CALCULATION OF THE BOTTOM-HOLE PARAMETERS OF THE HEAT CARRIER DURING ITS MOVEMENT ALONG THE WELLBORE OF A DIRECTIONAL WELL CONSIDERING THE FLOW STRUCTURE

Abstract

Link for citation: Gilmanov A.Ya., Rodionova A.V., Shevelev A.P. Calculation of the bottom-hole parameters of the heat carrier during its movement along the wellbore of a directional well considering the flow structure. Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Geo Аssets Engineering, 2023, vol. 334, no. 8, рр. 121-128. In Rus. The relevance of the research is caused by the need to involve fields with high viscosity oil in the development, since fields with low and medium viscosity oil are depleted. Oil viscosity directly depends on the temperature, therefore, thermal enhanced oil recovery methods are used to reduce the viscosity. From the point of view of using the heat injected into the formation, the most effective thermal method is the cyclic steam stimulation, i. e. cyclic steam injection into the well. However, when steam moves through the pipe, it condenses, that is why the production at the well bottom-hole are often has high water cut. Accurate calculation of the heat carrier parameters along the entire wellbore will help to avoid this problem. The main aim of the research is to determine the effect of the well inclination angle, steam quality at the wellhead, initial pressure and thermal conductivity of thermal insulation on the heat carrier characteristics in the wellbore, considering flow modes. Objects of the research are deposits with high-viscosity oil. Methods: physical and mathematical modeling of injection of a two-phase (steam-water) heat carrier into the reservoir based on the laws of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, considering the movement of the heat carrier along the wellbore of a directional well, heat loss through the walls of the well and fluid flow modes. Results. The calculation of the steam quality and heat carrier flow rate along the wellbore of a directional well was conducted. The influence of the well inclination angle on the parameters of the heat carrier at the well bottom-hole (steam quality, pressure and wellhead flow rate of the heat carrier) is analyzed. It is determined that the smaller the well inclination angle, the deeper the steam penetrates through the depth of the formation.

Keywords

• High-viscosity oil
• thermal enhanced oil recovery methods
• cyclic steam stimulation
• directional well
• mass flow rate of heat carrier
• steam condensation depth