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Evaluation of common cementing practices affecting primary cementing quality

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The quality of cement placement in primary cementing depends on many facets of the cementing procedure. In this paper, we simulate the fluid displacement process of a typical horizontal well in Northern British Columbia. We analyze how variations in some of the common cementing practices may improve the displacement efficiency. By using excess cement volume, the residual mud can be gradually removed as long as there is a sufficient pressure gradient to yield the mud. Increasing the centralizer usage is demonstrably effective in removing residual mud in the deviated section, and the eccentricity is significantly improved. Performing staged cement allows improvement in displacement by allowing flexibility in frictional pressure loss management (often crucial in long horizontal wells). Targeting different strategies for vertical and deviated sections results in improved efficiencies.

Primary cementingCementing practicesExcess cementStaged cementingDisplacement efficiency

I.A. Frigaard、H. Jung

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Departments of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1984 Mathematics Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 124, Canada

2022

Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering

Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering

ISSN:0920-4105
年,卷(期):2022.208
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