崔荣军,王涛,叶义平,等. 致密砾岩油藏CO2驱井筒蜡堵机理与防治对策[J]. 石油钻采工艺,2026,48(3):378-387. DOI: 10.13639/j.odpt.202512021
引用本文: 崔荣军,王涛,叶义平,等. 致密砾岩油藏CO2驱井筒蜡堵机理与防治对策[J]. 石油钻采工艺,2026,48(3):378-387. DOI: 10.13639/j.odpt.202512021
CUI Rongjun, WANG Tao, YE Yiping, et al. Mechanism and mitigation strategies of wellbore wax plugging during CO2 flooding in tight conglomerate reservoirs[J]. Oil Drilling & Production Technology, 2026, 48(3): 378-387. DOI: 10.13639/j.odpt.202512021
Citation: CUI Rongjun, WANG Tao, YE Yiping, et al. Mechanism and mitigation strategies of wellbore wax plugging during CO2 flooding in tight conglomerate reservoirs[J]. Oil Drilling & Production Technology, 2026, 48(3): 378-387. DOI: 10.13639/j.odpt.202512021

致密砾岩油藏CO2驱井筒蜡堵机理与防治对策

Mechanism and mitigation strategies of wellbore wax plugging during CO2 flooding in tight conglomerate reservoirs

  • 摘要: 针对玛湖凹陷玛湖1井区上乌尔禾组致密砾岩油藏CO2驱开发中,因产出液低含水(≤10%)、高含CO2导致的井筒频繁蜡堵难题,开展活油单级闪蒸、恒质膨胀实验,采用气相色谱、差示扫描量热法与偏光显微镜表征沉积物组成,绘制不同CO2含量下蜡及沥青质沉积包络线。搭建四级闪蒸装置复现井筒温压变化路径,获取注CO2活油在井筒不同位置的相态与沉积数据。构建“体相相态模型、井筒蜡沉积模型与物性传热模型”高度耦合的一维井筒结蜡模拟体系,实现压力、温度、流型与蜡层厚度的时空演化模拟。结果表明:沉积物由nC27~nC35微晶蜡骨架与沥青质胶结组成,气洗萃取与焦耳-汤姆逊制冷共同驱动沉积,CO2溶解抬升泡点压力并促使沉积包络线(WDE)向高压区扩展,沉积呈浅部富集(0~1 000 m为高风险区、峰值约400 m),且产出气CO2摩尔分数由0增至50%时井口最大沉积厚度增幅超过5倍,且当CO2摩尔分数突破约30%时,沉积风险呈指数级增长。基于上述认识,提出0~1 000 m浅部井段分段精准治理策略与基于 CO2摩尔分数的阈值预警方法,为CO2驱井筒流动保障与稳产提供技术支撑。

     

    Abstract: To address the frequent wax deposition issues in wellbores, caused by lower water cut (≤10%) and higher CO2 content in the produced fluid, during CO2 flooding development of tight conglomerate reservoirs in the Upper Wuerhe Formation of Mahu 1 well area, Mahu Sag, single-stage flash and constant composition expansion experiments on live oil were conducted. Gas chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and polarized light microscopy were employed to characterize the composition of sediments, and wax and asphaltene deposition envelopes with different CO2 contents were plotted. A four-stage flash experimental apparatus was set up to reproduce the temperature and pressure variation path in the wellbore, obtaining phase behavior and deposition data for the live oil injected with CO2 at different wellbore positions. Finally, a one-dimensional wellbore wax deposition simulation framework was constructed by tight coupling among "bulk phase behavior model, a wellbore wax deposition model, and a physical property & heat transfer model," enabling the simulation of spatiotemporal evolution of pressure, temperature, flow regime, and wax layer thickness. The results show that the deposits consist of an nC27-nC35 microcrystalline wax skeleton cemented with asphaltenes, and that deposition is jointly driven by gas stripping extraction and Joule-Thomson cooling. CO2 dissolution elevates the bubble-point pressure and shifts the wax deposition envelope (WDE) toward higher pressures. Deposition is strongly concentrated in the shallow section (0 to 1 000 m as high risk area, with a peak around 400 m), and when mole fraction of CO2 in produced gas climbs to 50% from zero, the maximum wellhead deposition thickness increases by more than fivefold. Furthermore, when CO2 mole fraction exceeds approximately 30%, the risk of deposition grows exponentially. Based on these findings, segmented and targeted control for the 0 to 1 000 m shallow interval and CO2 mole fraction-based threshold early warning method are proposed to support flow assurance and stable production during CO2 flooding.

     

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