EA201591186A1 - Способы проектирования состава бурового раствора, содержащего суспендируемый материал для ликвидации поглощений - Google Patents

Способы проектирования состава бурового раствора, содержащего суспендируемый материал для ликвидации поглощений

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EA201591186A1
EA201591186A1 EA201591186A EA201591186A EA201591186A1 EA 201591186 A1 EA201591186 A1 EA 201591186A1 EA 201591186 A EA201591186 A EA 201591186A EA 201591186 A EA201591186 A EA 201591186A EA 201591186 A1 EA201591186 A1 EA 201591186A1
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Сандип Д. Кулкарни
Кушабхау Д. Теке
Шаратх Савари
Дейл И. Джеймисон
Дон Уитфилл
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Хэллибертон Энерджи Сервисиз, Инк.
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    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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Способы, включающие обеспечение сооружения ствола скважины в подземном пласте, содержащем по меньшей мере одно поровое отверстие; обеспечение предлагаемой операции в стволе скважины; обеспечение подачи предлагаемой текучей среды для обработки пласта; обеспечение подачи предлагаемых частиц МДСП; расчет суспендируемости предлагаемых частиц МДСП в предлагаемой текучей среды для обработки пласта, определяемой функцией удельной текучести на основании свойств предлагаемой текучей среды для обработки пласта и свойств предлагаемых частиц МДСП или определяемой экспериментальной функцией МДСП; манипулирование по меньшей мере одним из свойств предлагаемой текучей среды для обработки пласта, свойств предлагаемых частиц МДСП или предлагаемой операции в стволе скважины на основании функции удельной текучести или экспериментальной функции МДСП таким образом, чтобы произвести жидкость для обработки пласта в виде суспензии МДСП; и введение текучей среды для обработки пласта в виде суспензии МДСП в ствол скважины в подземном пласте таким образом, чтобы создать контакт по меньшей мере с одним поровым отверстием.
EA201591186A 2013-03-13 2014-03-10 Способ проектирования состава бурового раствора, содержащего суспендируемый материал для ликвидации поглощений EA033941B1 (ru)

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