Problem 6-1

Fluid Flow: Well Testing

Using the rock and fluid property data for the Red Reservoir and a flow rate of 1000 STBPD, calculate the following:

1. The producing bottomhole pressure at times of 1, 10 and 100 hours assuming transient flow

2. The producing bottomhole pressure at the start of pseudosteady state flow (p at re = pi)

3. The length of the transient flow period?

Pertinent Data

Net pay thickness, ft 25.5 30 ft gross with 0.85 N/G

Well drainage radius, ft 2640
Drainage shape Circular
Wellbore radius, ft 0.35
Wellbore skin factor 0

Oil Saturation, fraction 0.74

Water Saturation, fraction 0.26
Net Pay Porosity, fraction 0.204
Effective Permeability to Oil, md 15.5
Pore Volume Compressibility, psi -1 2.70E-06
Water Compressibility, psi-1 2.50E-06

Initial Reservoir Pressure, psi 5084

Oil Compressibility, psi-1 1.63E-05
Oil FVF, rb/stb 1.41
Oil Viscosity, cp 0.303