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Lesson 1 - Introduction

* Reservoir Engineers have to come up with an

optimal field development strategy

Reservoir Model

Economic Model

Field Development Strategy

* The Economic Model

takes into account present and projected economic information, such as: Price of oil and gas Interest rate Return on investment Etc.

* The Reservoir Model

is used to predict the physical behavior of the field, in terms of rate of production, and fluid recovery, for different operating conditions.

* In order to perform realistic predictions, the

reservoir model must represent the actual reservoir as closely as possible.

* A reservoir model is never definitive, but must

be adjusted as new information becomes available when additional wells are drilled

* The parameters used for the construction of

reservoir model are obtained from:

Direct measurements
On cores or cuttings while drilling, on PVT samples etc. Results of interpretation of: Seismic data Electric log data Well test data etc.

* Only well testing provides information on the

dynamic behavior of a reservoir.

* A well test may provide information on:

Permeability Initial or average reservoir pressure Near well bore conditions Reservoir flow behavior Reservoir size Inflow performance response

Communication between wells etc.

* A well test essentially consist of recording the

down hole pressure response due to changes in flowrate.

* The response, which is a function of reservoir

characteristics and the production history, can be interpreted by analysis of the change in pressure p, versus elapsed time t.

* Well test objectives:

Reservoir Evaluation

Reservoir Management
Reservoir Description

* Reservoir Evaluation
To reach a decision on how to produce a reservoir or not to produce it at all, we need to evaluate the reservoir.

* We need the following data:

Deliverability Properties

Size

* Reservoir Management
During the life of the reservoir, we need to monitor its performance and well condition

* Reservoir Description
Well test data can be used for reservoir

description

* Well testing and decline curve analysis:

In pressure transient analysis, the pressure transient is considered to be a response of a specific flow rate history. In DCA, we consider flowrate response to a specific pressure history.

* Theoretically, both are same. Practical

applications are different.

* Next Lecture:
Types of well tests, continued discussion

on fundamentals

* References: 1.
System analysis part 1, Well test interpretation for monophasic oil by analysis of pressure behavior by Flopetrol Johnston Schlumberger Modern well test analysis a computer aided approach by Ronald N. Horne

2.