WO2011023934A2 - Sonically activating settable compositions and methods of activating them - Google Patents
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- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/003—Vibrating earth formations
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- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/005—Monitoring or checking of cementation quality or level
Definitions
- This invention relates to cementing operations and, more particularly, to sonically activating settable compositions, and to methods of sonically activating cement compositions.
- Some wellbores for example, those of some oil and gas wells, are lined with a casing.
- the casing stabilizes the sides of the wellbore.
- cement is introduced down the wellbore and into an annular space between the casing and the surrounding earth.
- the cement secures the casing in the wellbore, and prevents fluids from flowing vertically in the annulus between the casing and the surrounding earth.
- Different cement formulations are designed for a variety of wellbore conditions, which may be above ambient temperature and pressure. In designing a cement formulation, a number of potential mixtures may be evaluated to determine their mechanical properties under various conditions.
- a method of treating a subterranean formation includes positioning a settable composition including a capsule in a wellbore.
- the capsule is used to increase a setting rate in response to at least sonic signals.
- a sonic signal is transmitted to at least a portion of the settable composition to release an activator from the capsule.
- a composition for treating a subterranean formation includes a settable composition and an activator.
- the activator is released in response to a sonic signal to initiate setting of the settable composition.
- a method comprising: positioning a settable composition in a wellbore; and transmitting a sonic signal in the settable composition to initiate setting using a mechanism directly responsive to the sonic signal.
- the method is suitable for setting a settable composition.
- the invention provides a method for setting a settable composition, comprising: positioning the settable composition in a wellbore; and transmitting a sonic signal in the settable composition to initiate setting using a mechanism directly responsive to the sonic signal.
- a method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: placing a settable composition including a capsule in a wellbore, wherein the capsule is used to increase a setting rate in response to a sonic signal; and transmitting the sonic signal to at least a portion of the settable composition to release an activator from the capsule, wherein the activator is configured to increase setting rate of the settable composition.
- a method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: placing a cement composition including a capsule in a wellbore, wherein the capsule encapsulates an activator configured to increase a setting rate of the cement composition; and transmitting a sonic signal to at least a portion of the cement composition to release the activator from the encapsulating capsule.
- composition for treating a wellbore comprising: a settable composition; and either:
- the invention provides a composition for treating a wellbore, comprising: a settable composition; and an activator, wherein the activator is released in response to a sonic signal to initiate setting of the settable composition.
- the invention provides a composition for treating a wellbore, comprising: a settable composition; and a set retarder, wherein the set retarder responds to a sonic signal to accelerate setting of the settable composition.
- FIGURE 1 is an example well system for producing fluids from a production zone
- FIGURE 2A and 2B are example cementing process in the well system of FIGURE 1;
- FIGURES 3A and 3B illustrate an example activation device for activating cement slurry in a wellbore
- FIGURES 4A and 4B illustrate example processes for releasing activators in cement slurries
- FIGURE 5 is a flow chart illustrating an example method for activating deposited cement slurry
- FIGURE 6 is a flow chart illustrating an example method for fabricating capsules
- FIGURES 7A-F illustrate example capsules for activating a cement slurry in the system of FIGURE 1;
- FIGURE 8 is another example well system for producing fluids from a production zone.
- FIGURES 9A-H illustrate example graphs demonstrating affects of sonic signals on cement slurries.
- the present disclosure is directed to one or more well systems having an on-command cement delivery system that selectively controls setting of a cement slurry.
- the described systems may use some irradiation (e.g., ultrasound, terahertz), such as in the range from about 20 Hz to 2 MHz, to release activators to initiate or accelerate the cement setting
- the described systems may include a cement slurry and capsules that release activators into the cement slurry in response to ultrasound.
- An activator typically includes any chemicals that activate and/or accelerate the setting process for a cement slurry in the described systems. An activator may also retard or otherwise affect the setting or properties of the cement slurry.
- the described systems may include one or more of the following activators: sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium nitrite, calcium nitrate, and/or others.
- the capsules may include elements that substantially enclose one or more activators and that release the activator in response to at least sonic signals. For example, the sonic signal may break or otherwise form an opening in the encapsulating element to release the one or more activators.
- the described systems may directly activate the cement slurry using one or more different mechanisms responsive to sonic signals.
- the one or more different mechanisms may include modifying chemical properties, releasing chemicals, modifying physical properties (e.g., particle size), updating operating conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature), and/or other mechanisms responsive to sonic signals.
- described systems may use sonic signals to directly minimize or otherwise reduce the effect of hydrophobic surfactants to, for example, enable the surfactants to enter into suspension and/or partially hydrate.
- the described systems may directly activate cement slurries using sonic signals independent of introducing or adding chemicals to the cement slurry.
- the systems may include free-radical dopants in cement slurries that release autocatalytic free radicals in response to at least ultrasonic signals.
- the sonic signals may trigger or otherwise activate a polymerization process in the cement slurry to provide in-situ polymerization.
- the described systems include a cement slurry in an annulus formed between a casing and a wellbore, and when the cement is set, the cement secures the casing in place. By selectively controlling the setting of a cement slurry, the described systems allow cement properties to be tailored once the cement slurry has been pumped down the borehole.
- the system 100 is a cross-sectional well system 100 that initiates or accelerates the setting of cement slurring using encapsulated activators.
- the well system 100 includes a production zone 102, a non- production zone 104, a wellbore 106, a cement slurry 108, and capsules 110.
- the production zone 102 may be a subterranean formation including resources (e.g., oil, gas, water).
- the non-production zone 104 may be one or more formations that are isolated from the wellbore 106 using the cement slurry 108.
- the zone 104 may include contaminants that, if mixed with the resources, may result in requiring additional processing of the resources and/or make production economically unviable.
- the cement slurry 108 may be pumped or selectively positioned in the wellbore 106, and the setting of the cement slurry 108 may be activated or accelerated using the capsules 110.
- the capsules 110 may release activators in response to ultrasound initiated by, for example, a user of the system 100. By controlling the setting, a user may configure the system 100 without substantial interference from the setting of the cement slurry 108.
- the wellbore 106 extends from a surface 112 to the production zone 102.
- the wellbore 106 may include a rig 114 that is disposed proximate to the surface 112.
- the rig 114 may be coupled to a casing 116 that extends the entire length of the wellbore or a substantial portion of the length of the wellbore 106 from about the surface 112 towards the production zones 102 (e.g., hydrocarbon-containing reservoir).
- the casing 116 can extend past the production zone 102.
- the casing 116 may extend to proximate a terminus 118 of the wellbore 106.
- the well 106 may be completed with the casing 116 extending to a predetermined depth proximate to the production zone 102.
- the wellbore 106 initially extends in a substantially vertical direction toward the production zone 102.
- the wellbore 106 may include other portions that are horizontal, slanted or otherwise deviated from vertical.
- the rig 114 may be centered over a subterranean oil or gas formation 102 located below the earth's surface 112.
- the rig 114 includes a work deck 124 that supports a derrick 126.
- the derrick 126 supports a hoisting apparatus 128 for raising and lowering pipe strings such as casing 116.
- Pump 130 is capable of pumping a variety of wellbore compositions (e.g., drilling fluid, cement) into the well and includes a pressure measurement device that provides a pressure reading at the pump discharge.
- the wellbore 106 has been drilled through the various earth strata, including formation 102. Upon completion of wellbore drilling, the casing 116 is often placed in the wellbore 106 to facilitate the production of oil and gas from the formation 102.
- the casing 116 is a string of pipes that extends down wellbore 106, through which oil and gas will eventually be extracted.
- a cement or casing shoe 132 is typically attached to the end of the casing string when the casing string is run into the wellbore.
- the casing shoe 132 guides the casing 116 toward the center of the hole and may minimize or otherwise decrease problems associated with hitting rock ledges or washouts in the wellbore 106 as the casing string is lowered into the well.
- the casing shoe 132 may be a guide shoe or a float shoe, and typically comprises a tapered, often bullet-nosed piece of equipment found on the bottom of the casing string 116.
- the casing shoe 132 may be a float shoe fitted with an open bottom and a valve that serves to prevent reverse flow, or U-tubing, of cement slurry 108 from annulus 122 into casing 116 after the cement slurry 108 has been placed into the annulus 122.
- the region between casing 116 and the wall of wellbore 106 is known as the casing annulus 122.
- casing 116 is usually "cemented" in wellbore 106, which is referred to as "primary cementing.”
- the cement slurry 108 may be injected into the wellbore 106 through one or more ports 134 in the casing shoe 132.
- the cement slurry 108 may flow through a hose 136 into the casing 116.
- the casing 116 may be supported by a liner hanger 138 near the bottom of a previous casing 120.
- the system 100 may activate the setting of the cement slurry 108 using the capsules 110 during, for example, conventional primary cementing operation.
- the capsules 110 may be mixed into the cement slurry 108 prior to entering the casing 116, and the cement slurry 108 may then be pumped down the inside of the casing 116.
- the capsules 110 may be mixed in the cement slurry 108 at a density in the range of 4-24 pound per gallon (ppg). As the slurry 108 reaches the bottom of casing 116, it flows out of casing 116 and into casing annulus 122 between casing 116 and the wall of wellbore 106.
- the capsules 110 may release activators that initiate and/or accelerate the setting of the cement slurry 108 in the annulus 122.
- Some or all of the casing 116 may be affixed to the adjacent ground material with set cement 202 as illustrated in FIGURES 2A and 2B.
- the casing 116 comprises a metal.
- the casing 116 may be configured to carry a fluid, such as air, water, natural gas, or to carry an electrical line, tubular string, or other elements.
- a settable slurry 108 including capsules 1 10 may be pumped into annulus 122 by a pump truck (not illustrated). While the following discussion will center on the settable slurry 108 comprising a cement slurry 108, the settable slurry 108 may include other compounds such as resin systems, settable muds, conformance fluids, lost circulation, and/or other settable compositions. Example cement sslurries 108 are discussed in more detail below.
- the capsules 110 may release activators to activate or otherwise increase the setting rate of the cement slurry 108 in response to at least ultrasound. In other words, the released activators may activate the cement slurry 108 to set cement in the annulus 122.
- the capsules 110 may release an activator that initiates or accelerates the setting of the cement slurry 108.
- the cement slurry 108 may remain in a substantially slurry state for a specified period of time, and the capsules 110 may activate the cement slurry in response to ultrasound.
- ultrasound may crack, break or otherwise form one or more holes in the capsules 110 to release the activators.
- the ultrasound may generate heat that melts one or more holes in the capsules 110.
- the capsules 110 enclose the activators with, for example, a membrane such as a polymer (e.g., polystyrene, ethyl ene/vinyl acetate copolymer, polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethanes, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylacetate, hydrolyzed ethylene/vinyl acetate, or copolymers thereof).
- the capsule 110 may include other materials responsive to ultrasound.
- the capsule 110 may include a polymer membrane that ultrasonically degrades to release the enclosed activators.
- an ultrasonic signal may structurally change the membrane to release the activators such as, for example, opening a preformed slit in the capsules 110.
- at least one dimension of the capsules 110 may be microscopic such as in range from 10 nanometers (nm) to 15,000 nm.
- the dimensions of the capsules 110 may be on a scale of a few tens to about one thousand nanometers and may have one or more external shapes including spherical, cubic, oval and/or rod shapes.
- the capsules 110 can be shells with diameters in the range from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm.
- the capsules 110 can include a diameter in a range from about 15 micrometers to about 10,000 micrometers.
- the capsules 110 may be made of metal (e.g., gold) and/or of non-metallic material (e.g., carbon).
- the capsules 110 may be coated with materials to enhance their tendency to disperse in the cement slurry 108.
- the capsules 110 may be dispersed in the cement slurry at a concentration of 10 5 to 10 9 capsules/cm 3 .
- the capsules 110 are a shell selected from the group consisting of a polystyrene, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, and polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethanes, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylacetate, hydrolyzed ethylene/vinyl acetate, and copolymers thereof.
- the release activator may include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, amine compounds, salts comprising calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, and/or a mixture thereof.
- the capsule 110 may release a calcium salt such as calcium chloride, hi some implementations, the capsule 1 10 may release a sodium salt such as sodium chloride, sodium aluminate, and/or sodium silicate.
- the capsule 1 10 may release a magnesium salt such as magnesium chloride.
- the capsule 110 may release amine compounds such as triethanol amine, tripropanol amine, tri-isopropanol amine, and/or diethanol amine.
- the capsule 110 may release the activator in a sufficient amount to set the cement slurry 108 within about 1 minute to about 24 hours.
- the concentration may be in the range of from about 3% to about 30% by weight of the cement in the cement slurry 108.
- concentration may be in the range of from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of the cement in the cement slurry 108.
- the release activator may include amine accelerators for a epoxy/novalac resins.
- the capsule 110 may "flash-set" the cement slurry 108.
- flash-set will be understood to mean the initiation of setting of the cement slurry 108 within about 1 minute to about 15 minutes after contacting the released activator.
- the previously identified activators may flash set the cement slurry 108. Flash-set activators may include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, bicarbonate salts of sodium or potassium, sodium silicate salts, sodium aluminate salts, ferrous and ferric salts (e.g., ferric chloride and ferric sulfate), polyacrylic acid salts, and/or others.
- the following activators can flash-set the cement slurry 108 based on these activators exceeding a specified concentration: calcium nitrate, calcium acetate, calcium chloride, and/or calcium nitrite, hi some implementations, the capsule 1 10 may release a solid activator.
- the cement slurry 108 may comprise a "delayed set" cement compositions that remain in a slurry state (e.g., resistant to setting or gelation) for an extended period of time.
- a delay-set cement slurry 108 may include a cement, a base fluid, and a set retarder.
- activation may change the state of the cement slurry from delay set to neutral, to accelerated, or to less delayed.
- the cement slurry 108 may include other additives.
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 typically remains in a slurry state for in range of about 6 hours to about 4 days under downhole or other conditions.
- the cement slurry 108 may include components that result in a slurry state for a greater, or shorter, amount of time.
- the cement slurry 108 may be mixed or otherwise made well ahead of positioning the slurry 108 in the annulus 122.
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 can, in some implementations, include a cement, a base fluid, and a set retarder.
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 may be set at a desired time, such as after placement, by activating the capsules 1 10 to release one or more activators.
- delayed-set cement slurry 108 may include a hydraulic cement.
- hydraulic cements typically include calcium, aluminum, silicon, oxygen, and/or sulfur and may set and harden by reaction with water.
- Hydraulic cements include, but are not limited to, Portland cements, pozzolanic cements, high aluminate cements, gypsum cements, silica cements, high alkalinity cements, and/or Sorel cements.
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 may include cements based on shale or blast furnace slag, hi these instances, the shale may include vitrified shale, raw shale (e.g., unfired shale), and/or a mixture of raw shale and vitrified shale, hi some implementations, the settable composition 108 includes a polymer additive comprising at least one of a monomer, a pre-polymer, an oligomer, or a short chain polymer that polymerizes in response to the sonic signal
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 may include one or more base fluids such as, for example, an aqueous-based base fluid, a nonaqueous-based base fluid, or mixtures thereof.
- Aqueous-based may include water from any source that does not contain an excess of compounds (e.g. , dissolved organics, such as tannins) that may adversely affect other compounds in the cement slurry 108.
- the delayed-set cement slurry 108 may include fresh water, salt water (e.g., water containing one or more salts), brine (e.g., saturated salt water), and/or seawater.
- Nonaqueous-based may include one or more organic liquids such as, for example, mineral oils, synthetic oils, esters, and/or others.
- any organic liquid in which a water solution of salts can be emulsified may be suitable for use as a base fluid in the delayed-set cement slurry 108.
- the base fluid exceeds a concentration sufficient to form a pumpable slurry.
- the base fluid may be water in an amount in the range of from about 25% to about 150% by weight of cement (“bwoc") such as one or more of the following ranges: about 30% to about 75% bwoc; about 35% to about 50% bwoc; about 38% to about 46% bwoc; and/or others.
- the cement slurry 108 may include one or more different types of set retarders such as, for example, phosphonic acid, phosphonic acid derivatives, lignosulfonates, salts, organic acids, carboxymethylated hydroxyethylated celluloses, synthetic co- or ter-polymers comprising sulfonate and carboxylic acid groups, and/or borate compounds.
- set retarders used in the present invention are phosphonic acid derivatives. Examples of set retarders may include phosphonic acid derivatives commercially available from, for example, Solutia Corporation of St. Louis, Mo.
- Example borate compounds may include sodium tetraborate, potassium pentaborate, and/or others.
- a commercially available example of a suitable set retarder comprising potassium pentaborate is available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. under the trade name "Component R.”
- Example organic acids may include gluconic acid, tartaric acid, and/or others.
- An example of a suitable organic acid may be commercially available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. under the trade name "HR.RTM.
- set retarders may be commercially available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. under the trade names "SCR-100" and "SCR-500.”
- the set retarder in the delayed-set cement slurry 108 may be in an amount sufficient to delay the setting in a subterranean formation for a specified time.
- the amount of the set retarder included in the cement slurry 108 may be in one or more of the following ranges: about 0.1% to about 10% bwoc; about 0.5% to about 4% bwoc; and/or others.
- the cement slurry 108 may not include a set retarder.
- the system slurry 108 may include high aluminate cements and/or phosphate cements independent of a set retarder.
- the activators may initiate setting of the slurry 108.
- these activators may include alkali metal phosphate salts.
- High aluminate cement may comprise calcium aluminate in an amount in the range of from about 15% to about 45% by weight of the high aluminate cement, Class F fly ash in an amount in the range of from about 25% to about 45% by weight of the high aluminate cement, and sodium polyphosphate in an amount in the range of from about 5% to about 15% by weight of the high aluminate cement.
- a reactive component of the cement composition e.g., the alkali metal phosphate salt
- the alkali metal phosphate salt may be used as an activator.
- FIGURES 2A and 2B illustrate a cross sectional view of the well system 100 including activated set cement 202 in at least a portion of the annulus 122.
- the capsules 1 10 released activators in at least a portion of the cement slurry 108 to form the set cement 202.
- the cement slurry flowed into the annulus 122 through the casing 116, and in response to at least a signal, the capsules 110 in the slurry 108 released an activator.
- substantially all capsules 110 in the annulus 122 released activators to form the set cement 202 along substantially the entire length of the annulus 122.
- the cement slurry 108 flowed into the annulus 122 through the casing 116, and in response to at least an ultrasonic signal, the capsules 110 in the slurry 108 released activators within a specified location 204.
- the region or location 204 is located proximate the zone 102.
- the capsules 110 proximate the zone 102 may release activators and form the set cement 202 located in the region 204.
- the ultrasonic signal may be localized to the region identified by 204, and in response to at least the localized signal, the set cement 204 forms.
- an initial amount of the cement slurry 108 may be exposed to an ultrasonic signal such that the setting period may be substantially equal to a period of time for the setting cement slurry 108 to flow to the location 204.
- the cement slurry 108 may be exposed to the ultrasonic signal as the slurry 108 including the capsules 110 enters the casing 116. As the leading edge of cement slurry 108 begins to set, fluid flow through the annulus 122 may become more restricted and may eventually cease. Thus, the cement slurry 108 may be substantially prevented from flowing onto the surface 112 through the annulus 122.
- the remainder of the cement slurry 108 may set in the annulus 122 behind the leading edge as illustrated in FIGURE 2 A or the cement slurry 108 may set at a later time as illustrated in FIGURE 2B. In the later, the remaining cement slurry 108 may be exposed to ultrasonic signals at a later time to initiate or accelerate the setting processes.
- FIGURES 3 A and 3B illustrates an example capsule 110 of FIGURE 1 in accordance with some implementations of the present disclosure.
- the capsule 110 is spherical but may be other shapes as discussed above.
- the capsule 110 is a shell 302 encapsulating one or more activators 304 as illustrated in FIGURE 3B.
- the capsule 110 releases one or more stored activators 304 in response to at least an ultrasonic signal.
- the capsule 110 may crack or otherwise form one or more holes in response to at least the ultrasonic signal.
- the illustrated capsule 110 is for example purposes only, and the capsule 110 may include some, none, or all of the illustrated elements without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
- FIGURES 4A and 4B illustrate example implementations of the capsules 110 releasing one or more activators.
- the capsules 110 may release activators by heating one or more portions to form at least one opening, destroying or otherwise removing one or more portions, and/or other processes.
- the following implementations are for illustration purposes only, and the capsules 110 may release activators using some, all or none of these processes.
- the capsule 110 forms an opening through heat formed from ultrasonic signals.
- the ultrasonic signals may directly heat the membrane of the capsule 110 and/or heat the surrounding cement slurry 108 to a temperature above the melting point.
- the capsule 110 may be a gold shell that when vibrated at its natural frequency melts at least a portion of the shell to release the enclosed activators. In these instances, the generated heat may melt or otherwise deform the shell to form an opening.
- the capsule 110 may be other materials such as a polymer.
- the capsule 110 forms cracks, breaks, or openings in response ultrasonic signals.
- the ultrasonic signal may crack or otherwise destroy portions of the capsule 110.
- the ultrasound may form defects in the membrane of the capsule and, as a result, form one or more openings as illustrated.
- FIGURES 5 and 6 are flow diagrams illustrating example methods 500 and 600 for implementing and manufacturing devices including one or more activators. The illustrated methods are described with respect to well system 100 of FIGURE 1, but these methods could be used by any other system. Moreover, well system 100 may use any other techniques for performing these tasks. Thus, many of the steps in these flowcharts may take place simultaneously and/or in different order than as shown. The well system 100 may also use methods with additional steps, fewer steps, and/or different steps, so long as the methods remain appropriate.
- method 500 begins at step 502 where capsules are selected based, at least in part, on one or more parameters.
- the capsules 110 and the enclosed activators may be based, at least in part, on components of the cement slurry 108.
- the capsules 110 may be selected based on downhole conditions (e.g., temperature).
- the selected capsules are mixed with a cement slurry.
- the capsules 110 may be mixed with the cement slurry 108 as the truck 130 pumps the slurry into the annulus 122.
- the capsules 110 may be mixed with dry cement prior to generating the cement slurry 108.
- the cement slurry including the capsules are pumped downhole.
- the cement slurry 108 including the capsules 110 may be pumped into the annulus 122 at a specified rate.
- One or more ultrasonic signals are transmitted to the at least a portion of the downhole cement slurry at step 508.
- the transmitter may be lowered into the casing to transmit signals at a portion of the cement slurry 108.
- the transmitted signals may activate the capsules 110 proximate the shoe 132 to set that portion of the cement slurry 108 as illustrated in FIGURE 2B.
- the casing 116 may be moved (e.g., up/down) to assist in distributing the activators as desired.
- the method 600 begins at step 602 where a first emulsification step is performed.
- a polystyrene dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 where saturated aqueous CaCl 2 may be emulsified using WS-36 (Sorbitan Monooleate).
- the first emulsification may then again be emulsified in a second step.
- the first emulsion may then be subsequently emulsified into a large volume (e.g., 1OX excess) of a 2% polyvinylalcohol solution.
- FIGURES 7A-F illustrate an example implementation of the capsules 110 in accordance with some implementations of the present disclosure.
- the capsules 110 encapsulate activators, and power ultrasound may break the capsules to release the activators on command.
- the illustrated capsules 110 are polystyrene microcapsules encapsulating aqueous CaCl 2 .
- the capsules 110 may be formed from other materials such as ethyl ene/vinyl acetate copolymer, polymethylmethacrylate, and/or others. In some instances, these types of capsules 110 may be created using a double emulsion technique.
- the technique may include a polystyrene dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 where saturated aqueous CaCl 2 was emulsified using WS-36 (Sorbitan Monooleate).
- this emulsion may then be subsequently emulsified into a large volume (e.g., 1OX excess) of a 2% polyvinylalcohol solution.
- the double emulsion was stirred and heated to about 30 0 C to drive off CH 2 Cl 2 and concentrate the polystyrene ultimately forming liquid filled microcapsules.
- four different cement slurries were tested and the results are graphed in FIGURES 7C-F.
- a retarded slurry, a retarded slurry with CaCl 2 , a retarded slurry with the microcapsules, and a retarded slurry with the microcapsules treated with sonication were evaluated.
- a 2OkHz ultrasonic horn was used for ten minutes at 50% power to treat the sonicated sample.
- the composition and results are listed in Tables 1-3 below.
- FIGURE 8 is another example system 100 that directly activates the cement slurry 108 using ultrasonic signals.
- ultrasonic transducers 802a and 802b may be affixed to the exterior of the casing 116 and emit ultrasound to sonically activate the cement slurry.
- the system 100 may set cement on-demand.
- the system 100 may set the cement slurry 108 in a period of the range from 1 hour to 1 day.
- the sonic transducers 802 may directly activate the cement slurry 108 using one or more different mechanisms responsive to sonic signals.
- the one or more different mechanisms may include modifying chemical properties, releasing chemicals, modifying physical properties (e.g., particle size), updating operating conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature), and/or other mechanisms responsive to sonic signals.
- the sonic transducers 802 may reduce the particulate size in the cement slurry 108 and, as a result, may increase the surface area. By increasing the surface area, the setting process may be initiated, accelerated, or otherwise activated.
- the sonic signals may increase the pressure and/or temperature and, as a result, may initiate, accelerate, or otherwise activate the setting process.
- the ultrasonic transducers 802 may activate accelerators in the cement slurry 108 and/or deactivate cement retarders in the cement slurry 108 to set the cement on demand.
- the ultrasonic transducers 802 may generate ultrasonic or acoustic waves to initiate the setting process of the cement slurry 108 through, for example, the selective activation of accelerators in the cement slurry 108 such as CaCl 2 and/or the deactivation of cement retarders in the cement slurry 108 such as xylose.
- cement hydration inhibitors in relatively low concentration can work to alter the surface energy of the tricalcium aluminate, silicate and/or other compounds in the cement slurry 108, which can make the compounds more hydrophobic.
- the transducers 802 may ultrasonically agitate the cement slurry 108 to reduce the effect of hydrophobic surfactants, which may enable the compounds to enter into solution and/or partially hydrate.
- the transducers 802 may generate ultrasonic signals having a frequency that substantially matches the resonant conditions for inhibitor neutralization.
- the system 100 may execute frequency tuning to substantially optimize frequency and power combinations for a given geometry and inhibitor chemistry. In these instances, a user of the system 100 may remotely control the initiation of cement hydration.
- the system 100 may initiate an autocatalytic process.
- the transducers 802 may generate ultrasonic signals that sets off an autocatalytic free-radical release that propagates through the cement slurry 108. In these instances, this process may initiate from a single point.
- the cement slurry 108 may include additives (e.g., free-radical dopants) that release free-radical species through out the slurry 108 in response to at least ultrasonic initiation or hydration.
- FIGURES 9A-H illustrate example graphs demonstrating affects of sonic signals on cement slurries.
- measurements were made on cement slurries that were sonically activated in comparison to cement slurries not sonically activated.
- ultrasound was used to accelerated the set of retarded cement slurries.
- the cement slurries were retarded using one of the following three retarders: EDTA; a combination of FDP- C742A and EDTA; and a combination of FDP-C742A and Component R.
- the cement slurries pumped between 6.5 hours to 80 hours. After exposure to 20 kHz of ultrasound, the pump times for these slurries may be reduced 40-50%.
- the graph 910 plots data for cement slurry comprising 16.4
- the graph 910 includes a peak 912 indicating the pump time to be 2 hours and 23 minutes.
- the graph 920 plots data for the same cement slurry as graph 910 including exposure to 2OkHz ultrasound for seven minutes, hi this experiment, the ultrasound was shut off after 5 minutes to due to an increase in the cement-slurry temperature. The cement slurry was exposed to an additional 2 minutes of the ultrasound once cooled.
- the graph 920 includes a peak 922 indicating the pump time to be 2 hours.
- the graph 930 plots data for cement slurry comprising 16.4 PPG (Class H cement, 1% EDTA) operating at 120 0 F and 3600 PSI in 30 minutes.
- the cement slurry was not exposed to ultrasound.
- the graph 930 includes a peak 932 indicating the pump time to be 7 hours and 45 minutes.
- the graph 940 plots data for the same cement slurry as graph 930 including exposure to 2OkHz ultrasound for 7 minutes (5 minutes on, 2 minutes off, 2 minutes on). In this experiment, the ultrasound was shut off after 5 minutes due to an increase in the cement-slurry temperature.
- the cement slurry was exposed to an additional 2 minutes of the ultrasound once cooled.
- the pump time was 4 hours 15 minutes.
- the graph 950 plots data for cement slurry comprising 16.4 PPG (Class G cement w/ 35% SSA-I ; 10.4 SSA-I; 1% CFR-3; 0.8% Halad-200; 0.4 gal/sk Gascon 469; 1.8% FDP-C742A; 1.8% EDTA; 0.3 gal/sk NF-6) with the % in bwoc.
- the operating conditions were 400 0 F and 13100 PSI in 90 minutes.
- the cement slurry was not exposed to ultrasound.
- the pump time was 6 hours and 46 minutes.
- the graph 960 plots data for the same cement slurry as graph 950 including exposure to 20 kHz ultrasound for 15 minutes (10 minutes on, 1 minutes off, 5 minutes on).
- the ultrasound was shut off after 10 minutes due to an increase in the cement- slurry temperature.
- the cement slurry was exposed to an additional 5 minutes of the ultrasound once cooled.
- the pump time was 3 hours 15 minutes.
- the graph 970 plots data for cement slurry comprising 16.4 PPG (Class G cement w/ 35% SSA-I; 10.4 SSA-I; 1% CFR-3; 0.8% Halad-200; 0.4 gal/sk Gascon 469; 1.8% FDP-C742A; 0.8% Compound R; 0.3 gal/sk NF-6) with the % in bwoc.
- the operating conditions were 422 0 F and 13100 PSI in 90 minutes.
- the cement slurry was not exposed to ultrasound.
- the pump time was 79 hours.
- the graph 980 plots data for the same cement slurry as graph 970 including exposure to 20 kHz ultrasound for 15 minutes (5 minutes intervals). The pump time was 50 hours.
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