GAS

WELL
TESTING
MUHAMAD HAIKAL ZULFANIZWAR
(071001800070)
 INTRODUCTION
OF GAS WELL TESTING

THE PURPOSE OF GAS WELL TESTING

• The main purpose of gas well testing is to determine the

capability of a formation to produce gas.
• To estimate skin factor or drilling and completion related
damage to gas well.
• To obtain reservoir parameters.
GAS SYSTEMS
OF FLUID FLOW
GAS RADIAL DIFFUSIVITY
 By combining the transient flow with Darcy’s law, the equation represents as follows:

By combining the continuity and Darcy’s law equation, the equation get obtained in
general forms as follows:

For the Radial Flow of Equation 2:

GAS RADIAL DIFFUSIVITY
 If
assuming the flow is laminar and the rock properties are constant
and neglecting the gravity, the equation is obtained for the
isothermal conditions as follows:

For the Radial Flow of Equation 4:

In gasfield units:
GAS RADIAL DIFFUSIVITY
 Equation5 can be modified into simultaneous flow of gas, oil,
and water. The equation as follows:
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Where
 = gas deviation factor
 = total system isothermal compressibility,
 = total mobility
 =
 =
BASIC GAS FLOW
 This Basic Gas Flow equation is related to the Darcy’s law.
+
For the Radial Flow:

The calculation formula for the pseudopressure:

Where
BASIC GAS FLOW
 

For and the formula is written as follows:

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For the Radial Flow is expressed as:
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DIMENSIONLESS PROPERTIES OF GAS RADIAL SYSTEM
  Method formulations are represents as follows:
For defining the method is written as follows:

Dimensionless time:

Dimensionless flow rate:

Method formulation of pressure is written as follows:

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DIMENSIONLESS PROPERTIES OF GAS RADIAL SYSTEM

  Methodformulations are represents as follows:

Dimensionless time:
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Dimensionless flow rate:
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Dimensionless pressure:
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DIMENSIONLESS PROPERTIES OF GAS RADIAL SYSTEM

  Methodformulations are represents as follows:

Dimensionless time:
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Dimensionless flow rate:
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Dimensionless pressure:
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THE EXAMPLE OF DIMENSIONLESS
PROPERTIES PROBLEMS
  Agas well produced at a constant rate of for a time, and The
following data are listed below.

´𝑝=1900psia ,𝑝𝑖=2000psia ,𝑧𝑙=0.750,𝑧𝑖=0.780,𝑧1800=0.900,

 

 • Calculate the dimensionless time, dimensionless pressure, and

dimensionless flow rate using , and method.
THE SOLUTIONS OF DIMENSIONLESS
PROPERTIES PROBLEMS
 method
Dimensionless time:

 Dimensionless flow rate:

 Dimensionless pressure:
 method
Dimensionless time:

 Dimensionless flow rate:

 Dimensionless pressure:
 Method
Dimensionless time:

 Dimensionless flow rate:

 Dimensionless pressure:
PSEUDOPRESSURE
VS PRESSURE
 •If the pressure is 2000
psia, so the
pseudopressure is
• If the pressure is 1800
psia, so the
pseudopressure is
GAS PSEUDOPRESSURE

 Theuse of a is equivalent to method with the provision of well

pressures are below 2000 psi.
The equation of gas pseudopressure is elaborated below.
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 DELIVERABILITY TEST IN GAS WELL

This section consist of Flow-After-Flow, Isochronal, and

Modified Isochronal Test.
GAS WELL TEST USING DELIVERABILITY TESTS
GAS WELL DELIVERABILITY
GOALS:
• Productivity of a gas well is
prescribed with deliverability
testing.
• Deliverability tests are used
to specify reservoir rate-
pressure behavior.
• The Deliverability tests obtain
an inflow performance curve
or gas-backpressure curve.
DELIVERABILITY TESTS
METHODS:
• Tests that use all stabilized
data.
• Tests that use a combination
of stabilized and transient
data.
• Tests that use all transient
data.
 STABILIZED FLOW
 

If psia, the equation is assumed as method. Meanwhile if psia, the equation is

assumed as method.

From the Equation 10, analysis of gas well testing would be determined in
regard to method.
FLOW-AFTER-FLOW TEST

• This test is also known as backpressure test. This type of test

produce the well at a stabilized flow rates.
• Flow-After-Flow test is applied to high permeability formation.
• The drawbacks of backpressure test are wasting valuable natural
gas and generate water coning.
• But the advantage is the backpressure test takes a short time in
steady-state flow conditions.
  method

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method
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Method
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ISOCHRONAL TEST

 • Isochronal test is related

to the principle that the
radius of investigation is
a function of the flow
rate.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL TEST

• The modified isochronal test is equal to the isochronal test, except

the shut-in periods.
• The drawback of modified isochronal is less accurate than the
isochronal test as the shut-in pressure cannot switch-over as the
average reservoir pressure.
 PRESSURE DRAWDOWN TEST

In this section, the Pressure vs Time, Slope, and Skin Factor

written as part of discussion
PRESSURE DRAWDOWN TEST

 •Pressure Drawdown Test flow a well to obtain reservoir parameters at a

constant flow rates.
• The use of this test is to obtain permeability, skin factor, and reservoir volume.
method
Pressure vs Time:
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Slope:
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Skin Factor:
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 PRESSURE BUILDUP TEST

• In this section, the Pressure vs Time, Slope, and Skin

Factor written as part of discussion.
PRESSURE BUILDUP TEST
 •Pressure Build up Test is the simplest method to perform the gas well to
analyze its reservoir characteristics.
• Pressure Buildup Test uses the data from the Pressure Drawdown Test.
method
Pressure vs Time
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Slope:
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Thank you!