A thermo-mechanical simulation for the stability analysis of a horizontal wellbore in underground coal gasification

IF 4.2 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Petroleum Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.petlm.2023.11.003

Mohammadreza Shahbazi , Mehdi Najafi , Mohammad Fatehi Marji , Ramin Rafiee

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Abstract

The stability analysis of horizontal wells is essential for a successful underground coal gasification (UCG) operation. In this paper, a new 3D coupled thermo-mechanical numerical modeling is proposed for analyzing the stability of UCG horizontal wells. In this model, the effect of front abutment stresses, syngas pressure, syngas temperature and thermal stresses is considered to predict the mud weight window and drilling mud pressure during UCG process. The results show that the roof caving in UCG panel has a greatest impact on the stability of horizontal well. Moreover, when the time of coal gasification is increased, the well convergence increases and for more stability it is necessary to increase the drilling mud pressure. This research was carried out on the M2 coal seam in Mazino coal deposit (Iran). The results showed that the mud weight window for horizontal well drilling is between 0 and 33 MPa. The appropriate stress for the maximum stability of the horizontal well, taking all the thermal and mechanical parameters into account, is 28 MPa. The suggested numerical method is a comprehensive and consistent way for analyzing the stability of horizontal wells in UCG sites.

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地下煤炭气化过程中水平井筒稳定性分析的热力学模拟

水平井的稳定性分析对于地下煤气化（UCG）的成功运行至关重要。本文提出了一种新的三维热力-机械耦合数值模型，用于分析 UCG 水平井的稳定性。在该模型中，考虑了前支墩应力、合成气压力、合成气温度和热应力的影响，以预测 UCG 过程中的泥浆重量窗口和钻井泥浆压力。结果表明，UCG 面板顶板塌陷对水平井稳定性的影响最大。此外，当煤炭气化时间增加时，井的收敛性增加，为了提高稳定性，有必要增加钻井泥浆压力。这项研究是在伊朗 Mazino 煤矿的 M2 煤层进行的。结果表明，水平井钻井的泥浆重量窗口在 0 至 33 兆帕之间。考虑到所有热参数和机械参数，水平井最大稳定性的适当应力为 28 兆帕。所建议的数值方法是分析铀转化天然气（UCG）场地水平井稳定性的一种全面、一致的方法。

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Petroleum Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology

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