WELL TEST ANALYSIS

(PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS)

Dr. Salam Al-Rbeawi

Misan University
dr.salam@uomisan.edu.iq
CHAPTER 6
WELL NEAR BOUNDARIES
DISTANCE TO FAULTS
6-1

Fig. 6-1
6-2
Fig. 6-2

Fig. 6- 3
 Fig. 6-4

Fig. 6-4

Fig. 6-5
Fig. 6-6

Fig. 6-6
 6-6 6-7

Fig. 6-7
 Pressure drawdown test
The plot of 𝒕 vs 𝑷𝒘𝒇 or 𝑫𝑷𝒘𝒇 on semi-log paper yields
two straight lines. The first is the infinite acting line while the
second is the impact of the nearest boundaries or a fault. The
slope of the second line is twice the slope of the first.
3500

3480

3460

3440
Pwf, psi

3420

3400

3380

3360
𝒕
3340
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs
 160

140

120

100
DPwf, psi

80

60

40

20
𝒕
0
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs

162.6𝑞𝜇𝐵 ∆𝑃𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 𝑘
𝑘 𝑠 1.151 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 + 3.23
𝑚1ℎ 𝑚1 ∅𝜇𝑐𝑡 𝑟𝑤2
 Pressure derivative-drawdown test
The plot of 𝒕 vs 𝑷′𝒘𝒇 or 𝑫𝑷′𝒘𝒇 on semi-log paper yields
two straight lines. The first is the infinite acting line while the
second is the impact of the nearest boundaries or a fault. The
slope of the two lines is (-1.0).
100000

10000
The
𝑫𝑷′𝒘

1000
D'Pwf, psi

100
𝑫𝑷′
10

𝑫𝑷′𝒘𝒇 .
1

0.1
𝒕 𝒕
0.01
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs
 Pressure derivative-drawdown test

160

140

120

100
The
DPwf, psi

∆𝑷
80

60

40

20
𝒕 𝒕
0
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs
 Example-9
rw 0.4ft ct 0.00001242psi-1 h 70 ft
po 0.2 q 1980 bbl/day B 1.328 bbl/STB
u 1.2cp Pi 3500 psi
t, hrs Pwf, psi t, hrs Pwf, psi t, hrs Pwf, psi t, hrs Pwf, psi
0.0000 3500 0.0078 3443.57 0.3377 3417.1 22.692 3382.04
0.0001 3492.98 0.0090 3440.53 0.4514 3415.16 30.332 3378.44
0.0002 3486.99 0.0139 3439.53 0.6034 3413.23 40.543 3374.78
0.0004 3481.8 0.0160 3437.54 0.8066 3411.29 54.192 3371.08
0.0005 3477.69 0.0214 3436.55 1.0781 3409.3 72.437 3367.34
0.0007 3473.19 0.0248 3434.58 1.4411 3408.27 96.823 3363.57
0.0008 3470.84 0.0331 3433.6 1.6661 3406.1 129.419 3359.79
0.0009 3468.48 0.0383 3431.64 2.227 3403.74 172.99 3355.99
0.0010 3466.13 0.0512 3430.67 2.9767 3401.18 200 3354.08
0.0014 3461.64 0.0592 3428.72 3.9788 3398.4
0.0018 3454.17 0.0792 3426.78 5.3183 3395.43
0.0024 3450.07 0.1058 3424.84 7.1087 3392.28
0.0038 3447.77 0.1414 3422.91 9.502 3388.98
0.0050 3446.69 0.1890 3420.98 12.701 3388.98
0.0058 3444.6 0.2527 3419.04 16.977 3385.56
 160

140

120

100
DPwf, psi

∆𝑷
80

60

40

20
𝒕 . 𝒕 .
0
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs
 𝑚1 16 𝑃𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 3412 𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑡𝑥 7.0

162.6𝑞𝜇𝐵 162.6 ∗ 1980 ∗ 1.2 ∗ 1.328

𝑘 458 md
𝑚1 ℎ 16 ∗ 70

𝑃𝑖 − 𝑃𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 𝑘
𝑠 1.151 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 + 3.23 −0.29
𝑚1 ∅𝜇𝑐𝑡 𝑟𝑤2
 100000
𝑫𝑷′𝒘
10000

1000
D'Pwf, psi

100
𝑫𝑷′
10

𝑫𝑷′𝒘𝒇 . .
1
𝒕 .
0.1
𝒕 .
0.01
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
𝒕 .
time, hrs
 160

140

120

100
DPwf, psi

∆𝑷
80

60

40

20
𝒕 . 𝒕
0
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
time, hrs
 Type equation here.

𝑚1 −1 𝐷𝑃 ′𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 7 𝑡1 1.0 𝑡2 17.0 𝑡𝑟 0.1

∆𝐷𝑃′𝑤𝑏𝑠 40000 𝐷𝑃 ′𝑟 85 𝐷𝑃𝑟 75

70.6𝑞𝜇𝐵 70.6 ∗ 1980 ∗ 1.2 ∗ 1.328

𝑘 454.6 md
ℎ∆𝐷𝑃′𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 70 ∗ 7

∆𝑃𝑟 𝑘
𝑠 1.151 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 + 3.23 −1.0
𝑡𝑟 ∗ ∆𝐷𝑃′𝑟 ∅𝜇𝑐𝑡 𝑟𝑤2

𝑞𝐵 1 1980 ∗ 1.328 1
𝐶 ∗ 0.00274
24 ∆𝐷𝑃′𝑤𝑏𝑠 24 40000

𝑡1 + 𝑡2
𝑡𝑥 9.0
2
 Pressure build-up test
Horner plot
3500
3450
3400
3350
3300

Pws, psi
3250
3200
3150
𝒕 + ∆𝒕
∆𝒕 3100
3050
3000
10000 1000 100 10 1
Horner time
Equivalent tint

3500
3450
3400
3350
3300
Pws, psi

3250
3200
3150
3100
∆𝒕
3050
3000
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Δte
MDH plot
3500
3450
3400
3350
3300
Pws, psi

3250
3200
3150
3100
(∆𝒕)_𝒙
3050
3000
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Δt, hrs
 162.6𝑞𝜇𝐵
𝑘
𝑚1ℎ

∆𝑃𝑤𝑓1.0ℎ𝑟 𝑘
𝑠 1.151 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 + 3.23
𝑚1 ∅𝜇𝑐𝑡 𝑟𝑤2
 First pressure derivative

100
Pws, psi

𝑷𝒘 .
10

∆𝒕

1
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Δte ∆𝒕

∆𝑡1 + ∆𝑡2
∆𝑡𝑥
2
 Example-10
rw 0.4ft po 0.14
ct 0.000022psi-1 h 18ft
Pi 3750psi-1 Np 9000Stb
q 180Stb/Day Bo 1.31bbl/Stb
u 1.8cp

Δt, psi Pws, psi Δt, psi Pws, psi

0 2840 13 3320
0.5 3100 20 3333
1.1 3170 30 3343
1.6 3199 40 3350
2.5 3240 50 3363
3.5 3278 70 3382
5 3290 100 3400
7 3302 150 3423
9 3310 250 3450
 Horner plot
𝑡𝑝 + ∆𝑡
𝑚1 70 𝑚2 140 42 𝑃𝑤𝑠1.0 ℎ𝑟 3240 𝑝𝑠𝑖
∆𝑡
𝑥

𝑘 54.8 𝑚𝑑 𝑠 1.328 𝑑 204.5 𝑓𝑡

3500
3450
3400
3350
3300

Pws, psi
3250
3200
3150
𝒕 + ∆𝒕
∆𝒕 3100
3050
3000
10000 1000 100 10 1
Horner time
First pressure derivative
∆𝑡1 7.0 ∆𝑡2 27 𝑃′𝑤𝑠1.0 ℎ𝑟 35

𝑘 47.6 𝑚𝑑 ∆𝑡𝑥 17 𝑑 147.0 𝑓𝑡

100
Pws, psi

𝑷𝒘 .
10

∆𝒕 .

1
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Δte ∆𝒕