Abstract
Managed Pressure Cementing (MPC) is a new technology, which can precisely control the annular fluid pressure profile. Accurate calculation of wellbore temperature and pressure is the key to MPC. This paper focus on coupled models of temperature and pressure for MPC in deep-water region. On basis of the fluid rheology model, a coupled model of temperature and pressure in wellbore is established considering the transient flow characteristics during cementing displacement stage. A series of numerical simulations are conducted. Simulation results show that neglecting the interactions between temperature and pressure can cause a big error. During the well cementing, higher temperature in the deep part of wellbore reduces the fluid viscosity, which leads to a smaller friction. On the contrary, larger friction is observed near seabed as a result of the low temperature in deep-water environment. The pressure in wellbore changes frequently due to the coexistence of multiple fluids in wellbore.
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