Experimental Study on Stimulation of Horizontal Wells Filled with Film-Coated Gravel in Deep-Sea Bottom-Water Gas Reservoirs

[Image: see text] Large gas reservoirs such as Yacheng and Lingshen have been discovered in the exploration of deep-sea gas reservoirs in the South China Sea in recent years. However, the existence of bottom-water and sufficient water energy in deep-sea gas reservoirs seriously affects the development effect of gas reservoirs. In order to effectively control water development of deep-seabed water gas reservoirs, it is proposed to fill water-resistant and breathable coated gravel outside horizontal wells for mining. Based on the preparation of modified coated gravel, this paper studies the resistance of coated gravel to friction damage, temperature damage, acid damage, pressure damage, and water-resistant performance of coated gravel. The results show that (1) the coated gravel coating has good resistance to friction erosion and acidification corrosion. The upper limit of temperature resistance is 250°, and the pressure resistance is 90.4 MPa. (2) The water resistance of the film-coated gravel packing layer decreases with the increase of packing layer permeability. (3) The film-coated gravel pack can reduce the water-phase flow ability of reservoirs, delay the bottom water ridging speed, increase the waterless gas development time of gas wells, and improve the final recovery of bottom-water gas reservoirs. The coated gravel has permeability and water resistance properties and can be used to voluntarily select water plugging in the coated gravel pack. This technology can develop a new technical idea for water control of deep-seabed water gas reservoirs.