Tabulation of current methods of fines elimination

Note that due to size of fines (< 37), technologies that involves placement of filtration at the wellbore (e.g. sand screens) should be ruled out, as
only nanoparticles or treated fluids fit for the purpose can travel inside the network of pores.

Bear in mind the parameters that are not in our control: (i) BHP ; (ii) BHT; (iii)
No. Current Studies/ Factors/Parameters Description Methodology Expected Results
Technologies
(Experiment)
1. Injecting i. pH of water Amount of fines produced (Current) 1. Effect of pH
modified brine ii. salinity of water depends on the pH and salinity Effect of pH 2. Effect of rate
into formation of the surrounding fluid. 1. Inject < 2.6 pH fluid into core, of salinity
(*). decreased
Click here for Objectives 2. Increase pH and repeat the
source i. To investigate which same conditions then after Low salinity – High
pH in which fines will water shock , (*). pH = Best
produced most (*) do SEM Analysis of sandstone conditions to
ii. To investigate which samples to show reduced permeability. produce a lot of
salinity in which fines fines
will produced most Effect of rate of salinity decreased
1. Prepare saline solution by
decreasing salt concentration.
2. Inject fluid into the sandstone
sample subsequently by
reducing salinity.

Use a Continuous Stirred Tank

Reactor (CSTR) upstream to the core

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1a. During hole i. Temperature effects Temperature effect on 1. At a constant BHT in a Quantifying the
cleaning, on optimum brine pH optimum salinity and pH? temperature chamber, mix concentration and
injecting brine and salinity We can cater a customized salinity and pH (of the above composition of each
according to fluid for various ranges of experiment) and slowly brine and giving
different BHT temperatures. increase salinity. 70% increase of
ranges 2. Repeat for 5 ranges of BHT permeability.
Objectives before moving on to the next
i. To study in which increased salinity (add sodium)
combination of and lower pH.
salinity and pH where
hole cleaning fluid will
be suitable in each
range of temperatures

2. Retarded i. intensity of To dissolve fines and matrix

Hydrofluoric dissolving power once pumped in by its own
Systems over time means to increase permeability
(Type I boron ion, of formation. However, may
Type II result in adverse effects of
aluminium ion, weakening the matrix and
Type III producing more fines.
phosphorous
containing Normal Process:-
complex) 1. Preflush
2. Main acid stage
3. Postflush

Objectives
To reduce the treatment
complexity, reduce the HCl
requirements, and reduce the
overall treatment rig time

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4. Organosilane ** i. Particles to stay in coats the formation with a Effect of UTTA on
e.g. Ultra Thin place layer of UTTA so that fines  Consolidated Formation Perm.
Tackifying Agent ii. Effect of different will be immobile regardless of  Unconsolidated Formation for
(UTTA) flow rates/ Core high flow rates (major cause of stabilization
conditions and fines production).  Effect of water shock in
Click to read types/ Water Objectives consolidated Formations
source here Sensitivity on Core To evaluate the mechanisms  Stabilization of fines in API
- Polymer treated with UTTA by coating an ultra thin Conductivity Cells
made tackifier affects or impacts (Consolidated and
from the migration behaviours of Nonconsolidated)
renewable formation fines 1. Make paste with dry
resources - silica flour and KCl
brine.
2. Paste is placed into the
wafer shaped mold.
3. Apply 1000psi for 30
minutes
4. Remove mold then
freeze for it to maintain Commented [U1]: Kindly advise on materials? What kind
shape and its availability?
5. Remove frozen sample Would it also be considered soil erosion inhibitors?
4a Effective Coating (i) effect of New experiment proposal: Effect of concentration of UTTA Increase in https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Erosio
Agent to hold - Vary UTTA permeability before
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concentration of
fines at origins composition according 1. Prepare UTTA in 5 different and after applying
UTTA on to stipulated time used wt% of ? raw matetial- test it UTTA upon Web:
in formation on both consolidated and mentioned MgO, SiO2, and Al2O3, are used here as coating agents
consolidated of the porous media grains to investigate the reduction
Parameters:- effect of unconsolidated core samples. parameters.
of fines movement. The results indicate that the use of
and time over modified 2. Vary flow rate accordingly, 0.97 wt% of MgO nanoparticles injected into the
UTTA forward and reverse flow. Instant results: medium improves adsorption of fines by 20% more
than the reference state.

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 unconsolidated UTTA + acid – rate of Effect of injecting pressure of UTTA  Less cloudy
dissolving fines while holding with respect to coverage solution
formation with
them against the formation ? 1. Select optimum composition, because fines
respect to time; prepare the UTTA. are held in
Objectives: 2. Create a control environment place
and
1. to observe the with normal brine with no  Permeability
(ii) effect of UTTA present, set aside. maintains/inc
effect of UTTA
3. Inject into core samples with rease over
injecting
concentration on different compressing time
pressure of pressures.
consolidated and
4. Leave it immersed in fluid over
UTTA with
unconsolidated time (3 hours - 1 day?)
respect to 5. Observe the cloudiness of the
formations ;
fluid at a microscopic level?
coverage (Total
2. to study the effect
Surface Area
of UTTA injecting
(TSA)) of pore
pressure based on
matrices.
the Total Surface
Area of affected
fines region

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