Influence of transverse magnetic field on the process of sand settlement in water

By ["А. М. Mamed–Zade", "H.Kh. Malikov", "T.H. Malikov"]
December 2023

During the oil production process, a constant transverse field is use to increase oil productivity. This field also affects the movement of the mixture of gas - water - oil - solid particles in the production wellbore. In this case, complex processes of interaction of each fragment with others occur, one of which is the precipitation of solid particles from the mixture. Rock fragments that make up the reservoirs of the oil reservoir represent the main part of the solid particles: sand, clay, mica, etc.

Modeling the process of flow movement in a production wellbore and studying, the influence of the sand fraction on this process is very difficult. The complexity increases due to the creation of a stable emulsion, through which it is difficult to observe the process of emulsion separation and sedimentation of solid particles.

Therefore, decided to follow world practice, in which the behavior of a complex system considered as a set of simple ones. Examine them separately and establish the areas of magnetic fields that lead to a positive result in each case. By comparing the intervals of successful magnetic field strengths of each fraction, the most acceptable one for the system selected.

Numerous studies show that the magnetic field has a significant effect on clay particles; however, plugs in the wellbore contain a large percentage of sand fractions. Therefore, it decided to study the influence of a magnetic field on the process of sand deposition, since clay particles relatively well carried away by an upward flow of liquid.

In our studies, transverse constant magnetic fields were use. It is known, that an alternating magnetic field with an oscillation frequency of 50 Hz does not produce a noticeable effect, while a constant magnetic field increases oil recovery from a porous medium. Therefore, in all subsequent studies a constant magnetic field was use.