Identification and evaluation of well integrity and causes of failure of well integrity barriers (A review)

R Kiran, C Teodoriu, Y Dadmohammadi… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2017 - Elsevier
Volatile markets and harsh locations and downhole conditions pose severe challenges for
ensuring safe and long-lasting intact well conditions. Well integrity is a crucial issue in the …

A review of rheological modeling of cement slurry in oil well applications

C Tao, BG Kutchko, E Rosenbaum, M Massoudi - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The rheological behavior of cement slurries is important in trying to prevent and eliminate
gas-migration related problems in oil well applications. In this paper, we review the …

Regulation of oil well cement paste properties by nanoclay: Rheology, suspension stability and hydration process

P Li, M Hu, M Liu, H Zhang, J Zhao, X Xia… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced grid reconstruction ability of oil well cement paste has been confirmed as a
promising solution to inhibit particle sedimentation caused by the uncontrolled rheological …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of microstructure and pore water on electrical conductivity of cement slurry during early hydration

K Liu, X Cheng, J Li, X Gao, Y Cao, X Guo… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, inductance-type electrical conductivity measurement (IECM) was performed to
study the electrical conductivity of different formulations of cement slurry. Low-field nuclear …

Pore connectivity of oil well cement in the early hydration stage by in situ electrical resistivity measurements and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance

K Liu, X Yang, H Zhang, S Yao, Z Huang… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The pore connectivity of cement slurry is an important parameter to be considered when
investigating short-term gas migration in the cementing engineering of natural gas wells …

A brief review of gas migration in oilwell cement slurries

C Tao, E Rosenbaum, BG Kutchko, M Massoudi - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gas migration in oil and gas wells is defined as gases and/or fluids from adjacent formations
invading a freshly cemented annulus. During well completions, gas and/or fluids can migrate …

Evolution of pore structure of oil well cement slurry in suspension–solid transition stage

K Liu, X Cheng, C Zhang, X Gao, J Zhuang… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the pore structure of oil well cement slurry (OCS) in the suspension–
solid transition stage and the effect of the hydrated products on the pore structure via …

Quantitative determination of the hydrostatic pressure of oil-well cement slurry using its hydration kinetics

K Liu, J Yu, Y Xia, H Wang, D Wang, J Du… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the hydration kinetics and microstructure of oil-well cement slurry in
the early hydration stage using calorimetry, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetry …

Identifying the effects of cement composition and w/c on the vulnerability of a cement slurry to gas migration

NP Sharifi, JM Vandenbossche… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
A modified wellbore simulation chamber (MWSC) was used to simulate gas migration
through cemented annuli at early ages. A series of gas migration tests were performed on …

Visualization and quantification of pore structure of oil-well cement slurry in liquid-solid transition stage using high-resolution computed tomography

K Liu, X Cheng, Y Ma, X Gao, Y Yu, C Zhang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the pore structure of oil-well cement slurry during early hydration is key to
resolving short-term gas migration in natural gas wells. This study evaluated the three …