Decline curve analysis for horizontal wells /

]; horizontal well penetration ratio, [ ]; dimensionless

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shih, Min-Yu, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:]; horizontal well penetration ratio, [ ]; dimensionless
an anisotropic reservoir. Decline curve analysis is one of
an infinite-conductivity horizontal well where these type
analysis of production data, where we use production rates
are especially designed for a horizontal well. The material
associated with gas and water coning. In this study we
auxiliary data functions are particularly useful for matching
auxiliary rate functions which are the solutions for
balance method is introduced for the analysis of data from
boundary-dominated flow data due to the uniqueness of the
combined with formation thickness to yield an effective
conventional type curves for decline curve analysis are based
curves can be used for decline curve analysis. These type
curves represent the dimensionless rate response and other
curves very well but the data are not modeled well during the
curves.
develop a novel solution for the case of a horizontal well in
either on a vertical well model or on a vertically fractured
fluid flow in the reservoir, no gravity forces, and we assume
following parameters: shape factor for a horizontal well, [
for a horizontal well which represents the difference of
for horizontal wells. We derived a line source solution for a
formation thickness. We also introduce a pseudoskin function
functions are useful for the selection of transient stems as
functions provides more confidence in the match and aids in
horizontal well from the point source solution, which assumes
horizontal well half-length, LD; anisotropy ratio, [ ]
horizontal well, [ ]; Pore volume of the reservoir.
illustrated in a field case that matches one of the new type
means to provide larger contact with the reservoir to enhance
pressure drop between the vertically fractured and horizontal
production at constant bottomhole pressure and for closed
production histories. The value of our new method is
rectangular outer boundary conditions. For the type curves,
reservoir isotropy in the horizontal plane, single phase
reservoir. The integral and derivative of the integral
reservoir. We define an anisotropy factor that can be
selecting the correct transient and depletion stem. The
Simultaneously matching the flow rate and the auxiliary
that permeability is independent of location in the
The completion of horizontal wells has become popular as a
the data.Our type curve correlating approach involves the
the most commonly used tools in reservoir engineering for the
the well is assumed to be located at the center of a square
these trends. Finally, the analysis procedures we presented
transient and transition to boundarydominated flow behavior
transient flow regime by conventional radial flow type
versus time compared to a theoretical model. However,
vertical location of the well, [ ]; wellbore radius of the
well as to interpret the boundary dominated flow portion of
well model, both of which are insufficient to describe the
well productivity or infectivity or to overcome problems
well solutions. We developed new type curves in this work for
wells with variable bottomhole pressure and variable rate
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 117 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.