TY - GEN
T1 - Short term Analysis of wells with finite conductivity fractures using simultaneously measured transient pressure and flow rate
AU - Almehaideb, R. A.
AU - Abou-Kassem, J. H.
AU - Osman, Mohammed E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1998. Society of Petroleum Engineers.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Analyses of variable flow rate tests have been given special attention recently because it is generally impractical to keep a constant flow rate long enough in the field to perform a drawdown test. Also, in many other situations, the early time data are usually affected by wellbore storage. For fractured wells, this early time period represents linear or bilinear flow in fractures. Thus, it is very important to devise a technique that would allow a petroleum engineer to obtain reservoir in addition to fracture characteristics such as fracture conductivity and fracture half-length, using this early flow data. In this paper, a new mathematical model is developed to describe drawdown and buildup tests for wells intersected by finite conductivity fractures. This new model utilizes the convolution method to arrive at a solution for downhole pressure versus time using simultaneously measured downhole pressure and sandface rates. Analysis based on the solution of this new model allows one to calculate directly both reservoir and fracture characteristics. Results obtained are verified by solving two field examples to demonstrate the model capabilities. A step by step procedure for analysis is also presented.
AB - Analyses of variable flow rate tests have been given special attention recently because it is generally impractical to keep a constant flow rate long enough in the field to perform a drawdown test. Also, in many other situations, the early time data are usually affected by wellbore storage. For fractured wells, this early time period represents linear or bilinear flow in fractures. Thus, it is very important to devise a technique that would allow a petroleum engineer to obtain reservoir in addition to fracture characteristics such as fracture conductivity and fracture half-length, using this early flow data. In this paper, a new mathematical model is developed to describe drawdown and buildup tests for wells intersected by finite conductivity fractures. This new model utilizes the convolution method to arrive at a solution for downhole pressure versus time using simultaneously measured downhole pressure and sandface rates. Analysis based on the solution of this new model allows one to calculate directly both reservoir and fracture characteristics. Results obtained are verified by solving two field examples to demonstrate the model capabilities. A step by step procedure for analysis is also presented.
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U2 - 10.2118/49461-ms
DO - 10.2118/49461-ms
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85058425530
SN - 9781555633752
T3 - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 1998, ADIPEC 1998
SP - 88
EP - 101
BT - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 1998, ADIPEC 1998
PB - Society of Petroleum Engineers
T2 - 8th Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 1998, ADIPEC 1998
Y2 - 11 November 1998 through 14 November 1998
ER -