Hydraulic fracturing induced casing shear deformation and a prediction model of casing deformation

  • Qianli LU ,
  • Zhuang LIU ,
  • Jianchun GUO ,
  • Le HE ,
  • Yanchao LI ,
  • Ji ZENG ,
  • Shan REN
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation in Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
    2. Downhole Service Company, CCDC, CNPC, Chengdu 610052, China
    3. Shale Gas Exploration & Development Project Department, CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610052, China
    4. Research Institute of Engineering and Technology, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company, Chengdu 610052, China
    5. Chengdu Learn-Practices Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610000, China

Received date: 2020-05-18

  Revised date: 2021-02-08

  Online published: 2021-04-22

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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51904258);Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51874250);Project of Science and Technology of Shale Gas Exploration & Development of CCDC(2019-JS-941);National Major Project of Science and Technology(2016ZX05048-004-006)

Abstract

To study the casing deformation (CD) in shale gas well fracturing caused by natural fracture slip, a fracture face stress model is built based on stress analysis, and a CD prediction model is established based on complex function to analyze factors affecting wellbore shear stress and CD. (1) The fracture and wellbore approach angles have significant impacts on the wellbore shear stress. In Weiyuan shale gas field, Sichuan Basin, under the common wellbore approach angle of nearly 90°, the wellbore is subjected to large shear stress and high risk of CD at the fracture approach angle range of 20° to 55° or its supplementary angle range. (2) When the fracture is partially opened, the wellbore shear stress is positively correlated with the fluid pressure, and negatively correlated with the fracture friction coefficient; when the fracture is fully opened, the wellbore shear stress is positively correlated with the natural fracture area. (3) The lower the elastic modulus and the longer the fracture length, the more serious the CD will be, and the Poisson's ratio has a weak influence on the CD. The deformation first increases and then decreases with the increase of fracture approach angle, and reaches the maximum when the fracture approach angle is 45°. (4) At a given fracture approach angle, appropriately adjusting the wellbore approach angle can avoid high shear stress acting on wellbore, and reasonable control of the fluid pressure in the fracture can reduce the CD risk. The shear stress acting on casing is usually much greater than the shear strength of casing, so increasing casing strength or cementing quality have limited effect on reducing the risk of CD. Caliper logging data has verified that the CD prediction model is reliable, so the model can be used to establish risk analysis chart and calculate deformation value, to provide a reference for quick CD risk prediction in fracturing design.

Cite this article

Qianli LU , Zhuang LIU , Jianchun GUO , Le HE , Yanchao LI , Ji ZENG , Shan REN . Hydraulic fracturing induced casing shear deformation and a prediction model of casing deformation[J]. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2021 , 48(2) : 460 -468 . DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(21)60037-X

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