Analysis and interpretation of well test and production data for bounded reservoir systems /

"skin" damage or stimulation; and average reservoir pressure

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Likitsupin, Phisit, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Description
Summary:"skin" damage or stimulation; and average reservoir pressure
(e.g., additional wells, stimulation, and additional
applicability of the type curves are not described. During
appropriately correlated in terms of the reservoir volume.
boundaries. The general goals for analysis and interpretation
boundary-dominated flow these type curves can be used for any
but the procedures for the analysis and the general
can be used to make such determinations.Methods to estimate
can use to estimate these parameters, our focus in this work
circular reservoir have been introduced in the literature,
circular reservoir solutions. Our major result is our
circular reservoirs, only boundary-dominated flow data can be
cover all possible physical constraints. Our efforts focus
data in a bounded circular reservoir. The problem in using
derivative and integral derivative functions have been
development of new type curves for analyzing pressure buildup
do not require prior knowledge of initial reservoir pressure
drainage volume and effective permeability, using the
features that cannot be determined from pressure data alone.
for bounded circular reservoirs with and without vertical
fractures, and we provide methodologies for the analysis and
functions for the following reasons. First, these functions
functions provide a unique resolution of reservoir and well
functions. This is a new approach and one that we show to be
in the vicinity of a particular well. These parameters are
interpretation of bounded reservoirs since the pressure
interpretation of test data influenced by closed reservoir
is to use pressure buildup test data to estimate reservoir
means to account for the effect of producing time. Although
of production and well test data from homogeneous reservoir
of well performance data to determine the influence of
on the pressure derivative and pressure integral derivative
or describe the reservoir in terms of average or "bulk"
or the correct initial shut-in pressure, but these methods do
performance, and to plan reservoir development activities
pressure behavior as a function of time) is to characterize
pressure derivative and pressure integral derivative
properties. This work focuses specifically on the analysis
quite some time, but the current analysis methods do not
readily analyzed. This is especially the case for non-
recovery efforts). While there are a variety of methods we
require accurate pressure measurements. Second, these
reservoir boundaries. We provide new, closed form solutions
reservoir shape, although the type curves are developed from
reservoir volume have been used in petroleum engineering for
symmetrical reservoirs, which have large transitions from
systems are to estimate the following: Reservoir drainage
The overall goal of analyzing reservoir performance (rate and
the pressure derivative method is that there is no simple
these new type curves can be used for the analysis of non-
transient to boundary-dominated flow behavior. These new
type curves can be used as a diagnostic tool for analysis and
Type curves for pressure drawdown solutions for a bounded
used for reservoir evaluation (comparison and combination
very effective at isolating and interpreting data trends that
volume; Effective permeability of the reservoir; Near-well
with petrophysical data), prediction of future reservoir
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 68 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.