Department of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering PMRE 6006: Well Test Analysis

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Final Exam, October 2023 Semester

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Make sure that your work can be followed clearly on the plot. Also, mention the figures,
tables etc where appropriate.
1. Consider 2 wells 50 ft apart. Well#A flows at 50 STB/D for 8 hours, then the rate is
increased to 80 STB/D. Well#B flows at 70 STB/D for 7 hours, and then the rate is
decreased to 25 STB/D. Following data are known:
k = 80 md h = 30 ft Ø = 0.30 μ = 1.5 cp ct = 1 X 10-5 /psi
Bo = 1.2 RB/STB pi = 2000 psia
Well A: rw = 0.5 ft s = +4 Well B: rw = 0.4 ft s = +2
a. Sketch the system with appropriate pressures and rates versus time [10]
b. Estimate the pressure at well A after 9 hours [10]

2. Well#A is located at 300 ft west from a sealing fault which runs along the north-south
direction. Well#B is located 800 ft away straight north from Well#A. Well#C is located
200 ft away from the fault, on the eastern side, and at the same latitude as that of Well#B.
Following data are available: [4 X 10 = 40]

Well Rate (STB/D) Wellbore radius (ft) Skin factor

A 1,000 0.5 +4

B 800 0.3 +2

C 1,200 0.5 -2

The formation on both side of the fault is homogeneous, isotropic, and having the same
properties. Following data are known about the reservoir:
k = 80 md h = 30 ft Ø = 0.30 μ = 1.5 cp ct = 1 X 10-5 /psi
Bo = 1.2 RB/STB pi = 3,000 psia
Assume that the production statred in all the wells at the same time, answer the following:
a. Make a sketch of the system
b. What will be the pressure at Well#A after 100 hours of production?
c. What will be the pressure at Well#B after 100 hours of production?
d. What will be the pressure at Well#C after 100 hours of production?

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3. From the data provided in Table Q2, answer the following: [4 X 10 = 40]
Table Q2: Reservoir and fluid data

Production rate (q), STB/D 600

Porosity (φ), % 20

Viscosity (µ), cp 1

Total Compressibility (ct), psi-1 1.61E-05

Wellbore Radius (rw), ft 0.365

Formation Thickness (h), ft 78

Formation Volume Factor of Oil (Bo), RB/STB 1.1

Initial reservoir pressure (pi), psia 3,000

Formation permeability (k), mD 150

a. What will be the wellbore pressure after 100 hours of production?

b. How long will it take to reach the wellbore pressure at 2,000 psia?
c. Suppose the value of k was not given. How would you proceed to estimate k?
d. What are the main assumptions that you used to solve this problem?

4. Welltest was conducted on an oil well “Elvis 01.” The relevant data are provided in
Tables Q3a and Q3b. The well is located at the center of a circular drainage area.
Table Q3a: Reservoir and fluid data

Last Production rate, STB/D 988

Cumulative production, STB 12,173

Porosity (φ), % 14

Viscosity (µ), cp 0.55

Total Compressibility (ct), psi-1 1.60E-05

Wellbore Radius (rw), ft 0.50

Formation Thickness (h), ft 60

Formation Volume Factor of Oil (Bo), RB/STB 1.15

Wellbore drainage area, Acre 640

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Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Final Exam, October 2023 Semester

Table Q3b: 3.94 3,672 24.60 4,245

Well Test Data 4.92 3,772 29.60 4,279
Test 5.91 3,873 34.50 4,306
duration, wellbore
hrs pressure 7.88 3,963 39.40 4,327

0.00 709 9.86 4,026 44.40 4,343

1.97 3,169 14.80 4,133 49.30 4,356

2.95 3,508 19.70 4,198 59.10 4,375

a. Identify the test type [10]

b. Analyze this test to find as much information as possible about the well/reservoir
system, and summarize your findings neatly in a table [50]

5. Following test data were obtained from Well “Aggieland01.” The rest of the relevent
data are provided in Table Q5a and Table Q5b.

Table Q5a: Well test data Table Q5b: Well, Reservoir &
Fluid data
t, hr pwf,psia t, hr pwf,psia

0.00 6,009.00 0.48 3,960.16 q 2500

0.02 5,867.82 0.56 3,835.59 pi 6009

0.02 5,845.93 0.65 3,727.20 ρ 53

0.02 5,819.43 0.75 3,630.08 Bo 1.21

0.03 5,792.50 0.87 3,538.77 µ 0.92

0.03 5,765.01 1.00 3,465.22 ct 8.72E-06

0.03 5,720.90 1.16 3,411.56 rw 0.401

0.04 5,688.36 1.34 3,361.60 φ 0.21

0.05 5,642.92 1.55 3,318.80 h 23

0.05 5,587.43 1.80 3,289.38

0.06 5,521.66 2.08 3,263.02

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0.07 5,459.70 2.41 3,231.28

0.08 5,389.75 2.79 3,216.27

0.10 5,306.48 3.23 3,200.34

0.11 5,211.11 3.74 3,175.40

0.13 5,117.79 4.32 3,162.30

0.15 5,009.74 5.00 3,139.87

0.17 4,886.13 5.79 3,133.46

0.20 4,769.13 6.71 3,114.87

0.23 4,635.16 7.76 3,092.78

0.27 4,501.08 8.98 3,081.99

0.31 4,365.85 10.40 3,062.07

0.36 4,219.70 12.03 3,047.29

0.42 4,089.84 13.93 3,037.98

16.12 3,018.23

18.66 3,002.85

21.60 2,988.93

c. Identify the test type [10]

d. Analyze this test to find as much information as possible about the well/reservoir
system, and summarize your findings neatly in a table [50]

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6. Following test data were obtained from Well “Spindletop 09.” The rest of the relevent
data are provided in Table Q6a and Table Q6b.

Table Q6a. Well Test Data Table Q6b. Well, Reservoir and
Fluid data
t, hr q pwf,
(stb/d) psig p@t=0 4412 psia

0.105 180 4332 Bo 1.136 rb/STB

0.151 177 4302 µ 0.80 cP

0.217 174 4264 h 70 ft

0.313 172 4216 ct 17 X 10-6/psi

0.45 169 4160 API 35

0.648 166 4099 rw 0.2 ft

0.934 163 4039 φ 0.04

1.34 161 3987 A 40 Acre

1.94 158 3952

2.79 155 3933

4.01 152 3926

5.78 150 3926

8.32 147 3927

9.99 145 3928

14.4 143 3931

20.7 140 3934

29.8 137 3937

43 134 3941

e. Identify the test type [10]

f. Analyze this test to find as much information as possible about the well/reservoir
system, and summarize your findings neatly in a table [50]

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Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Final Exam, October 2023 Semester

7. An oil well is producing at a constant flow rate of 300 STB/day under unsteady-state flow
conditions. The reservoir has the following rock and fluid properties:

Permebility, k mD 60

Porosity (φ), % 15

Viscosity (µ), cp 1.5

Total Compressibility (ct), psi-1 12.3E-06

Wellbore Radius (rw), ft 0.250

Formation Thickness (h), ft 15

Formation Volume Factor of Oil (Bo), RB/STB 1.25

Initial reservoir pressure, pi, psia 4,000

Location of the well- center of a circle

8. Calculate the pressure at radii of 0.25, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500 ft,
for 1 hour. Plot the results as: (a) pressure vs. the logarithm of radius; (b) pressure vs.
radius. [50]

9. Repeat part 1 for t 5 12 and 24 hours. Plot the results as pressure vs. logarithm of radius.
[50]
10. Calculate the skin factor resulting from the invasion of the drilling fluid to a radius of 2 ft.
The permeability of the skin zone is estimated at 20 md as compared with the unaffected
formation permeability of 60 md. The wellbore radius is 0.25 ft.
[10]

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