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Ingegneria Sismica

Ingegneria Sismica

Adaptability Study of Polyurethane Sealing Systems for Xinjiang Oilfields

Author(s): Qianbing Lin1, Shiyu Wang2, Lianghui Guo1
1School of Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Karamay 834000 Xinjiang, China
2Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Safe Transportation of Multi-Medium Pipelines, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China
Lin, Qianbing., Wang, Shiyu., and Guo, Lianghui. “Adaptability Study of Polyurethane Sealing Systems for Xinjiang Oilfields.” Ingegneria Sismica Volume 43 Issue 2: 1-13, doi:10.65102/is2026958.

Abstract

Water breakthrough problems occur frequently during water injection in the mid-to-late stages of developing low-permeability reservoirs in Xinjiang, resulting in a sharp rise in water cut and reduced oil displacement efficiency. Development of a high-quality, injection-mouldable and sealing-performance-excellent, break-resistant system is required. Optimize the formulation of polyurethane resin in this study and examine how different temperatures, mineralisation, etc., affect the rheological properties and compressive strength of the system as well as its sealing performance. Based on the above results, the best curing composition is 40% polyurethane resin and 2% curing agent, at 80 ° C for 1 hour; this achieved a crack-free effect. High Mineralisation Reduced the Curing Period. Increase the proportion of curing agent and reduce deformation. Sealing performance tests showed that the 40%+2% polyurethane system had a maximum sealing rate of 96% and a breakthrough pressure gradient of 4.2 MPa·m⁻¹. Therefore, a new route will be developed to address water infiltration in the low-permeability reservoirs of Xinjiang.

 

Keywords
Polyurethane; Low-permeability reservoir; Plugging and flow

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