{"title":"Sandstone breaking performances and mechanisms of swirling abrasive waterjet during radial jet drilling process","authors":"Huan Li, Jing-Bin Li, Chen-Rui Guo, Hao Wang, Rui Li, Zhong-Wei Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.petsci.2024.05.028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Radial jet drilling (RJD) is one of the emerging hydrocarbon drilling technologies. And, the swirling abrasive waterjet (SAWJ) is expected to drill larger diameter laterals during RJD. Here, the performances and mechanisms of SAWJ breaking sandstone were studied by laboratory experiments. Results showed that the SAWJ could drill a smooth (surface roughness was 0.043 mm) & large (diameter was in 52.0–73.0 mm) circular hole on sandstone. The hole depth/volume increased as the jetting pressure, abrasive mass concentration and exposure time increased. Conversely, they decreased as the standoff distance increased. The optimal parameter combination under our experimental conditions was 30 MPa, 0 mm, 12% and 1 min. The SAWJ sandstone breaking mechanism were the erosion of cements, the integrally peeled off and broken of crystal grain. Failure mode of sandstone was mainly the tensile fracture. The key findings will provide guidance for the application of SAWJ in RJD technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19938,"journal":{"name":"Petroleum Science","volume":"21 6","pages":"Pages 4298-4310"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Petroleum Science","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995822624001584","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENERGY & FUELS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Radial jet drilling (RJD) is one of the emerging hydrocarbon drilling technologies. And, the swirling abrasive waterjet (SAWJ) is expected to drill larger diameter laterals during RJD. Here, the performances and mechanisms of SAWJ breaking sandstone were studied by laboratory experiments. Results showed that the SAWJ could drill a smooth (surface roughness was 0.043 mm) & large (diameter was in 52.0–73.0 mm) circular hole on sandstone. The hole depth/volume increased as the jetting pressure, abrasive mass concentration and exposure time increased. Conversely, they decreased as the standoff distance increased. The optimal parameter combination under our experimental conditions was 30 MPa, 0 mm, 12% and 1 min. The SAWJ sandstone breaking mechanism were the erosion of cements, the integrally peeled off and broken of crystal grain. Failure mode of sandstone was mainly the tensile fracture. The key findings will provide guidance for the application of SAWJ in RJD technology.
期刊介绍:
Petroleum Science is the only English journal in China on petroleum science and technology that is intended for professionals engaged in petroleum science research and technical applications all over the world, as well as the managerial personnel of oil companies. It covers petroleum geology, petroleum geophysics, petroleum engineering, petrochemistry & chemical engineering, petroleum mechanics, and economic management. It aims to introduce the latest results in oil industry research in China, promote cooperation in petroleum science research between China and the rest of the world, and build a bridge for scientific communication between China and the world.