Technical Challenges and Countermeasures for Deep Shale Gas Drilling by SINOPEC

作     者：Zang Yanbin 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering 

出 版 物：《China Oil & Gas》 (中国油气（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第25卷第3期

页      面：31-39页

学科分类：0820[工学-石油与天然气工程] 082001[工学-油气井工程] 08[工学] 

主　　题：Deep shale gas Horizontal well Casing program Trajectory control Enhanced drilling 

摘      要：Deep shale gas reservoirs being developed by SINOPEC are characterized by significant buried depths, high rock strengths, high temperatures and pressures, multiple layers, low ROPs, prolonged drilling time and prohibitoryhigh costs. All of these factors may negatively affect the economic and effective development of shale gas. Under such circumstances, existing drilling techniques for deep shale gas around the world have been reviewed to highlight technical challenges in deep shale gas drilling in China. With consideration to the previous drilling operations of SINOPEC for deep shale gas, technical solutions for deep shale gas drilling have been proposed with regard to the optimization of casing programs, enhanced drilling, trajectory control, high-density oil-based drilling fluid, cementation for deep shale gas development and other aspects. Some of these research findings have been deployed with great successes in Pingqiao, Jiangdong Block in the 2nd Phase of Fuling Project, Dingshan Block and other blocks with deep shale gas development. Among them, Well JY-74-2HF has had a drilling time of only 54.25d, whereas Well JY-187-2HF has a TVD up to 4024.14m. Relevant research results may provide valuable guidance and references for the optimization of drilling programs andthe enhancement ofdrilling ef^ciency for deep shale gas development.