Abstract
As detrimental byproduct waste generated during the production of fertilizers, phosphogypsum can be harmlessly treated by producing phosphogypsum-based cementitious materials (PGCs) for offshore well cementing in hydrate reservoirs. To be specific, the excellent mechanical properties of PGCs significantly promote wellbore stability. And the preeminent temperature control performance of PGCs helps to control undesirable gas channeling, increasing the formation stability of natural gas hydrate (NGH) reservoirs. Notably, to further enhance temperature control performance, foaming agents are added to PGCs to increase porosity, which however reduces the compressive strength and increases the risk of wellbore instability. Therefore, the synergetic effect between temperature control performance and mechanical properties should be quantitatively evaluated to enhance the overall performance of foamed PGCs for well cementing in NGH reservoirs. But so far, most existing studies of foamed PGCs are limited to experimental work and ignore the synergetic effect. Motivated by this, we combine experimental work with theoretical work to investigate the correlations between the porosity, temperature control performance, and mechanical properties of foamed PGCs. Specifically, the thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed PGCs are accurately determined through experimental measurements, then theoretical models are proposed to make up for the non-repeatability of experiments. The results show that, when the porosity increases from 6% to 70%, the 7 d and 28 d compressive strengths of foamed PGCs respectively decrease from 21.3 MPa to 0.9 MPa and from 23.5 MPa to 1.0 MPa, and the thermal conductivity decreases from 0.33 W·m−1·K−1 to 0.12 W·m−1·K−1. Additionally, an overall performance index evaluation system is established, advancing the application of foamed PGCs for well cementing in NGH reservoirs and promoting the recycling of phosphogypsum.
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Tang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Cheng, W.; Liu, T.; Yang, G.; Chen, M.; Lei, G.; Xu, J.; Huang, Y.
Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Foamed Phosphogypsum-Based Cementitious Materials for Well Cementing in Hydrate Reservoirs. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 1056.
https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071056
AMA Style
Tang J, Zhao Y, Cheng W, Liu T, Yang G, Chen M, Lei G, Xu J, Huang Y.
Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Foamed Phosphogypsum-Based Cementitious Materials for Well Cementing in Hydrate Reservoirs. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024; 12(7):1056.
https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071056
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Tang, Jiadi, Yusheng Zhao, Wan Cheng, Tianle Liu, Guokun Yang, Mingsheng Chen, Gang Lei, Jian Xu, and Yongning Huang.
2024. "Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Foamed Phosphogypsum-Based Cementitious Materials for Well Cementing in Hydrate Reservoirs" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 7: 1056.
https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071056
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