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    PCB 4123 Advanced Well Testing

    Semester January 2015, Credit hour 3


    Duration 14 weeks Lecture + 2 Weeks Study & Exam
    Lecture 35 hours + Lab/Tutorial 14 hours
    1

    Instructor
    AP. Dr. Muhannad Talib Shuker
    2 Course Content

    – Types and Purposes of Well Testing


    – Application of Type Curves
    – Phase Separation
    – Fractured Wells
    – Horizontal Wells
    – Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
    – Special Well Tests and Concepts

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    3 Learning Outcomes

    At the end of the course, students should be able to


    – Apply type curves to well test data of homogeneous oil and gas reservoirs
    – Interpret fractured wells, horizontal and limited entry wells
    – Analyse naturally fractured reservoirs using double porosity models
    – To assess special well test methods and concepts

    Main Reference
    1. Lee W. J., Rollins J. B. and Spivey J. P., Pressure Transient Testing, SPE Textbook Series Vol
    9 (2003)
    Additional Ref:
    1. Lee J., Well Testing, SPE Textbook Series Vol 1 (1982)
    2. Chaudhury A., Oil Well Testing Handbook, Elsevier (2004)
    3. Horne R. N, Modern Well Testing- A Computer Aided Approach, Petroway (1990)
    4. Sabet, Well Test Analysis, Gulf (1991)
    5. SPE papers (can be found in OnePetro)

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    4 Lecture Outline

    – Types and purposes of Well tests


    – Discussion on common types of tests

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    5 Purpose of Well Testing

    – Reservoir Evaluation: Need to know a reservoir’s deliverability, properties & size


    – kh product (reservoir conductivity): governs how fast fluid can flow to
    the well
    – Reservoir pressure: how much potential energy is there
    – Reservoir limits: how much fluid is there
    – Near wellbore condition: damaged or stimulated
    – Reservoir Management: Monitor performance
    – Changes in average reservoir pressure
    – Select candidates for work over
    – Reservoir description: Detect faults, barriers, inter well & inter-layer connectivity,
    compartments

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    Types of Well Tests: 1. Drawdown Test
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    – Procedure: A well that is static, stable, and shut in is opened
    to flow. Flow rate is measured at surface, while pressure is
    measured at down hole. Ideally, the flow rate should be
    constant. The pressure versus time data is analyzed together
    with other reservoir and well parameters to interpret the test.
    – Information obtained: k, s, reservoir limit (drainage area),
    properties of natural and induced fractures
    – Advantage: No revenue loss due to shut in
    – Difficulties
    – Difficult to maintain constant flow rate
    – Unstabilized conditions before the test interfere with the
    pressure response
    – ’True reservoir response’ may be distorted by near
    wellbore effects such as wellbore storage, skin, fractures
    etc, and by boudary effects
    – Average reservoir pressure cannot be obtained
    – Interpretation
    – Semilog plot of pwf versus t: k, s
    – log-log plot of Δp versus t.: twbs, Cs
    – Type curves: k, s, Cd
    Types of Well Tests: 2. Buildup Test
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    –Procedure: A well which is already flowing (ideally at a
    constant rate) is shut in, and downhole pressure is
    measured. The pressure versus time data is analyzed
    together with other reservoir and well parameters to
    interpret the test.
    – Information obtained: same as PDD, plus average reservoir
    pressure
    –Advantage:Constant flow rate is easily obtained (during the
    shut in period- ‘0’ is also a rate!)
    –Difficulties
    – Difficult to obtain constant rate prior to shut in
    – Rate fluctuation must be addressed by either super-position of
    multi rates, or by pseudo producing time
    – Data distortion similar to PDD
    – revenue loss due to shut in
    –Interpretation
    –Semilog plot of pwfsversus Horner time ratio (tp+Δt/ Δt ) :
    k, s
    –log-log plot of Δp versus Δt .: twbs, Cs
    –Type curves: k, s, Cd

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    Types of Well Tests: 3. Injection Test
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    – Procedure: Fluid injected into reservoir at a constant rate
    while pressure is recorded. The pressure versus time data
    is analyzed together with other reservoir and well
    parameters to interpret the test.
    – Information obtained: Conceptually identical with PDD
    test, with a –ve flow rate. Estimate k, s, reservoir limit
    (drainage area), properties of natural and induced
    fractures, mobility of fluid banks
    – Advantage: Easier to control rate
    – Difficulties
    – ’True reservoir response’ may be distorted by near
    wellbore effects such as wellbore storage, skin,
    fractures etc, and by boudary effects
    – Multiphase effects unless injected and reservoir fluids
    are almost identical
    – Interpretation
    – Semilog plot of pwf versus t: k, s
    – log-log plot of Δp versus t.: twbs, Cs
    – Type curves: k, s, Cd

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    Types of Well Tests: 4. Falloff Test
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    – Procedure: The pressure versus time data is recorded after
    injection is stopped. Then pressure versus time data is
    analyzed together with other reservoir and well
    parameters to interpret the test.
    – Information obtained: Conceptually identical with PBU
    test, with a ‘0’ flow rate. Estimate k, s, reservoir limit
    (drainage area), properties of natural and induced
    fractures, mobility of fluid banks
    – Advantage: Easier to control rate
    – Difficulties
    – ’True reservoir response’ may be distorted by near
    wellbore effects such as wellbore storage, skin,
    fractures etc, and by boudary effects
    – Multiphase effects unless injected and reservoir fluids
    are almost identical
    – Interpretation
    – Semilog plot of pwf versus t: k, s
    – log-log plot of Δp versus t.: twbs, Cs
    – Type curves: k, s, Cd

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    Types of Well Tests: 5. Interference Test
    10
    – Procedure: One well is produced (active well), pressure is
    measured at a different well (observation well)
    – Information Obtained: Inter well connectivity, directional
    permeability, φct
    – Advantage:
    – Useful to estimate reservoir properties over a greater length
    scale
    – Regardless of pressure change induced at the active well
    (PBU, PDD, Injection, FO)
    – Difficulty: Needs sensitive instruments, longer time
    – Interpretation: Type Curve
    Types of Well Tests: 6. Pulse Test
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    – Procedure: Coded signal is sent from active to
    observation well. Signal is generated by alternating
    flow and shut-in periods
    – Information Obtained: Inter well connectivity,
    directional permeability, φct
    – Advantage: Useful to estimate reservoir properties over
    a greater length scale
    – Limitation: Needs sensitive instruments, longer time
    – Interpretation: Special graphs and figures

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    12 Lecture Summary

    – Well testing is an important technique to estimate various reservoir/well


    parameters such as k, s, pavg, reservoir limit (drainage area), distance to
    boundaries, inter well connectivity, etc.
    – These information are used at various stages of a reservoir development.
    – There are different types and descriptions for well testing.
    – For this course, we are focused on the “Pressure Transient” family of testing.

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