Research on heat flow in granite sample and sample of aluminium foam with the use of a thermal imaging camera is presented in the paper. Temperature distribution on the surface of the sample as a function of time was obtained on the basis of data from the thermal imaging camera. Thermovision is one of the most universal technology, which is applied for detection of infrared radiation. This technique allows observing and record infrared radiation emitted by objects located in the surrounding environment. This technology allows obtaining, in a short time, temperature distribution on the surface of the sample. The thermograms (pictures showing on the surface of the object) are types of photos showing temperature distribution on the tested object surface which is achieved on the base of a specified range of electromagnetic radiation. Accurate measurement of the temperature distribution on the heated granite sample surface was obtained using a thermal imaging camera FLIR SC 6000. Thermal imaging camera was connected to the computer equipped with control software FLIR ResearchIR Max. Heat source was applied in the experiment as a cast iron hotplate with high efficiency heating, gradual control and 1500W power. Obtained results showed regular temperature distribution over the surface of researched sample.
The construction of exploitation wellbore is complex, it consists of several columns of pipelines which perform different tasks. It is very important to preclude flow of reservoir fluid between wellbore and ground. Tubing is a kind of a pipeline which is very important element of oil and gas wellbore construction. It allows to transport fracturing medium between wellbore station and underground deposit. Manufacture quality and correct mounting of tubing in the wellbore are the key for effective exploitation. However, during work those pipes are subjected to changeable loads which results in temperature value changes for example. That temperature variations can be caused by cold medium transport inside the pipe. In the paper, analyses of influence of temperature value changes on the tubing shrinkage were presented. Numerical analyses of section of pipe vertically located in the wellbore and loaded with changeable temperature were carried out. The calculations were made with the use of coupled structural and thermal analyses. Received results of tubing shrinkage for fragment of pipe were adapted to the column of pipes of 3000 m length. Results of numerical analyses were verified with the analytical calculations. Material of tubing was assumed as steel P110 which is often applied in the wellbore construction.
The possibility of using CO2 to fracturing a shale rock has been presented in the paper. The described innovative method which allows for the efficient extraction of shale gas and carbon dioxide storage in a shale rock was developed in Department of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science at the Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland. Firstly, the method was verified on the base of analytical and experimental research. In the next stage of the method verification carbon dioxide thermodynamic behavior was studied. The growth in pressure of drop of CO2 heated in a closed volume was numerically tested. The research confirmed the efficiency of the use of carbon dioxide as a medium for fracturing of rocks. The usage of liquid CO2 can be alternative for hydraulic fracturing and is safe for the environment.