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Development of PCS and an experiment for performance evaluation

PCS(Pressure Core Sampler) 개발 및 성능평가실험

  • Received : 2015.09.08
  • Accepted : 2015.11.10
  • Published : 2015.11.30

Abstract

With their wide geographical distribution, unconventional resources are continuously compared against conventional resources, but their development is expanding because TRRs (Technical Recoverable Resources) are similar to conventional resources. In particular, there is active development of unconventional gas resources such as shale gas, tight gas, CBM (coalbed methane) and gas hydrate. However, it is difficult to calculate the material properties of unconventional resources, especially the gas content, with current geophysical logging technology. Additionally, some overseas companies have monopolies on related equipment and materials. Therefore, this study developed a reservoir PCS (Pressure Core Sampler). It can collect core samples without gaseous loss by maintaining high pressure from the moment the core is sampled and record pressure and temperature in real time. Successful performance testing was also carried out for official verification of the manufactured PCS. The reservoir PCS will contribute to the acquisition of geophysical well logging data as well as accurate and reliable cores.

비전통 에너지자원은 전통 에너지자원에 비해 지리적으로 넓은 지역에 걸쳐 연속적인 형태로 분포되어 있으나, 잔존 기술적 회수가능 자원량(TRR : Technical Recoverable Resource)은 전통자원과 비슷하여 그 개발이 확대되고 있으며, 특히 셰일가스, 치밀가스, 석탄층 메탄가스, 가스하이드레이트 등의 비전통 가스자원의 개발이 활기를 띄고 있다. 그러나 현재의 물리검층 기술로는 비전통 자원에 포함된 물성, 특히 가스의 함량을 정확히 계산하기 어려우며 관련 기자재 또한 일부 해외 업체에서 독점하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 지하심부의 시료채취 순간부터 그 지점의 심부압력을 유지하여 시료 내 가스의 손실 없이 코어를 회수하고, 온도와 압력을 실시간으로 기록하는 저류층 PCS(Pressure Core Sampler)를 개발하였으며, 제작된 시제품의 검증을 위한 성능실험을 수행하였다. 모든 성능평가를 통과한 시제품은 In-situ 물성자료의 취득은 물론이고 정확하고 신뢰성 있는 시추코어를 확보하는 데 기여할 것이다.

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