Well Productivity and Enhancement

Last Day Quiz

Name: Nabihah

1. Among Nodal Analysis applications, there is Selection of Tubing Size, Well Stimulation
Evaluation, Tubing Stress Analysis. Please comment.
Nodal Analysis combine variety components of the production system for an individual
well to estimate the production rates and also optimize the components of the
production system. We can see the impacts in the variations of tubing size, choke size,
surface pressure and inflow can have on the performance of the well.

2. In which reservoir conditions is Intermittent Gas Lift applied?

Intermittent gas lift systems can operate efficiently in low-pressure and low productivity
wells/reservoir. It is done at predetermined interval and fluids are produced in an
intermittent cycle.

3. What are Intensive Properties of a fluid?

Intensive properties: density, temperature, pressure

4. In a Gas in Solution Driving Mechanism, how to explain the sharp decrease in reservoir
pressure until bubble pressure is attained?
The reservoir producing without any assistant from any energy which explained the sharp
decrease in reservoir pressure. However, once it reach bubble pressure, the dissolved gas
in a reservoir will expand and become energy support to produce the reservoir fluid.

Pr RGP

Pb

Pr,RGP, ko / µo Bo

ko / µo Bo

CUMULATIVE OIL PROD. (Bbls), Np

5. What is Superficial Gas Velocity in a pipe?
V = Q/A
Superficial velocity is equal to the ratio of volume flow rate of the phase over the cross-
section of flow area.

6. t pressures below bubble pressure, which equation describes the pressure loss in a black
oil reservoir?
Vogel equation

7. Can the skin factor have the value s = -20? Explain.

No. the range of skin should be in between -7.5 to +infinity

8. Why is a good practice to underreame the open hole before performing a gravel pack?
To increase the efficiency of well flowing radius to improve on productivity index.

9. Why cased hole gravel pack normally present very high skin factors?
To control the sand production. In sand-producing formations, cased hole gravel pack is
preferred completion method.

10. What special completion equipment is placed in the long string of a dual completion in
front of the upper producing zone?
Blast joint.

11. Why a slanted well has a negative skin?

Due to isotropy effect. A slanted well should result in such negative skin, otherwise the
well is likely to be damaged. the unsteady-state flow of a somewhat compressible fluid
toward slanted wells was adapted. It was a well's slant and partial penetration.

12. Name one mineral that can originate fines migration.

Quartz

13. Name one mineral that can originate swelling when in contact with fresh water.
Smectite clay minerals, montmorillonite and bentonite.

14. Why the decrease of reservoir pressure is a factor that can provoke sand production?
Reduce reservoir pressure can cause increase amount of stress that applies on the
formation sand, increasing the effective overburden pressure. Formation could damage if
effective stress higher than formation strength

15. What is “good water”?

Good water is water than should be produce to produce the oil.

16. Why using a pre-flush in an acidizing job?

To clean out the excess fluid in the tubing and flush it to the reservoir.
17. What is Non-Dimensional Fracture Conductivity?
C,fd = (K,f x w) / (k x xf)
Non dimensional fracture conductivity is the ratio of fracture conductivity over the
product of formation permeability and fracture half-length

18. What is the purpose of a Velocity String?

A small diameter string to solve the liquid-loading problems.

19. What are the advantages of downhole gas compression?

Can be deploys into gas wells. Same as ESP, can provide more drawdown and increase the
production, reduce liquid loading.

20. Name two benefits of downhole multi-phase pumps.

Provides more drawdown and good for high liquid rated wells, not suitable for high GOR
well.