Study on Preapplied Annulus Backpressure Increasing the Sealing Ability of Cement Sheath in Shale Gas Wells

Author:

Liu Kui1,Ding Shidong1,Zhou Shiming1,Tao Qian1,Zhang Linhai1,Liu Rengguang1,Gao Deli2

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering

2. China University of Petroleum, Beijing (Corresponding author)

Abstract

Summary Annulus pressure buildup (APB) problems in shale gas wells seriously affected on the safety and efficient exploitation of shale gas all around the world. The sealing failure of the cement sheath on interfaces caused by periodically changed fluid pressure in casing during hydraulic fracturing is treated as the main reason for APB in shale gas wells. Many methods are put forward to solve the APB problem in the field, and fortunately, the preapplied annulus backpressure (PABP) method shows an excellent utility. In this paper, an analytical model is established to explain the mechanism of the PABP method increasing the sealing ability of the cement sheath. The residual strain of the cement sheath and radial stress on interfaces are considered to analyze the factors that affect the effectiveness of the PABP method. In addition, based on the field data, an experimental device is established to test the validity of the PABP method and to certify the accuracy of the analytical model established in this paper. The analytical results show that the thickness of the casing has little effect on radial stress on interfaces. The outer diameter of the casing and the thickness of the cement sheath can temperately affect the radial stress. The elastic modulus of the cement sheath and the formation rock can significantly affect the radial stress. The higher elastic modulus of the cement sheath can dramatically increase the radial stress on interfaces. On the contrary, the higher elastic modulus of formation rock will induce smaller radial stress on the interfaces. In the field, the number of newly added shale gas wells with APB problems has dramatically decreased by using the PABP method. The work in this paper can be significantly useful for researchers and engineers to reduce the APB in shale gas wells.

Publisher

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Subject

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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