PETE 107 Well Testing

Calculation HW 3: Pressure Buildup Flow Tests Name: Alhamzah Habeeb

Given out: May 6, 2020
Due Date: May 17, 2020

1. A well is centered in a square reservoir. Use Horner analysis to estimate formation permeability and
skin factor given the following formation and fluid properties – the area being 60 acres:

Producing Time, tp 980 Porosity, f (fraction) : 0.23

(hours):
Production Rate, q 269 Compressibility, ct (10-6 1/psi) : 8
(STB/d) :
h (ft) : 54 Oil FVF, Bo (RB/STB) : 1.36
Pwf (at t = 0), (psi) : 4195.73 Viscosity, m (cp) : 0.98
Well radius, rw (ft) : 0.4

Buildup Time Pressure

t (hours) (psia)
0.0000 4195.73
0.0300 4203.18
0.0600 4210.53
0.0900 4217.78
0.1271 4226.63
0.1796 4238.90
0.2537 4255.79
0.3583 4278.79
0.5061 4309.70
0.7149 4350.42
1.0098 4402.65
1.4264 4467.20 𝑚= =60 psi/cycle
2.0148 4542.90
2.8460 4625.49
4.020 4707.27 162.6 ∗ 269 ∗ 1.36 ∗ 0.89
5.679 4778.92 𝑘= = 16.34 𝑚𝑑
60 ∗ 54
8.021 4833.37
11.33 4869.42 ∗
16.00 4891.31 𝑠 = 1.151( − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 + 3.23)
∗µ∗ ∗
22.61 4905.14
31.93 4915.47 . .
45.11 4924.55 𝑠 = 1.151( − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 . ∗ . ∗ ∗ ∗ .
+ 3.23) = -5
62.61 4932.67
80.61 4938.67
98.61 4943.31
116.61 4947.06
134.61 4950.20
152.61 4952.87
170.61 4955.20
188.61 4957.25
 206.61 4959.08
224.61 4960.73
240.00 4962.01

2. Draw a picture illustrating a typical pressure buildup test Horner Plot. Show the curve itself, the straight
regression line, the storage part of the curve, p , and p*. Label all parts, points and axes. (Remember that
various books draw the Horner Plot with log [(tp + t)/t ] going from left to right or from right to left. Choose
either for your drawing.). What is the difference between p , and p*.

Pressure (psia)

5000

4800

4600
Pressure (psia)

4400

4200
ETR MTR LTR
4000
100000 10000 1000 100 10 1

The storage part of the curve occur in the ETR

The green arrow in the graph indicate p* which will be equal to Pi for new reservoirs.
Ṕ is the stabilized pressure after sufficient shut in time.
p* is the average pressure in the drainage area (extrapolate the MTR line to (tp + t)/t=1)

3. Give at least three ways in which reservoir engineers use pavg for a reservoir.

• used for characterizing a reservoir,

• computing its oil/gas in place,
• and predicting future behavior