摘要:
Disclosed is a process for cleaning wellbore walls, tubing or casings. The process is characterized by (a) preparing an aqueous surfactant composition containing from about 10% to 60% by weight of a mixture of surfactants, the mixture comprising from 10% to 50% by weight of an anionic derivative of an alkylpolyglycoside, from 35% to 80% by weight of an alkylpolyglycoside and from 5% to 25% by weight of an anionic derivative of a fatty alcohol, their balance being 100%; (b) diluting the aqueous surfactant composition in water to form a diluted aqueous surfactant composition and injecting the diluted aqueous surfactant composition into a wellbore containing drilling mud, oily residues or other undesirable deposits; (c) extracting from the wellbore the diluted aqueous surfactant composition containing the drilling mud, oily residues or other undesirable deposits; (d) removing the drilling mud, oily residues or other undesirable deposits from the diluted aqueous surfactant composition; and (e) optionally, re-using the diluted aqueous surfactant composition.
摘要:
An improved method for the chlorine dioxide treatment of oil and/or gas well bores is provided, which eliminates the need for costly and complex chlorine dioxide-generating equipment and yields very high concentrations of chlorine dioxide down hole. The preferred method involves the introduction of reactant(s) into a well and causing a reaction to generate chlorine dioxide in situ. Chlorite and hypochlorite ion sources (e.g., sodium chlorite and sodium hypochlorite) are introduced into the well along with an acid. The well may then be flushed with water to force the reactants and chloride dioxide downwardly to the well formation.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for unblocking particulate plugs that develop in a well that produces fluid laden with suspended particles when a pump in the well is idled are described. In order to remove the plugs, a valve is inserted in the production tubing above the pump, the valve permitting the well fluid to flow up past the valve but inhibiting the well fluid from flowing down past the valve so that a majority of particles that settle from the well fluid when the pump is idle are trapped above the valve and do not plug the pump. A volume of well fluid trapped between the bottom of the valve and the top of the pump permits pressure waves induced by starting and stopping the pump to be generated. The pressure waves force fluids past the valve until the particles in the plug are resuspended to permit production to resume. The advantage is a simple, low cost solution to a long standing problem which required pulling of the production tubing from the well in order to remove the particulate plug.
摘要:
Method and multipurpose apparatus for internally cleaning a hydraulic control system are disclosed. The method is carried out by establishing a turbulent flow of cleaning fluid through the hydraulic control system and maintaining the turbulent flow until the hydraulic control system has been cleaned without diverting a portion of cleaning fluid through a bypass valve, by use of a variable speed pump coupled to a fluid accumulator. The apparatus comprises a filtration system for cleaning up recovered fluid, a primary pump, an accumulator, a first manifold for fluid injection, a second manifold for fluid recovery, and a return conduit from the second manifold to the filter.
摘要:
There is disclosed a method for cleaning out of a well in which a compressed inert gas, produced by the non-cryogenic separation of air is delivered to the region of the well where particulate matter has collected that inhibits the ability of the well to produce.
摘要:
An improved method for transport of particulate matter in a wellbore fluid, and particularly the transport of particulate matter in subterranean wells, such as hydrocarbon wells, is disclosed, the method being characterized by utilization of specified fibers to aid in transport of the particulate matter. Additional embodiments include the removal of particulate matter (particles) and particle deposits, such as from drill cuttings, during the drilling of wells, and the removal of particulate matter deposits in cleanout operations.
摘要:
A down-hole tool 1 has a body of varying cross-sectional diameter to correspond with a stepped profile of a well bore, such as at the well head. The tool is provided with cleaning members, such as bristles, and fluid circulation paths terminating in radial outlets 11 for cleaning otherwise difficult formations or profiles.
摘要:
A process for cleaning-up drilling and completion fluid filtercakes using an aqueous wash containing water and cationic salts of polyaminocarboxylic acids at neutral or acidic pH.
摘要:
A downhole cleaning tool (20) is suspended within a well tubular member (10) by coiled tubing (12) for the removal of deposits (29) within the tubular member (10). Tool (20) includes a hydraulic fluid motor (26) for rotating a combined fluid jetting and milling head (28). Fluid jetting and milling head (28) has a tapered body with a lower rounded nose (60). Embedded milling inserts or elements (62, 64) project outwardly from the tapered body and nose (60) to contact the deposit and are randomly spaced on head (28). A plurality of upper radial jets (70) extend above milling elements (62). Lower fluid jets or ports (78) extend from the lower rounded nose (60) of head (28). Power fluid from the coiled tubing (12) is divided at port (38) to the rotor bore (34) into a bypass fluid stream flowing through central bore (34) and a fluid power stream in annular passage (39) outside rotor (32) for rotation of rotor (32) and shaft (27) to rotate the fluid jetting and milling head (28).
摘要:
A system capable of removing scale deposits from an interior metallic surface of a conduit includes a mixture including a plurality of substantially spherically shaped solid particles and fluid, a mixture delivery tubing insertable into the conduit, and a nozzle attached to the mixture delivery tubing. The nozzle includes a plurality of nozzle jets and is capable of ejecting the mixture to loosen scale deposits from the interior metallic surface of the conduit.