真三轴应力下煤层支撑裂缝中颗粒运移试验研究

Experimental study on particle migration in propped fractures of coal seam under true triaxial stress

  • 摘要: 深部煤层气在压裂后生产过程中,容易出现煤粉和支撑剂产出现象,造成气井产能下降。常规煤岩颗粒运移试验在样品制作、应力环境及流体条件等方面与地下储层环境和生产实际存在较大偏差,因此试验结果存疑。针对大牛地深部煤层压裂后的开采特征,设计了真三轴应力环境下支撑裂缝中的颗粒运移试验,试验样品采用劈裂的正方体煤岩,并根据工区返排初期和中后期的液气比差异,分别采用高液气比(1∶1)和低液气比(1∶4)2种混合流体进行匹配。通过逐级增加驱替流速,结合渗透率动态测试与固相产出分析,探究不同流速下煤粉与支撑剂的耦合运移机制及其对裂缝渗透率的影响。结果表明:随着流速的增加,支撑裂缝内依次出现煤粉运移、支撑剂端面运移、支撑剂深部运移3段特征,固相运移量呈现2个小台阶上升后快速增加的特征;液气比是影响颗粒运移的关键因素,高液气比下煤粉与支撑剂的临界运移流速均低于低液气比条件,表明压裂液返排初期更容易产生颗粒运移;煤粉的适度运移可小幅提高渗透率,约提高10%,但过量运移会引发“搭桥”现象,进而堵塞喉道,使得渗透率下降约30%~55%;支撑剂运移会破坏裂缝支撑结构,造成渗透率上下波动。建立的煤岩支撑裂缝颗粒运移试验方法及相关研究结果可为优化深部煤层气的排采制度和减少固相产出提供有力支撑。

     

    Abstract: During the production of deep coalbed methane (CBM) after fracturing, the output of coal fines and proppants is prone to occur, leading to a decline in well productivity. Conventional experiments on coal particle migration suffer from significant deviations in sample preparation, stress environments, and fluid conditions compared to actual underground reservoir conditions and production practices, casting doubt on the reliability of experimental results. To address the post-fracturing production characteristics of deep coal seams in the Daniudi area, a true triaxial stress experiment was designed to study particle migration within propped fractures. The experiment utilized split cubic coal samples and employed two mixed fluid ratios, high liquid-gas ratio (1∶1) and low liquid-gas ratio (1∶4), to simulate the differences in fluid-gas ratios during early and mid-to-late flowback stages in the target area. By incrementally increasing the displacement flow rate and combining dynamic permeability measurements with solid-phase output analysis, the study systematically investigated the coupled migration mechanisms of coal fines and proppants under varying flow rates and their impact on fracture permeability. The experimental results revealed: As the flow rate increased, the propped fractures exhibited three distinct migration stages: coal fines migration, proppant end-face migration, and proppant deep migration, with the solid-phase output showing two small stepwise increases followed by a rapid surge. The liquid-gas ratio was a critical factor influencing particle migration. The critical migration velocities for both coal fines and proppants under high liquid-gas ratios were lower than those under low liquid-gas ratios, indicating that particle migration is more likely to occur during the early flowback stage of fracturing fluid. Moderate migration of coal fines could slightly enhance permeability by approximately 10%, but excessive migration would trigger a "bridging" effect, blocking pore throats and causing permeability damage of 30%–55%. Proppant migration disrupted the fracture support structure, leading to fluctuating permeability. The established experimental methodology for particle migration in propped coal fractures, along with the related findings, provides strong support for optimizing the drainage strategies of deep CBM and reducing solid-phase production.

     

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