[article]
Titre : |
Rheology of foamed cement |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
R. M. Ahmed, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2009 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 353–361 |
Note générale : |
Génie Civil |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Rheology Characterization Transport properties Foam cement Oil well |
Résumé : |
Foams are being used in a number of petroleum industry applications that exploit their high viscosity and low density. Foamed cement slurries can have superior displacement properties relative to non-foamed cement slurries. This article presents results of an experimental study of foamed cement rheology. Viscosity curves of foamed cements were obtained using a flow-through rotational viscometer. Foamed cements with different foam qualities were generated under different pressures using a foam generator/viscometer apparatus. The foam qualities during the tests ranged from 0% to 30%, and the shear rate varied between 5 s− 1 and 600 s− 1. Experimental results indicate that: i) unlike conventional aqueous foams, low-quality cement foams have a lower viscosity than the base fluid; ii) as the cement foam quality (gas volumetric fraction) increases from 10% to 30%, the viscosity also increases; and iii) the viscosity of low-quality cement foam slightly increases after depressurization or expansion. |
ISSN : |
0008-8846 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008884608002226 |
in Cement and concrete research > Vol. 39 N° 4 (Avril 2009) . - pp. 353–361
[article] Rheology of foamed cement [texte imprimé] / R. M. Ahmed, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 353–361. Génie Civil Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Cement and concrete research > Vol. 39 N° 4 (Avril 2009) . - pp. 353–361
Mots-clés : |
Rheology Characterization Transport properties Foam cement Oil well |
Résumé : |
Foams are being used in a number of petroleum industry applications that exploit their high viscosity and low density. Foamed cement slurries can have superior displacement properties relative to non-foamed cement slurries. This article presents results of an experimental study of foamed cement rheology. Viscosity curves of foamed cements were obtained using a flow-through rotational viscometer. Foamed cements with different foam qualities were generated under different pressures using a foam generator/viscometer apparatus. The foam qualities during the tests ranged from 0% to 30%, and the shear rate varied between 5 s− 1 and 600 s− 1. Experimental results indicate that: i) unlike conventional aqueous foams, low-quality cement foams have a lower viscosity than the base fluid; ii) as the cement foam quality (gas volumetric fraction) increases from 10% to 30%, the viscosity also increases; and iii) the viscosity of low-quality cement foam slightly increases after depressurization or expansion. |
ISSN : |
0008-8846 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008884608002226 |
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