Displace 3D Presentation Open Day 09.06

Preparing the Wellbore to Receive Cement
Displace3D™ A full 3-dimensonal Simulator that Can

Optimize Complete Cement Placement
Malte Petersen
Associate Technical Professional
Celle, Germany
© 2010 Halliburton. All rights reserved. Open Day Halliburton Celle, 09. June 2010
Agenda
– Primary Cementing Reasons (Best practices)
– Research on Standoff
– Displace 3D™- Cement Job Design and Simulation
– Annular Displacement Study
– Conclusions
Primary Cementing
Reasons for Cementing:
1) Remove mobile mud

2) Create structural integrity
3) Provide zonal isolation
4) Protect fresh water zones
5) Prevent casing failure
6)Provide strong foundation for future well
events like perforating, fracturing, production,
and injection
Risks of a Poor Cement Job?
Industry Best Practices
• Top Five:
– Condition the drilling fluid

– Use spacers and flushes
– Move the pipe
– Centralise the casing
– Maximise the
displacement rate
Halliburton Standoff Research
Experimental Results (2)
Experimental Results (3)
Study Conclusions
• The preferred annular fluid velocity ratio is 1. When ratio of a slurry is

not equal to 1, the TOC on the wide and the narrow side of an
annulus will be different.
• Generally, the more “viscous” the fluid the higher the velocity ratio,
with all other parameters held equal.
• In most instances, an annular fluid velocity ratio of approximately 1
can be achieved with an optimized combination of casing
centralization, pump rate, and fluid rheology.
• When a fluid velocity ratio of 1 can not be achieved the amount of
cement excess may need to be adjusted to achieve the desired
cement top height on the narrow and the wide sides of the annulus.
• When a high degree of casing centralisation is difficult to obtain and
when a velocity ratio of approximately 1 is required, then “low
viscosity” fluids (muds, flushes, spacers, and cements) may be
required.
More Information on Study
• Key Features
– 3D pipe flow
– 3D annular flow
– “Best fit” yield-stress rheology
– Ability to model 8 separate fluids
– Gravity and inclination effects
– Temperature effects
– Reciprocation or rotation effects
– Dynamic calculation of miscible intermixing between
fluids
– Accounts for fluid turbulence impact on friction and
pressure drop
– Interactive 3D visualization tool-kit
– Dynamic calculation of channel length
– Calculation of true top-of-cement (TOC)
– Dynamic displacement efficiency calculation as a
function of time and well-depth
Variables Affecting Cement Placement
Preparing the Wellbore …
Centralization Risk & Reward
Surface
Mud
Interface
Cement
Total Depth
Standoff Æ 30% 70%

© 2009
2010 Halliburton. All rights reserved. Open Day Halliburton Celle, 09. June 2010
Centralization Risk & Reward Cement
Fraction
Top of Cement
Top of Cement
Standoff Æ 30% 70%

© 2009
Annular Displacement Study
• ID Outer cylinder: 6.5 in

• OD Inner pipe: 4.5 in
• Annular length: 4 feet
• Variables
– Standoff
– Fluid Viscosities
– Pump Rates
– Inner pipe rotation
• Visualisation of flow
Spacer
Spacer Volume Risk / Reward Fraction
Spacer
Volume Æ 50 barrels 100 barrels
© 2009
Spacer Selection Risk / Reward
100% Mud 100% Mud
100% Water 100% TS III
100% Lead Cement 100% Lead Cement
Slurry Slurry
Spacer
Type Æ Water Tuned® Spacer III
© 2009
Pipe Movement Risk / Reward
No
Rotation
Mud
Interface
Cement
20 RPM
© 2009
Annular Displacement Study
• ID Outer cylinder: 6.5 in

• OD Inner pipe: 4.5 in
• Annular length: 4 feet
• Variables
– Standoff
– Fluid Viscosities
– Pump Rates
– Inner pipe rotation
• Visualisation of flow
Pump Rate Risk / Reward
100% Mud
100% Spacer
100% Cement
Pump
Rate Æ 4-bpm 12-bpm 24-bpm
*Same volume of spacer and cement pumped
© 2009
Experiment vs. Displace 3DTM Simulator
After 10-sec After 20-sec After 30-sec
Conclusions Displace 3D™
– Determination of true TOC
– All calculations are considering a 3D wellbore

environment.
– Able to look at fluid properties, pump rates, casing

solutions, volumes, casing movement in combination.
– High variety of simulations possible, allowing many

options to optimize the cement design/placement and
therefore helps to make better decisions.
Where It All Comes Together
Thank You for Your Attention!


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Preparing the Wellbore to Receive Cement

Displace3D™ A full 3-dimensonal Simulator that Can

– Primary Cementing Reasons (Best practices)

– Displace 3D™- Cement Job Design and Simulation

– Annular Displacement Study

Reasons for Cementing:

1) Remove mobile mud

– Condition the drilling fluid

• The preferred annular fluid velocity ratio is 1. When ratio of a slurry is

Standoff Æ 30% 70%

Standoff Æ 30% 70%

• ID Outer cylinder: 6.5 in

• ID Outer cylinder: 6.5 in

After 10-sec After 20-sec After 30-sec

– Determination of true TOC

– All calculations are considering a 3D wellbore

– Able to look at fluid properties, pump rates, casing

– High variety of simulations possible, allowing many

Thank You for Your Attention!

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