Study On Calcium Phosphate Cement Slurries

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Study on Calcium Phosphate Cement Slurries

Zeng Jianguo, Sun Fuquan, Liu Aiping, Gao Yonghui
Research Division of Cementing Technology, Key Laboratory of Drilling Engineering, CNPC
Boxing Company of China National Petroleum Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tanggu, Tianjin, China.
ABSTRACT . ElastiCem CO2 cement and LifeCem CO2 cement. The second method
is to use non-Portland-based cement; the hydration products of the
Calcium phosphate cement, prepared by acid-base reaction, is reported cement can not be corroded easily. Therefore they are
for the first time in China to prevent CO2 corrosion of cement. The thermodynamically CO2 corrosion-resistant materials, such as
calcium phosphate cement slurries, composed of calcium phosphate CorrosaCem NP cement. This system is known as calcium phosphate
cement, retarder and fluid-loss additive, have been prepared cement (commercial name: ThermaLock), which is used for well
successfully. The properties of cement slurries and set cements are also cementation for the geothermal wells in Indonesia, Japan and
investigated. The results indicate the set cement yields only 0.63% California; the CO2 injection wells in Oklahoma; the steam injection
carbonation rate after exposure for 7 days to the aqueous solution wells in Kuwait, New Jersey, and California; the CO2 enrichment
containing 5MPa CO2 at 100℃, compared with the 16.54% carbonation casing repair wells in Kansas; and 4600m depth acid gas injection wells
rate of the API class G cement under the same conditions. After in Wyoming. In 2006, more than 1000 tons of “ThermaLock” cement
exposure for 30 days to the aqueous solution containing 5MPa CO2 at were applied. Calcium phosphate cement as a kind of chemical bonded
100 ℃ , the typical characteristics of the set cement are a low cement is prepared by the acid-base reaction between proton donor and
carbonation rate (lower than 1%), an unchanged size and an increasing proton receptor (Abdelrazig, 1988; Sugama, 1983; Sugama, 1983;
compressive strength. Calcium phosphate cement slurries have features Sugama, 1992). Researchers show that calcium phosphate cement has
such as good rheological properties, excellent anti-channeling, and the features such as rapid setting, high hydrothermal stability, high
favorable overall performance. compressive strength, strong CO2 corrosion resistance and wide range
of applicable temperatures, etc.
In this paper, the calcium phosphate cement and the mating additives
KEY WORDS: Cementing; cement sheaths CO2-corrosion; Calcium
(retarder BCR-600S and fluid loss agent BCF-600L) were successfully
phosphate; CO2-corrosion resistance.
developed. The thickening time of the calcium phosphate cement can
INTRODUCTION be adjustable at 100 ℃, and API fluid loss can be controlled within
50mL. The CO2 corrosion resistance, rheological properties, anti-
CO2 as associated gas of petroleum and natural gas or component of channeling and overall performance of calcium phosphate cement are
formation water exists in hydrocarbon reservoir and formation water. In also discussed. The results show the set cement yields only 0.63%
a suitable humidity (relative humidity greater than 50%) and pressure carbonation rate after exposure for 7 days in the aqueous solution
condition, it will have a corrosive effect on oil well cement. With the containing 5MPa CO2 at 100 ℃ , compared with the 16.54%
increase of carbonation degree, the cementitious composition in the carbonation rate of the API class G under the same conditions. After
cement is destroyed, which increases the permeability of cement. When exposure for 30 days to the aqueous solution containing 5MPa CO2, the
the compressive strength decreases, this may induce the occurrence of characteristics of the set cement are less than 1% carbonation rate, an
accidents such as fluid channeling and collapse of plastic formation’s unchanged size, and an increasing compressive strength.
well wall. This shortens the production lifetime of the oil-gas well and
causes huge economic losses. EXPERIMENTS
At present, there are two main methods to improve corrosion resistance
of the set cement towards CO2. The first method is to use Portland Development of calcium phosphate cement. Calcium phosphate
cement as the main binding materials, and such materials are inevitably cement is composed of binding materials containing phosphate. The
corroded by CO2 based on thermodynamics. Therefore, researchers ratio of the components should be adjusted to optimize properties of the
focus on dynamics to slow down the CO2–corrosion by reducing the calcium phosphate cement. In order to investigate the hydration
permeability and perishable elements (such as Ca(OH)2) in set cement products of calcium phosphate cement, the infrared spectrum of
with materials such as EverCRETE, CorrosaCem CO2 cement, calcium phosphate cement was recorded (shown in Figure 1). As can be
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