Liquid phase blockage in micro-nano capillary pores of tight condensate reservoirs
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The development of tight condensate gas reservoirs faces complex formation damage mechanisms, seepage characteristics and hydrocarbon phase changes, which are common challenges for both tight gas reservoirs and condensate gas reservoirs. In the near-well area, the liquid phase blockage problem due to water phase retention formed by capillary spontaneous imbibition of invasive water and oil phase accumulation due to retrograde condensation precipitation has become a key obstacle to the efficient development of tight condensate gas reservoirs. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the damage of liquid phase blockage under different conditions near the wellbore area. The results show that when the liquid phase saturation in the near-wellbore area increased to 80.12%, the relative permeability of the gas phase decreased to 0. It is concluded that the mixed wettability of formation rocks, ultra-low water saturation, abundant hydrophilic clay minerals and high capillary resistance of micro-nano pores are the main causes for the easy adsorption and retention of liquid phase. Reduced pressure transmission capacity and irreversible formation damage induced by liquid-phase blockage are the two major controlling factors for the low liquid phase flowback rate. It is suggested that developing a flowback system based on the formation physical properties differentiation to control water phase invasion, and changing wettability or injecting thermochemical fluid to control condensate blocking are feasible methods to relieve liquid phase blockage damage in tight condensate reservoirs.
Cited as: Wang, Y., Kang, Y., Wang, D., You, L., Chen, M., Yan, X. Liquid phase blockage in micro-nano capillary pores of tight condensate reservoirs. Capillarity, 2022, 5(1): 12-22. https://doi.org/10.46690/capi.2022.01.02
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