Drawdown Tests

In a drawdown test, bottomhole pressure is continuously measured with time, as the well is flowed at a constant rate. The reservoir and well pressures must be constant before the well starts flowing.

Information from Drawdown Tests

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Permeability Damage skin Distance to boundaries Depletion Variation in reservoir properties.

Analysis Method

Assumption: Infinite-acting (transient) flow

Analysis Method
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Where

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Semi-log Plot

Permeability and Skin

Flow Capacity

Skin Factor

Pressure Drawdown Example

Pressure Drawdown Example

Pressure Drawdown Example

Identifying MTR

Pressure Derivative Calculation

Pressure and Pressure Derivative

Modeling
A model is an idealization of a flow system A mathematical equation describing the flow system is solved to obtain reservoir and well parameters

Three things are required to make a model: Well type Reservoir type Boundary type

Modeling
In modeling we compare wellbore pressures calculated from the model with Wellbore pressures actually measured during the well test

Computer-Assisted Analysis

Recommended Steps:

1.Derivative Analysis 2.Straight Line Analysis 3.Modeling

Computer-Assisted Analysis

Software = SAPHIR