ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13503-5 First edition 2006-07-01 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Completion fluids and materials : Part 5: Procedures for measuring the long-term conductivity of proppants Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel Fluides de complétion et matériaux- Partie 5: Modes opératoires pour mesurer la conductivite a long terme des agents de soutenement Reference number ISO 13503-5:2006(E) @ ISO 2006 HS unde Not for Resale ISO13503-5:2006(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In ISO2006 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISo 2006 - All rights reserved Not for Resale ISO 13503-5:2006(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative reference, 3 Terms and definitions.. 4 Abbreviations.... 5 Procedures for evaluating long-term proppant pack conductivity 5.1 Objective.... 5.2 Discussion.... 6 Reagents and materials 6.1 6.2 Sandstone. 7 Long-term conductivity test apparatus 7.1 Test unit..... 7.2 Hydraulic load frame ... 3 7.3 Packwidthmeasurementdevice(s)... 7.4 Test fluid drive system... 7.5 Differential pressure transducers.. 7.6 Back-pressure regulators. 7.7 Balance... 7.8 Oxygen removal 7.9 Temperature control. 7.10 Silica saturation and monitoring.... 8 Equipment calibration ..... 8.1 Pressure indicators and flow rates.. 8.2 Zero pack width measurement. 8.3 Determination of cell width... 8.4 Hydraulic load frame ... 9 Leak tests...... 6 9.1 Hydraulic load frame 9.2 Test fluid system. 10 Procedure for loading the cells. 10.1 Preparation of the test unit . 10.2 Cell setup. 11 Loading cell(s) in the press . 9 12 Acquiring data... 9 13 Calculation of permeability and conductivity. 10 14 Data reporting .. 11 Annex A (informative) Conversion factors. 12 Annex B (normative) Silica-saturation vessel setup Annex C (informative) Figures 15 Bibliography. 24 Copyright International Organization forstandardizalion'ghts reserved ii e from IHS Not for Resale ISO13503-5:2006(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 13503-5 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials. equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee Sc 3, Drilling and completion fluids, a