TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ________
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Abstract
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Chapter .1
1- Introduction of well testing
2

1.2- Purpose of well testing

3

1.3- Types of Well Tests

4

1.4 - Transient Well Testing

5

1.5- Pressures build up testing

6

1.6- Skin factor

8

1.7. Flow Efficiency

9

1.8. Pressure draw down testing 11

Chapter.2

2- Reservoir Study
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2.1- The ideal reservoir model 16

 2.2- The diffusivity equation................... ..................
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2.3- The diffusivity equation... ............

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2.4. Solution to the diffusivity equation 18

2.5. Steady state solution

18

2. 6. Semi steady state solution

18

2. 7. Infinite reservoir (line source solution) 19

2. 8. Rock Properties 19
2. 8.1. Porosity 19
2.8.2. Permeability 20
2.8.3. A practical definition of a Darcy
20

2.9. Hydraulic fracture 21

2.10. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) 22

2.11. Oil Recovery Mechanisms

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Chapter.3

3- Sirte Basin and Nasser Oil Field

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3.1- Sirte Basin

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3.2- Nasser Field (Zelten Field)

29

3.2.1-Introduction
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 3.3- Ruaga Main Pay (RMP)
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3.4- Harash reservoir

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3.5 - Kheir formation

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CAPTER
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Chapter.4

4- Post-Fracture Pressure Build-up Analysis South East Nasser Well C262-6

Harash Reservoir

4.1- Introduction
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4.2 - Identification of different flow periods

37

4.3- Analysis of the early-time linear flow period

37

4.4- Analysis of the pseudo-radial flow period

38

4.5- Analysis of the test data using Type-Curve matching technique 40

4.6- Estimation of skin factor

42

4.7- Conclusion
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4.8- Recommendations
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 4.9 Terms definition
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4.10 Appendix: Well Test Data
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Table of Figures
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Figure (1-1) Idealised rate pressure history 6

Figure (1-2) Idealised draw down test 12

Figure (1-3) Semi log plot of pressure draw down 13

Figure (2-1) Accumulation of oil and gas into a reservoir 19

Figure (2-2) Definition of Darcy law 20

Figure (2-3) co2 Enhanced oil recovery 23

Figure (2-4) Thermal recovery 23

Figure (3-1) Major Structural elements of Libya 27

Figure (3-2) Sirte basin stratigraphy 28

Figure (3-3) Zelten formation stratigraphy 31

Figure (3-4) Production performance 34

Figure (3-5) Top Harash depth structure map 34

Figure (4-1) Pressure history plot 43

Figure (4-2) Conventional pressure time log- log graph 44

Figure (4-3) Square root of time plots 45

Figure (4-4) Square root of time plots 46

Figure (4-5) Horner plot 47

Figure (4-6) Miller Dyes Hutchinson plot (MDH 48

Figure (4-7) Fracture length and well spacing 49

Figure (4-8) Type curve matching approach of post fracture build up data 50

List of Tables
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Table (1-1) Term definition 8

Table (2-1) Darcy and practical units 21

Table (4-1) Reservoir data 36

Table (4-2) Pressure build up test data 51

Table (4-3) Pressure build up test data 52

Table (4-4) Pressure build up test data 53

Table (4-5) Pressure build up test data 54