UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ

PROGRAMA DE PÓS GRADUAÇÃO EM ENGENHARIA QUÍMICA

VEGETABLE OIL-BASED PREFLUSH FLUID IN WELL CEMENTING

F.D.S. Curbelo, A.I.C. Garnica, E.A. Araújo, E.M. Paiva, A.G. Cabral, E.A. Araújo, J.C.O. Freitas

Evanice Medeiros de Paiva

October 24, 2022

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 Summary

• Contextualization
• Objective
• Methodology
• Results and discussion
• Conclusion

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Contextualization

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 Develop a pre-flush fluid :

• high efficiency;
• capability of wettability inversion
Objective • chemical properties compatible with the
drilling fluid and cement slurry;

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 Methodology

Fig 2. Thernary Phase diagrams Fig 4. Wettability inversion test

Fig 3. Removal test

Ixt was prepared 2.0 × 10−4 m³ of the microemulsion, heated under

agitation up to 361.15 K

Fig 5. Wettability
Thermal Fluid compatibility inversion test
analysis test

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 Results and Discussion
Ternary phase diagram

System 1 : (50%, 45%, 5%) for (O, T80, W) System 2: (70%, 25%, 5%) for (O, NP150, W)
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 Results and Discussion
Rheological behavior Removal test for cleanup fluids

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 Results and Discussion
Wettability test

- Cleanup fluid 1 diluted: the total inversion was reached after mixing 3.0 × 10−5 m³ of the microemulsion in 2.0
× 10−4 m3 of drilling fluid, thus resulting in an apparent wettability of 15%;

- Cleanup fluid 2 diluted: the total inversion occurred after adding 7.6 × 10−5) of the microemulsion to 2.0 × 10−4
m3 of drilling fluid, thus indicating an apparent wettability of 38%.

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 Results and Discussion
The performance of cement slurries contaminated by pre-flush

The morphology of the mixed slurries is shown in Fig. 10. The compressive strengths of the cement slurries
contaminated with preflushes (system 1 and system 2) are shown in Fig. 11. 10
 Results and Discussion
Compatibility test

Figs. 12 and 13 plot the viscosity as a function of shear rate for cement, mud, pure cleanup
fluid and mixtures of cement/cleanup fluid/mud for the cleanup fluids 1 and 2, respectively.
The cleanup fluids were formulated with the appropriate concentration of pine oil and
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 Results and Discussion
Thermogravimetric analysis

Fig. 15 Thermal stability for glycerin, vegetable oil, nonionic surfactants: systems 1 and 2.

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 Conclusion

 An oil vegetable-based microemulsion was formulated from pine oil and nonionic surfactants to be used as
cleanup (pre-flush) fluid.

 its use was effective in the drilling fluid removal test, besides achieving fair thermal stability at reservoir
temperatures.

 The two microemulsion systems were found to be very effective in inversion testing, water-wetting capacity,
as well as in compatibility with drilling fluid and cement slurry when exhibiting excellent cleaning power and
good compressive strength when additional pre-flushes in cement slurries.

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References

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THANK YOU!

evanice.medeiros@hotmaill.com

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