Guo Shenglai, Li Ming, Li Sihe, Zhao Jiaxin, Bu Yuhuan, Liu Huajie, Wang Yindong
Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People's Republic of China.
Dagang Oilfield Downhole Operation Company, Tianjin 300270, People's Republic of China.
R Soc Open Sci. 2023 Feb 22;10(2):221319. doi: 10.1098/rsos.221319. eCollection 2023 Feb.
The latex used conventionally for oil-well cementing can lead to serious foaming issues in the cement slurry, which not only affects the accurate measurement of the density of the latex-containing cement slurry, but also is detrimental to cementing construction. A large amount of a foam stabilizer used for latex preparation is mainly responsible for foaming of the latex-containing cement slurry. In this study, soap-free emulsion polymerization was conducted using 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS), styrene (St), and butyl acrylate (BA) as the reaction monomers and the effects of the AMPS dosage, monomer ratio, reaction temperature and stirring speed on the performance of the latex were investigated. The optimum synthesis conditions included a 30% monomer concentration, an St : BA : AMPS monomer ratio of 5 : 4 : 6, a synthesis temperature of 85°C, a stirring speed of 400 r.p.m. and 1.5% of the initiator. As-prepared latex exhibited good filtration loss control, excellent freeze-thaw stability, and extremely low foaming of the cement slurry with the added latex, which was extremely beneficial for on-site cementing construction.
常规用于油井固井的胶乳会导致水泥浆出现严重的起泡问题,这不仅会影响含胶乳水泥浆密度的准确测量,还对固井施工不利。用于制备胶乳的大量泡沫稳定剂是含胶乳水泥浆起泡的主要原因。在本研究中,以2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)、苯乙烯(St)和丙烯酸丁酯(BA)作为反应单体进行了无皂乳液聚合,并研究了AMPS用量、单体比例、反应温度和搅拌速度对胶乳性能的影响。最佳合成条件包括单体浓度为30%、St:BA:AMPS单体比例为5:4:6、合成温度为85°C、搅拌速度为400转/分钟以及引发剂用量为1.5%。所制备的胶乳表现出良好的滤失控制、优异的冻融稳定性,并且添加该胶乳的水泥浆起泡极低,这对现场固井施工极为有利。