Applied Geothermics for Petroleum Engineers (eBook)

I.M. Kutasov (Autor)

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1999 | 1. Auflage
346 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-052732-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The purpose of Applied Geothermics for Petroleum Engineers is to present in a clear and concise form methods of utilizing the data of temperature surveys in deep boreholes as well as the results of field, laboratory and analytical investigations in geothermics to a wide audience. Although some aspects of the subject of this book have been discussed in several previous books and numerous papers, Applied Geothermics for Petroleum Engineers is the first book on this topic available to the petroleum engineering community.
The objective of the book is to present the state of knowledge and prediction of downhole and formations temperatures during well drilling, well completion, shut-in and production.
Applied Geothermics for Petroleum Engineers is intended for drilling engineers (impact of elevated temperatures on well drilling and completion technology, Arctic drilling), production engineers (temperature regime of production, injection and geothermal walls, Arctic production), reservoir engineers (temperature field of reservoirs, thermal properties of formations and formation fluids), well logging engineers (interpretation of electrical resistance, mud density, and temperature logs), and geophysicists and geologists (interpretation of geophysical data, calculation of the terrestrial heat flow, reconstruction of past climates).

Inhalt

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
DEDICATION 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 7
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 Scope of the Monograph 14
1.2 Objectives of Monograph 15
1.3 Potential Applications 15
1.4 Symbols and Units 16
CHAPTER 2. TEMPERATURE FIELD OF RESERVOIRS 17
2.1 Thermal Properties of Formations 17
2.2 Heat Flow and Temperature 23
2.3 Basic Heat Transfer Equations 33
2.4 Thermal Regime of Permafrost 40
2.5 Temperature Anomalies due to Topographic and Geological Factors 54
CHAPTER 3. WELLBORE AND FORMATIONS TEMPERATURE DURING DRILLING 77
3.1 Heat Exchange in the Wellbore-Formation System 77
3.2 Downhole Circulating Mud Temperatures 91
3.3 Drilling Fluid Densities at High Temperatures and Pressures 108
3.4 Hydrostatic Mud Pressure 114
3.5 Drilling Through Hydrates 119
3.6 Formation Temperatures Around the Wellbore 125
3.7 Thermal Stresses in Formations and Casings 134
3.8 Drilling Through Permafrost Interval 138
3.9 Hole Enlargement Control in Permafrost Areas 158
CHAPTER 4. WELLBORE AND FORMATIONS TEMPERATURE DURING SHUT-IN 171
4.1 Determination of the Downhole Shut-in Temperatures 171
4.2 Prediction of the Formations Temperatures 182
4.3 Temperature Distribution in Formations 189
4.4 Restoration of the Thermal Equilibrium in Permafrost Areas 192
CHAPTER 5. CEMENTING OF CASING 207
5.1 Strength and Thickening Time of Cement 207
5.2 Cement Heat Generation 208
5.3 Temperature Increase Due to Cement Hydration 213
5.4 Bottomhole Fluid Circulating Temperatures 221
5.5 Designing Cementing Programs for Deep Wells 229
5.6 Cementing of Casing in Permafrost Regions 234
CHAPTER 6. PRODUCTION AND INJECTION WELLS 237
6.1 Heat Transfer 237
6.2 Temperature Profiles in Wells 245
6.3 Water Formation Volume Factor 248
6.4 Temperature Around the Wellbore 251
6.5 Permafrost Thawing and Estimation of Well Thermal Insulation Efficiency 253
6.6 Thermal Stresses 257
CHAPTER 7. INTERPRETATION AND UTILIZATION OF TEMPERATURE DATA 261
7.1 Effect of Free Thermal Convection and Casing 261
7.2 Determination of Formation Temperature 269
7.3 Estimation of the Geothermal Gradient 274
7.4 Mud Density Program 277
7.5 Location of the Cement Column Top 279
7.6 The Injectivity Profile 281
7.7 The Use of Thermistors in Temperature Probes 284
7.8 Interpretation of Temperature Surveys in Shallow Wells 289
CHAPTER 8. APPENDICES 310
8.1 APPENDIX A. CONVERSION FACTORS 310
8.2 APPENDIX B. THERMAL PROPERTIES OF FORMATIONS 313
8.3 APPENDIX C. COMPUTER PROGRAMS (FORTRAN) 318
REFERENCES 337
INDEX 353

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.5.1999
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bergbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-08-052732-9 / 0080527329
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-052732-1 / 9780080527321