Analyzing aquifer driven reservoirs using a computer-oriented approach /

a detailed discussion of analyzing field data with the new

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flumerfelt, Raymond William
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a detailed discussion of analyzing field data with the new
A new computer-oriented approach for analyzing aquifer driven
and production data. Instead, an initial reservoir model,
applying nonlinear optimization routines to the procedure
based on the flow properties, boundary conditions, and
construct an initial model.
depend specifically on a large amount of accurate pressure
determining original hydrocarbons-in-place and forecasting
developed. By incorporating both geological and historical
engineers with a more logical and accurate method for
entirely on knowledge of the aquifer properties, nor does it
even when no reservoir or aquifer data were available to
geometry of the aquifer, is refined by statistically matching
oriented technique has been applied successfully to determine
paper presents the mathematical models for this approach and
presented by Fetkovich for calculating water influx. This
pressure data to determine original hydrocarbons-in-place and
pressure data, the approach presented in this paper provides
procedure. Analytical models which rely on the properties of
production from aquifer driven reservoirs. The new computer-
reservoirs incorporates both geological and historical
the aquifer, and statistical methods which depend entirely on
the historical pressure data. This is accomplished by
the original gas-in-place for 16 gulf coast gas reservoirs,
the reservoir pressure history have been previously
to forecast production. This new approach does not rely
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 134 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.