Method to determine the concentration of deuterium oxide in a subterranean formation
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-047/00
E21B-049/00
C09K-008/03
C09K-008/02
출원번호
US-0375680
(2006-03-14)
등록번호
US-7410011
(2008-08-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Anderson,King
출원인 / 주소
Core Laboratories LP
대리인 / 주소
Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.
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The extent of invasion of a water-based drilling fluid into a formation may be determined using at least two tracers where one is deuterium oxide and the other is a water-soluble tracer. One such method includes introducing a drilling fluid having an aqueous phase and known concentrations of a water
The extent of invasion of a water-based drilling fluid into a formation may be determined using at least two tracers where one is deuterium oxide and the other is a water-soluble tracer. One such method includes introducing a drilling fluid having an aqueous phase and known concentrations of a water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide into a well drilled into a fluid-producing formation; obtaining a sample of the fluid from the fluid-producing formation at a location adjacent to the well; determining the concentrations of the deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the sample; and calculating the deuterium oxide concentration within the fluid producing formation based on the known and determined concentrations of the water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide in the drilling fluid and in the sample.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of determining the concentration of deuterium oxide in a fluid-producing formation, comprising: introducing a drilling fluid having an aqueous phase and known concentrations of a water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide into a well drilled into a fluid-producing form
What is claimed is: 1. A method of determining the concentration of deuterium oxide in a fluid-producing formation, comprising: introducing a drilling fluid having an aqueous phase and known concentrations of a water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide into a well drilled into a fluid-producing formation; obtaining a sample of the fluid from the fluid-producing formation at a location adjacent to the well; determining the concentrations of the deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the sample; and calculating the deuterium oxide concentration within the fluid-producing formation based on the known and determined concentrations of the water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide in the drilling fluid and in the sample. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble tracer is selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride; 2-fluorobenzoic acid; 3-fluoro-benzoic acid; 4-fluorobenzoic acid; 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 3,4difluorobenzoic acid; 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,3-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,4-difluorobenzoic acid; pentafluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoic acid; 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 2-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 3-(trifluoro-methyl)benzoic acid; 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; perfluoromethyl-cyclopentane (PMCP): Perfluoro-methylcyclohexane (PMCH); perfluorodi-methylcyclo-butane (PDMCB); m-per-fluorodimethylcyclohexane (m-PDMCH); o-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (o-PDMCH); p-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (p-PDMCH); perfluorotrimethylcyclo-hexane (PTMCH); perfluoroethylcyclohexane (PECH); perfluoroisopropyl-cyclohexane (IPPCH); and combinations thereof. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble tracer is used in an amount corresponding to from about 150 ppm to about 500 ppm, based on the drilling fluid. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the deuterium oxide is in a concentration of from about 200 ppm to about 500 ppm, based on the drilling fluid. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein deuterium oxide is added to the drilling fluid prior to introducing the drilling fluid into the well. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein sampling is accomplished by a coring method selected from the group consisting of sponge, conventional, high torque, low invasion, high temperature/high pressure, horizontal, deepwater, gel, oriented, and slimhole. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the concentration of deuterium oxide in the sample is determined using a method selected from the group consisting of Dean and Stark analysis and retort distillation. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the concentrations of water-soluble tracer and deuterium oxide in the sample are determined using a method selected from the group consisting of gas chromatography (GC); liquid chromatography (LC); infrared (IR) spectroscopy; mass spectroscopy (MS); fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy; or a combination thereof. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the calculation of the deuterium oxide concentration in the formation is employed to calibrate a log. 10. A method of distinguishing a source of water present in fluid-producing formations, comprising: doping a water-based drilling fluid with known amounts of deuterium oxide and a water-soluble tracer; determining the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the drilling fluid; introducing the water-based drilling fluid into a well adjacent to a fluid-producing formation; obtaining a sample from the fluid-producing formation; determining the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the sample; and calculating the concentration of deuterium oxide within the fluid-producing formation based on the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracers in the drilling fluid and in the sample. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the water-soluble tracer is selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride; 2-fluorobenzoic acid; 3-fluoro-benzoic acid; 4-fluorobenzoic acid; 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 3,4-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,3-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,4-difluorobenzoic acid; pentafluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoic acid; 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 2-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 3-(trifluoro-methyl)benzoic acid; 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; perfluoromethyl-cyclopentane (PMCP); perfluoro-methylcyclohexane (PMCH); perfluorodi-methylcyclo-butane (PDMCB); m-per-fluorodimethylcyclohexane (m-PDMCH); o-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (o-PDMCH); p-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (p-PDMCH); perfluorotrimethylcyclo-hexane (PTMCH); perfluoroethylcyclohexane (PECH); perfluoroisopropyl-cyclohexane (IPPCH); and combinations thereof. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein the water-soluble tracer is used in an amount corresponding to from about 150 ppm to about 500 ppm, based on the drilling fluid. 13. The method of claim 10 wherein the deuterium oxide is in a concentration of from about 200 ppm to about 500 ppm, based on the drilling fluid. 14. The method of claim 10 wherein deuterium oxide deuterium oxide is added to the drilling fluid prior to introducing the drilling fluid into the well. 15. The method of claim 10 wherein sampling is accomplished by a coring method selected from the group consisting of sponge, conventional, high torque, low invasion, high temperature/high pressure, horizontal, deepwater, gel, oriented, and slimhole. 16. The method of claim 10 wherein the concentration of deuterium oxide in the sample is determined by a method selected from the group consisting of Dean and Stark analysis and retort distillation. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the sample are determined using a method selected from the group consisting of gas chromatography (GC); liquid chromatography (LC); infrared (IR) spectroscopy; mass spectroscopy (MS); Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy; or a combination thereof. 18. The method of claim 10 wherein the calculation of the deuterium oxide concentration in the formation is employed to calibrate a log. 19. A method of distinguishing a source of water present in fluid-producing formations, comprising: doping a water-based drilling fluid with known amounts of deuterium oxide and a water-soluble tracer; determining the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the drilling fluid, such that the concentration of deuterium oxide is from about 200 ppm to about 500 ppm, and the concentration of the water-soluble tracer is from about 1 ppt to about 10,000 ppm; introducing the water-based drilling fluid into a well adjacent to a fluid-producing formation; obtaining a sample from the fluid-producing formation by means of sponge-coring; determining the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracer in the sample; and calculating the concentration of deuterium oxide within the fluid-producing formation based on the concentrations of deuterium oxide and water-soluble tracers in the drilling fluid and in the sample. 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the water-soluble tracer is selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride; 2-fluorobenzoic acid; 3-fluoro-benzoic acid; 4-fluorobenzoic acid; 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 3,4-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,5-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,3-difluorobenzoic acid; 2,4difluorobenzoic acid; pentafluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoic acid; 4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 2-(trifluoromethyl)-benzoic acid; 3-(trifluoro-methyl)benzoic acid; 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,4-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,5-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,3,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; 2,4,6-trifluorobenzoic acid; perfluoromethyl-cyclopentane (PMCP); perfluoro-methylcyclohexane (PMCH); perfluorodi-methyloyclo-butane (PDMCB); m-per-fluorodimethylcyclohexane (m-PDMCH); o-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (o-PDMCH); p-perfluorodimethylcyclohexane (p-PDMCH); perfluorotrimethylcyclo-hexane (PTMCH); perfluoroethylcyclohexane (PECH); perfluoroisopropyl-cyclohexane (IPPCH); and combinations thereof. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the concentration of deuterium oxide in the drilling fluid is from about 250 to about 450, and the concentration of water-soluble tracer in the drilling fluid is from about 100 ppt to about 100 ppm.
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