Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation

The use of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium was evaluated in a realistic model by Monte Carlo simulations. The addition of compounds with high thermal neutron capture cross section, such as gadolinium oxide (Gd₂O₃) and samarium oxide (Sm₂O₃) into ceramic proppants, makes them dete...

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Autores principales: Herrera, María S., Ortiz, Alberto, Hryb, Damián, Rendtorff Birrer, Nicolás Maximiliano
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
Materias:
Química
Ingeniería
Vaca Muerta formation
Traceable proppant
Samarium oxide
Gadolinium oxide
Thermal neutron capture cross section
MCNP
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128586
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Química
Ingeniería
Vaca Muerta formation
Traceable proppant
Samarium oxide
Gadolinium oxide
Thermal neutron capture cross section
MCNP
spellingShingle Química
Ingeniería
Vaca Muerta formation
Traceable proppant
Samarium oxide
Gadolinium oxide
Thermal neutron capture cross section
MCNP
Herrera, María S.
Ortiz, Alberto
Hryb, Damián
Rendtorff Birrer, Nicolás Maximiliano
Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
topic_facet Química
Ingeniería
Vaca Muerta formation
Traceable proppant
Samarium oxide
Gadolinium oxide
Thermal neutron capture cross section
MCNP
description The use of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium was evaluated in a realistic model by Monte Carlo simulations. The addition of compounds with high thermal neutron capture cross section, such as gadolinium oxide (Gd₂O₃) and samarium oxide (Sm₂O₃) into ceramic proppants, makes them detectable after placement in induced fractures. Proppants traced with different oxide concentrations were studied in a generic borehole-formation-tool configuration, modeled with MCNP. The Vaca Muerta formation model was constructed based on measured geochemical data. A theoretical formation of water-saturated limestone with 20% porosity was also used as a reference case of study. The minimum concentration of gadolinium and samarium oxides needed, in order to make them detectable by logging tools, was determined. In the case of gadolinium, results are in agreement with previous reported values for Gd₂O3 addition of about 0.4% by weight of proppant. In the case of samarium, a minimum concentration of 1.25% by weight of Sm₂O₃ addition could be detected in both Limestone and Vaca Muerta formations.
format Articulo
Preprint
author Herrera, María S.
Ortiz, Alberto
Hryb, Damián
Rendtorff Birrer, Nicolás Maximiliano
author_facet Herrera, María S.
Ortiz, Alberto
Hryb, Damián
Rendtorff Birrer, Nicolás Maximiliano
author_sort Herrera, María S.
title Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
title_short Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
title_full Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
title_fullStr Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
title_full_unstemmed Detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the Vaca Muerta formation
title_sort detectability of smart proppants traced with gadolinium and samarium in the vaca muerta formation
publishDate 2019
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128586
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