % of the reinforced gel.
25. The method as claimed in claim 24 wherein the sand is substantially comprised of particles which have a particle size less than about 100 mesh.
26. The method as claimed in claim 23 wherein the sand is comprised of particles which have a relatively wide particle size distribution.
27. The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the reinforced gel is further comprised of an amount of clay.
28. The method as claimed in claim 27 wherein the amount of clay is a finite amount which is less than about 20 weight % of the reinforced gel.
29. The method as claimed in claim 27 wherein the amount of clay is a finite amount which is less than about 15 weight % of the reinforced gel.
30. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the high permeability channel is comprised of an open channel portion and a loose material portion.
31. The method as claimed in claim 30 wherein the high permeability channel is comprised of a wormhole resulting from a cold production process.
32. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step, following the step of introducing the amount of the reinforced gel into the high permeability channel, of introducing an amount of a chaser fluid into the wellbore.
33. The method as claimed in claim 32, wherein the amount of the chaser fluid is sufficient to overflush the reinforced gel into the high permeability channel so that the reinforced gel does not interfere with the wellbore.
34. The method as claimed in claim 33 wherein the chaser fluid is comprised of produced water.
35. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step, following the step of introducing the amount of the reinforced gel into the high permeability channel, of shutting in the wellbore for a period of time in order to allow for gelation of the unreinforced gel and the reinforced gel.
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