PCB3013-Well Test Analysis Tutorial# 2 Prof. Dr.

Mustafa Onur, UTP, September 2013

Analyze the following drawdown test data obtained at an oil well by using the Bourdet et al. Wellbore Storage and Skin Type Curves.
Table 1. Reservoir/well/fluid/rock property data

Reservoir Thickness, h, Well radii, rw,, Viscosity, , Porosiy, , Formation volume factor, Bo, Well oil flow rate, qsc, Total compressibility, ct,

30 ft 0.30 ft 0.94 cp 0.15 1.15 RB/STB 800 STB/D 1.1x10-5 1/psi

Table 2. Pressure and derivative versus time data for the observation well. Test duration t, hours Gauge pressure, psi Delta pressure, p, psi Derivative, dp/dlnt, psi

0 0.001 0.01 0.1 0.75 1.416667 3.2 4.95 6.95 10.9 16.38333 22.451 40.25

3253 3252.8 3251.3 3239.4 3198 3180 3154 3141 3130 3116 3106 3099 3083.6

0 0.2 1.72 13.6 55 73 99 112 123 137 147 154 169.4

0.2 1.6 10.4 26.4 29.9 30.5 31.3 31.9 27.7 26.2 26.7 26.2

(a) Use type curve matching of pressure change (or delta pressure) and derivative to estimate permeability k, wellbore storage coefficient C, and skin factor S using Bourdet et al. type curves. (b) Determine whether we can perform semi-log analysis of pressure data. If so, determine the time interval for which semilog analysis can be performed. Then, perform semi-log analysis of pressure data to determine permeability and skin factor. Discuss and compare your results found. Semilog plot of pressure data is given below. Solution 1-a. My match is shown below and my match points are shown in figure below: We determine k from pressure-match points as:

k=

141.2qB p D 141.2 800 1.15 0.94 0.2 = = 81.4 md. 30 h 10 p M .

We determine dimensionless wellbore storage CD from time-match points as:

CD =

0.0002637k t 0.0002637 81.4 1 4 2 t C = 0.15 0.94 1.1 10 5 0.32 3.7 = 4.15 10 ct rw D D M .

2 ct hrw 0.8936C 0.15 1.1 10 5 30 0.32 C = C = 4.15 10 4 = 0.207 D 2 0.8936 0.8936 ct hrw

Then the wellbore storage coefficient C in B/psi is computed from:

CD =

The skin factor S is computed from:

s=

CDe2 s 1 ln 2 CD

1 3 = ln = 4.8 2 4.15 10 4
1000

Pressure Change and its Bourdet Derivative, psi

100

10 Match Points (p)M = 10 psi,( t)M = 1 hr (pD)M = 0.2, (tD/CD) = 3.7 (CDe2s)M = 3 1

0.1 0.001

0.01

0.1 Time t (hr)

10

100

(c) If we use Rameys 1-1/5 log-cycle rule, the semilog-straight line should start at 0.6 hr because the unit-slope line ends at about 0.02 hr. Based on our match where derivative becomes 0.5 within 1% percent, the start of semilog line is at about 39 hr. So, we can perform semilog analysis of this drawdown data. The semilog plot of pressure vs. time is shown below:
3280

3240

Equation Y = -58.38 * log(X) + 3177.301264

Drawdown pressure, psi

3200

3160

3120

3080

3040 0.01

0.1

1 Time t (hr)

10

100

From slope we determine k as:

m=

162.6qB 162.6qB 162.6 800 1.15 0.94 k = = = 80.3 md kh mh 58.38 30

Skin factor s from intercept using the equation given below:

 pi pwf ,1hr k + 3.23 log S = 1.151 2 m ct rw 3253 3177.31 80.3 = 1.151 log + 3.23 5 2 58.38 0.15 1.1 10 0.94 0.3 = 4.9