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Bruns 1965
Bruns 1965
Bruns 1965
Production Curves
J. R. BRUNS
MEMBER AIME
PHILlIPS PETROLEUM CO.
M. J. FETKOVICH
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA.
JUNIOR MEMBER AIME
V. C. MEITZ EN
ooL----oLo----2-"O-o--~30LO~--4~O~0~~5~O~0--~6700~~7=070--~80~'0~~9700~-1~000 °OL----1--'070--~20~0~~3~0~0----,-40~0--~5~00~--6=0~0--~7700~~8=0~0-----.:90:-:0~~1~000
CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED (BSCF) CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED IBscn
Fig. 2-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx, Fig. 6-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx,
Schilthuis method. van Everdingen-Hurst method, finite, Ra/R, = 10.
CP/Z(PSIA) CP/Z(PSIA)
5000 ___________ _
WATER 5000 AQUIFER
ENCROACHMENT PERMEABILITY
FACTOR RUN NO. SYMBOL (MILLIDARCIES)
RUN NO. SYMBOL (CU. FT InIMO)/PSI/YR)
4000 4000 27 0 10
0 25000 28 • 100
90000
3000 10 150.000 3000
6
250.000 WATER COMP = 30 X10- II PS I
II
12 340.000 POROSITY=0.25
2000 610.000 2000 VISCOSITY=1.0 CPS
13
14 2.500.000 RES RADIUS =5880 rr
PAY 100 FT
1000
IOOOl
oOL----ILOO----2--'0-0----,-30LO----4~0~0----''--5~0~0--~6LOO~--7=070-----.:80:-:0~----:9·00~0 00~--~1700~--2~0~0--,-~3700~--4~0~0~~50~0,--,6~0~0--~70~0,--,8~on0---g,90~0'-~100cH00
CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED (BSCF) CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED (BSCn
Fig. 3-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx, Fig. '-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx,
Hurst simplified method. van Everdingen-Hurst method, finite, R,,/ R, = 1.5.
CP/Z(PSIA) CP/Z(PSIA)
5000 AQUIFER 5000 AQUIFER
PERMEABILITY PERMEABILITY
RUN NO. SYMBOL (MILLIDARCIES) RUN NO. SYMBOL IMILLIDARCIES)
4000 15 0
29 0 10
16
17
• 10
100
30 18
31 39.3
3000
6 32 100
WATER COMP = 3.0XIO- IIPSI
POROSITY = 0.25 6
WATER COMP = 30 X 10 IIPSI
2000 VISCOSITY=1.0 CPS
POROSITY=0.25
RES RADIUS=5880 FT
VISCOSITY =1.0 CPS
RES RADIUS = 5880 FT.
1000 1000 PAY 100 FT.
°0~--~10~0~~2~070--~30:-:0~~4~00~~5=0~0-----.:60~0~~7~0~0-----.:80~0~----:9~00~~1~000 °0~--~10~0~~2~0~0-----.:3700~--4~0~0--~50~0~-.6~0~0---,,70~0~-.8~0~0--~9~0~0--'-7.10~00
CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED (Bscn CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED IBSCF)
Fi·g. 4-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx, Fij!,'. 8-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx,
van Everdingen-Hurst, finite, Ra/ Rr = 1.5. van Everdingen-Hurst method, finite, Ra/Rr = 5.
jP/ZIPSIA) CPIZ(PSIA)
5000 AQUIFER
PERMEABILITY 5000N~--6--""<--6--<~'----d-----"-""<--l>-,""'" AQUIFER
PERMEABILITY
RUN NO. SYMBOL IMILLIDARCIES) RUN NO. SYMBOL IMILLIDARCIES)
'<
18 I 4000 '\
0 33 10
19 10
"- '\ 0
20 100 "-
34
35
• 15.8
31.5
21 1000 3000 "- 36 100
"-
WATER COMPo 3.0XIO- 6 IIPSI
"- 37 1000
"- 38 10000
POROSITY=0.25 2000 "- '\
VISCOSITY=1.0 CPS 6
RES RADIUS = 5880 FT. "'\ '\
WATER COMPo 30XI0
POROSITY= 0.25
IIPSI
Fig. 5-Curves of p/z for gas reservoirs with water influx, Fig. 9-Curves of p/z for gas reservoir's with water influx,
van Everdingen-Hurst method, finite, Ra/ R, = 5. van Everdingen-Hurst method, finite, Ra/R, = 10.
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 BOO 900 1000
Conclusions
CUMULATIVE GAS PRODUCED eSsen
Eg. i (j illustrates the increasing error that occurs if a Fig. lO-Comparison of p/z curves for increasing aquifer
pi;: c,'ve is ex~rapulated wit.1 no regard for water en- sizes, van Everdillgen-Hur><t, radial finile.
croach; .. ent. As the relative size of the aquifer increases
from R,,/R, = 1.5 to 10, the error increases from a negli-
APPENDIX A
gible amount to an estimate of over 100 per cent of the
actual in;tial gas in place. This estimate would be made Derivation of the Basic Equations
after 65 per cent of the initial gas in place is produced.
This leads to the principal conclusion that it is danger- The apparent reserves for a gas field are those deter-
ous tJ extrapulate pi z cnarts on a straight line without mined when no water encroachment is assumed, or,
considering the possibility of water influx. (A-I)
Runs performed here eliminated measurement error and
the curved pJrtions were produced under realistic produc- where Vp; is the original pore volume, cu ft.
tion schedules. Thus, curved portions at the start of pro-
V p is the pore volume containing gas at some later time.
duction history can be caused by the unsteady-state nature
of the aquifer and not solely by measurement errors. So, (A-2)
these curved p;:;rtions should not be neg;ected, but ought
U be I egardeJ as an indication of possible water en- V P1 = Gil B yl , (A-3 )
croachment.
where G" = the apparent original gas in place, scf
These results make a case for accelerated early pro- G p = cumulative gas produced, scf
duction so that the inflections will be accentuated, per-
mitting better early estimates of gas in place. By; and B" are the gas formation volume factors, cu
ft/scf.
Acknowledgment p". T; Z,
B.IIi (A-4)
The authors thank the Phillips Petroleum Co. for per- p;T"
LLSSkD tJ pLi;ush 1h,s W~L,. Special thanKS are uue
R. Y. Smith for his cooperation and assistance.
p". T z
B" -
p J,
(A-5)
Hefcrcnces Substituting Eqs. A-2 and A-3 into Eq. A-I and solving
for G n gives
I. Scliiithui,.. It .I.: "Acti\e Oil and ile.'t"fYoir Energy", Trllns.,
Ai:'IE 1.1\1;36) 113, 33.
2. \an E\erd,ngell, A. F. and I-Iur,;t, W.: "The Application of the G" = G"(B !J ~13 ljl
) (A-6)
Laplace 'j"ranohr;llation to 1'10\\ lJroblcm,. in l{eservoirs", {ran.I.,
ABLE (19-t9) 136, 30S. When water encroachment is considered, Eq. A-I is re-
placed by
;3. Bur'l, W.: "Wall'!" Influx into a llcseryoir and Its Application
10 the E'Iua:ion of Volumetric Balance", Trans., Ali\li (194.'3) (A-7)
151, :;7.
to account for the water influx We.
-1-. y"n Eyerdingen, A. F., Timmerman, E. H. and ~lc:\lahon, 1. J.:
"AJlplication ot the ~laterial Balance Equation to a Partial Under these conditions, G a in Eqs. A-2 and A-3 is de-
W,w I' IhiYe Reseryoir", Trans., AnlE (1953) 193, 51. fined as G, (real initial in place gas), or,
5. hr,;,,". S. J.: Oil nesen'oir Engineering, 2nd Ed. ~1("Graw-Hill
V" = (G,-Gl')B,I' (A-8)
!juck (:" .. Inc .. :'iell York (19SH) 60H.
and
6. S:anlcy. L. T.: "Cune-Filling Cuts :\Iaterial Balance Calcula- (A-9)
tion"". Pel. Eng. (Aug., 1961) 90.
Substitution of Eqs. A-8, A-9, and
7. Hubhard. R. '\1. and Elenbaas, .I. rc:
"Determining Gad'"ill"d
Po,,, \olume in a Water-Driyp Cas Storag" Reoeryoir", Jour. W, = K, S(p,t) (A-IO)
Pet. Te,/'. I April, 1964) .'3H:3.
into Eq. A-7 gives
B. Frick. T. c.: Petroleum Production Handbook, Vol. II, Me-
Crall-' fill Book Co., Inc., New York (1962) .'l0. GpB K" S(p,t)
G,. = (B y - VD) (A-II)
9. Cnllender, .\1. H. and Smith, R. V.: ""i'mctical Solution of Cas- yi (B,,-B";)
1':011 lo~q,wlions for Wells and PipelinES \\ith Large Ternlwrature
(,r,,<1;,'l1ls", Tillns .. AnlE (19561 207, ;2B1. where K" is the water encroachment factor and S(p,!)
is a function of pressure and time and describes the un- Infinite Radial System
steady-state water influx.
(0.01 < !:It'/i ::;: 10')
Subtraction of Eq. A-II from Eq. A-6 results In the q~t'/i = e (A,ln..>t", +A,) In''>t'li )"+ A,(lnllt,/i)" + Adln..>t./i) I + A,)
basic equation
where A, = 0.647692
K" S(p,t)
G u = G, + (B.({ -B ill ..)- (A-12) A, = 0.0177318
APPENDIX B Ai = -0.0002737391
(Pi + Pi-,) The finite radial systems are defined by the infinite
where !:lp, p, - - 2 (8-2) radial Eq. B-lO, where Mol, > 0.01 and less than the mid-
dle range defined in Table 4. In the middle range the
and M, (B-3 ) dimensionless flow is defined by an equation of the same
form as Eq. B-IO, but with constants shown in Table 4.
where n = number of pressure points
Table 4 also gives the steady-state values applicable above
t, = time in years
p = aquifer pressure (inner boundary) psia.
the middle range. ***
Hurst-Simplified Method
n !:lp, ~t,
S(p,t) = "
...... (8-4 )
i=-- 2 InC 12t,) ,
where !:lp, and !:It, are still defined by Egs. 8-2 and 8-3
S(p,t) (8-5 )
where
~ . _ P'+l-P,
p, - --2--' (8-6)