The flow control device comprises one or more stacked spiral paths where the shape of an inlet to an end of a spiral has a taper on one or more sides to gradually increase the polymer velocity to eliminate rapid acceleration points as the flow enters the spiral path. The entrance with its taper can be curved to get into the spiral. The spiral can be entered tangentially or radially or axially.

The present disclosure relates to the gas production industry. A shielding formation member, for which use is made of an emulsion-suspension system with colloidal nano-particles of silicon dioxide is injected into the bottom region of a formation, the system comprising (% by vol.): 5-12 of diesel fuel or processed oil from an oil processing and pumping station, 2-3 of emulsifier, and 1.0-1.5 of colloidal nano-particles of silicon dioxide, with the remainder being an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride. The emulsifier used is a composition comprising (% by vol.): 40-42 of esters of higher unsaturated fatty acids and resin acids, 0.7-1 of amine-N-oxide, 0.5-1 of high-molecular-weight organic heat stabilizer, with the remainder being diesel FUEL.

The present disclosure relates to the gas production industry. A shielding formation member, for which use is made of an emulsion-suspension system with colloidal nano-particles of silicon dioxide is injected into the bottom region of a formation, the system comprising (% by vol.): 5-12 of diesel fuel or processed oil from an oil processing and pumping station, 2-3 of emulsifier, and 1.0-1.5 of colloidal nano-particles of silicon dioxide, with the remainder being an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride. The emulsifier used is a composition comprising (% by vol.): 40-42 of esters of higher unsaturated fatty acids and resin acids, 0.7-1 of amine-N-oxide, 0.5-1 of high-molecular-weight organic heat stabilizer, with the remainder being diesel FUEL.

The disclosure relates to the oil and gas production industry, and more particularly to technologies for redistributing filter flows in the bottom-hole formation zone of an injection well. A method involves pumping into the bottom-hole formation zone a blocking agent in the form of an emulsion system containing nanoparticles of silicon dioxide and being comprised of: 5-12 vol % diesel fuel or processed oil from an oil processing and pumping station, 2-3 vol % emulsifier, 0.25-1.0 vol % colloidal nanoparticles of silicon dioxide, with the remainder being an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride. The emulsifier is in the form of a composition comprising: 40-42 vol % esters of higher unsaturated fatty acids and resin acids, 0.7-1 vol % amine-N-oxide, 0.5-1 vol % high-molecular-weight organic thermostabilizer, with the remainder being diesel fuel.

The disclosure relates to the oil and gas production industry, and more particularly to technologies for redistributing filter flows in the bottom-hole formation zone of an injection well. A method involves pumping into the bottom-hole formation zone a blocking agent in the form of an emulsion system containing nanoparticles of silicon dioxide and being comprised of: 5-12 vol % diesel fuel or processed oil from an oil processing and pumping station, 2-3 vol % emulsifier, 0.25-1.0 vol % colloidal nanoparticles of silicon dioxide, with the remainder being an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride. The emulsifier is in the form of a composition comprising: 40-42 vol % esters of higher unsaturated fatty acids and resin acids, 0.7-1 vol % amine-N-oxide, 0.5-1 vol % high-molecular-weight organic thermostabilizer, with the remainder being diesel fuel.

A method of drilling an uncompleted lateral wellbore in a subsurface formation includes drilling the uncompleted lateral wellbore with coiled tubing in the subsurface formation. The subsurface formation includes unconsolidated sand and the subsurface formation overlays a water-saturated reservoir. The method may further include introducing particles having an average particle size of from 8 mesh to 140 mesh into the uncompleted lateral wellbore, thereby supporting the uncompleted lateral wellbore and avoiding wellbore collapse and installing a screen in a vertical wellbore fluidly connected to the uncompleted lateral wellbore, wherein the screen has a mesh size of from 325 mesh to 1000 mesh. The subsurface formation may include hydrocarbons and the method may further include producing hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation.

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: generating, based on production data for a wellbore, (i) a water-oil-ratio with respect to time (WOR) dataset for the wellbore, (ii) a time-derivative dataset (WOR′) of the WOR dataset; generating a WOR log-log plot of the WOR dataset and a WOR′ log-log plot of the WOR′ dataset; identifying at least one trend in the WOR log-log plot and the WOR′ log-log plot; determining, based on the at least one identified trend, a first type of water breakthrough; generating, based on pressure data from a build-up pressure test in the wellbore, a log-log plot of time-derivative pressure data with respect to time (P′); determining, based on the P′ log-log plot, a second type of water breakthrough; correlating the first and second type of water breakthrough; and determining, based on the correlation, whether to perform a water treatment for the wellbore.

The present invention provides a fissured substrata water pumping apparatus and methods thereof. The fissured substrata water pumping apparatus includes a water pumping pipe inserted into a drilled hole under a roadway floor; one or more unidirectional water-blocking plates configured inside the water pumping pipe; a servo pump; and an annular drainage siphon having a first end connected to an upper end of the water pumping pipe, and a second end connected to an inlet end of the servo pump through a valve.

The present invention provides a fissured substrata water pumping apparatus and methods thereof. The fissured substrata water pumping apparatus includes a water pumping pipe inserted into a drilled hole under a roadway floor; one or more unidirectional water-blocking plates configured inside the water pumping pipe; a servo pump; and an annular drainage siphon having a first end connected to an upper end of the water pumping pipe, and a second end connected to an inlet end of the servo pump through a valve.

A downhole flow control device includes a housing, an inlet port, an outlet port and a valve seat surface surrounding the inlet port. A valve plate is mounted within the housing to move between an open position in which the valve plate is separated from the valve seat surface to define a separation flow path therebetween to permit flow in a forward direction from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, and a closed position in which the valve plate is engaged with the valve seat surface to close the separation flow path to restrict flow in a reverse direction from the fluid outlet to the fluid inlet. At least one of the valve seat and valve plate defines a geometry to encourage an increase in static pressure of fluid flow in the separation flow path when the valve plate is in the open position.