Mechanical-Thermal-Chemical Coupled Research of Wellbore Stability in Jabung Oil Field, Indonesia

Abstract:

The Jabung oilfield in Indonesia is characterized by complex geological structural movement, large tectonic stress and high temperature gradient. Accidents such as borehole collapse and sticking were frequently encountered when drilling shale formations, which often result in serious damage. In this paper, a series of experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance of shale in drilling fluid, including linear expansion rate evaluation tests and rolling recovery evaluation tests. Also X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the mineral composition of shale. The mechanical parameters of shale were obtained through statistical analysis. By using ABAQUS software, the temperature difference induced by thermal stress distribution was analyzed. After that, the borehole stress distribution was determined by coupling the additional stress with in-situ stress. Finally, based on borehole stability mechanical models, the effects of well trajectory on borehole stability were analyzed. We found that the chemical properties of drilling fluid, wellbore trajectory and temperature has a great influence on wellbore stability, and the impact of temperature changes and of well trajectory are the largest factor.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 402)
• Pages: 709-714
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.402.709
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Pei Yang, Mian Chen, Yan Jin, Bing Hou, Kang Qiu, Chuan Liang, Wei Zhang
• Keywords: Mechanical-Thermal-Chemical Coupled Research, Shale, Wellbore Stability, Wellbore Trajectory

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