PCB 3013

WELL TEST ANALYSIS

Problems
BY

DR.ABDUL HAQUE TUNIO

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 Problem: Ei-Function
A single well in a reservoir is producing a constant oil rate of 110 STB/D. Some relevant
data for this reservoir are:

= 1.3 cp ct = 1.62x10-5 psi-1 = 18 %

Pi = 2800 psia re = 3500 ft rw = 0.3 ft
B = 1.25 bbl/STB h = 80 ft k = 75 md
s =1.5

Find:

a) Well flowing pressure after one month of production.

b) Reservoir pressure at radii of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 100 ft, 1000 ft for the same production
time. Plot the pressure profile.
c) Solve part a by using PROG3.
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 SOLUTION: Equations

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SOLUTION
a) The dimensionless time is obtained by Eq. 1.4.a;

0.0002637(75)(720)
tD 5
41737891.7
(0.18)(1.3)(1.62 10 )(0.3) 2

Notice that the ratio tD/rD2 is much higher than 70, then the logarithmic approximation of
Ei expressed by Eq. 1.9 can be used:

tD
Ei x ln 2 0.80907 ln41737891.7 0.80907 18.3559
rD
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 If knowing the value of x from Eq. 1.8.b, the exponential integral can be evaluated from
tables 1.3 or Fig. 1.2. PROG2 can also be used to evaluate the exponential integral. PROG3
is a friendly computer program to solve the type of problems like this example.

948(0.18)(1.3)(1.62 105 )(0.3)2

x 5.9895 109
75(30)(24)

then, Ei is evaluated using PROG2 as:

Ei = 18.356

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 If value of x is less than 0.02

Ei (-x) = ln(1.781x)
= ln (1.781x 5.9895)
= 18.356

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The above value agrees very well with that one obtained from Eq. 1.9. The well flowing
pressure is estimated from Eq. 1.11:

162.6(110)(1.3)(1.25) (75)(720)
Pwf 2800 log 5
3.23 0.8686(1.5)
(0.18)(1.3)(1.62 10 )(1)
2
(75)(80)

Pwf = 2755.3 psi

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 Eq. 1.11 is limited by the value of tD/rD2. If it were the case, pressure is solved in Eq. 1.5
and PD, from Eq. 1.7, is replaced in the resulting equation;

70.6q B
P(r , t ) Pi Ei ( x) (1.14.b)
kh

Plugging the known parameters in the above equation:

70.6(110)(1.3)(1.25)
P(r , t ) 2800 18.356 2755.1 psi
(75)(80)

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b) At a radius of 1 foot, the value of x is calculated using Eq. 1.8.b;

948(0.18)(1.3)(1.62 105 )(1) 2

x 6.655x108
75 (30 24)

Ei is evaluated by PROG2 as 15.948

The pressure is estimated from Eq. 1.14.b:

70.6(110)(1.3)(1.25)
P(r , t ) 2800 15.948 2766.5 psi
(75)(80)

Pressure values for the remaining radii are reported in table 1.4 and plotted in Fig. 1.3. It
is observed in that plot that the highest pressure drop takes place in the region near the
wellbore, as expected.
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Fig. 1.4 presents the result form the execution of PROG3

 Table 1.4. Pressure distribution

Radius, ft x Ei(-x) p, psi P, psia

0.3 5.99x10-9 18.356 44.92 2755.1
1 6.66 x10-8 15.948 33.54 2766.5
2 2.66 x10-7 14.561 30.62 2769.4
5 1.66 x10-6 12.729 26.77 2773.2
10 6.65 x10-6 11.342 23.85 2776.2
20 2.66 x10-5 9.956 20.94 2779.1
100 6.65 x10-4 6.738 14.17 2785.8
1000 6.65 x10-5 2.198 4.623 2795.4
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 Fig:Exponential Integral Values

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 Fig:Exponential Integral Values

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 Table: Exponential Integral Values
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0.00 6.3315 5.6394 5.2349 4.9482 4.7261 4.5448 4.3916 4.2591 4.1423
0.01 4.0379 3.9436 3.8576 3.7785 3.7054 3.6374 3.5739 3.5143 3.4581 3.4050
0.02 3.3547 3.3069 3.2614 3.2179 3.1763 3.1365 3.0983 3.0615 3.0261 2.9920
0.03 2.9591 2.9273 2.8965 2.8668 2.8379 2.8099 2.7827 2.7563 2.7306 2.7056
0.04 2.6813 2.6576 2.6344 2.6119 2.5899 2.5684 2.5474 2.5268 2.5068 2.4871
0.05 2.4679 2.4491 2.4306 2.4126 2.3948 2.3775 2.3604 2.3437 2.3273 2.3111
0.06 2.2953 2.2797 2.2645 2.2494 2.2346 2.2201 2.2058 2.1917 2.1779 2.1643
0.07 2.1508 2.1376 2.1246 2.1118 2.0991 2.0867 2.0744 2.0623 2.0503 2.0386
0.08 2.0269 2.0155 2.0042 1.9930 1.9820 1.9711 1.9604 1.9498 1.9393 1.9290
0.09 1.9187 1.9087 1.8987 1.8888 1.8791 1.8695 1.8599 1.8505 1.8412 1.8320
0.10 1.8229 1.8139 1.8050 1.7962 1.7875 1.7789 1.7704 1.7619 1.7536 1.7453
0.11 1.7371 1.7290 1.7210 1.7130 1.7052 1.6974 1.6897 1.6820 1.6745 1.6670
0.12 1.6595 1.6522 1.6449 1.6377 1.6305 1.6234 1.6164 1.6094 1.6025 1.5957
0.13 1.5889 1.5822 1.5755 1.5689 1.5623 1.5558 1.5494 1.5430 1.5367 1.5304
0.14 1.5241 1.5180 1.5118 1.5057 1.4997 1.4937 1.4878 1.4819 1.4760 1.4702
0.15 1.4645 1.4587 1.4531 1.4474 1.4419 1.4363 1.4308 1.4253 1.4199 1.4145
0.16 1.4092 1.4039 1.3986 1.3934 1.3882 1.3830 1.3779 1.3728 1.3678 1.3628
0.17 1.3578 1.3528 1.3479 1.3430 1.3382 1.3334 1.3286 1.3239 1.3191 1.3145
0.18 1.3098 1.3052 1.3006 1.2960 1.2915 1.2870 1.2825 1.2780 1.2736 1.2692
0.19 1.2649 1.2605 1.2562 1.2519 1.2477 1.2434 1.2392 1.2350 1.2309 1.2268
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0.20 1.2227 1.2186 1.2145 1.2105 1.2065 1.2025 1.1985 1.1946 1.1907 1.1868
 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0.0 4.0379 3.3547 2.9591 2.6813 2.4679 2.2953 2.1508 2.0269 1.9187
0.1 1.8229 1.7371 1.6595 1.5889 1.5241 1.4645 1.4092 1.3578 1.3098 1.2649
0.2 1.2227 1.1829 1.1454 1.1099 1.0762 1.0443 1.0139 0.9849 0.9573 0.9309
0.3 0.9057 0.8815 0.8583 0.8361 0.8147 0.7942 0.7745 0.7554 0.7371 0.7194
0.4 0.7024 0.6859 0.6700 0.6546 0.6397 0.6253 0.6114 0.5979 0.5848 0.5721
0.5 0.5598 0.5478 0.5362 0.5250 0.5140 0.5034 0.4930 0.4830 0.4732 0.4636
0.6 0.4544 0.4454 0.4366 0.4280 0.4197 0.4115 0.4036 0.3959 0.3883 0.3810
0.7 0.3738 0.3668 0.3599 0.3532 0.3467 0.3403 0.3341 0.3280 0.3221 0.3163
0.8 0.3106 0.3050 0.2996 0.2943 0.2891 0.2840 0.2790 0.2742 0.2694 0.2647
0.9 0.2602 0.2557 0.2513 0.2470 0.2429 0.2387 0.2347 0.2308 0.2269 0.2231
1.0 0.2194 0.2157 0.2122 0.2087 0.2052 0.2019 0.1986 0.1953 0.1922 0.1890
1.1 0.1860 0.1830 0.1801 0.1772 0.1743 0.1716 0.1688 0.1662 0.1635 0.1609
1.2 0.1584 0.1559 0.1535 0.1511 0.1487 0.1464 0.1441 0.1419 0.1397 0.1376
1.3 0.1355 0.1334 0.1313 0.1293 0.1274 0.1254 0.1235 0.1216 0.1198 0.1180
1.4 0.1162 0.1145 0.1128 0.1111 0.1094 0.1078 0.1062 0.1046 0.1030 0.1015
1.5 0.100020 0.098544 0.097093 0.095666 0.094263 0.092882 0.091524 0.090188 0.088874 0.087580
1.6 0.086308 0.085057 0.083825 0.082613 0.081421 0.080248 0.079093 0.077957 0.076838 0.075738
1.7 0.074655 0.073589 0.072539 0.071506 0.070490 0.069489 0.068503 0.067534 0.066579 0.065639
1.8 0.064713 0.063802 0.062905 0.062021 0.061151 0.060295 0.059452 0.058621 0.057803 0.056998
1.9 0.056204 0.055423 0.054654 0.053896 0.053150 0.052414 0.051690 0.050977 0.050274 0.049582
2.0 0.048900 0.048229 0.047567 0.046915 0.046273 0.045641 0.045017 0.044403 0.043798 0.043202
2.1 0.042614 0.042035 0.041465 0.040903 0.040349 0.039803 0.039266 0.038736 0.038213 0.037698
2.2 0.037191 0.036691 0.036198 0.035713 0.035234 0.034762 0.034297 0.033839 0.033387 0.032941
2.3 0.032502 0.032069 0.031643 0.031222 0.030808 0.030399 0.029996 0.029599 0.029207 0.028821
2.4 0.028440 0.028065 0.027695 0.027330 0.026970 0.026616 0.026266 0.025921 0.025581 0.025246
2.5 0.024915 0.024589 0.024267 0.023950 0.023638 0.023329 0.023025 0.022725 0.022430 0.022138
2.6 0.021850 0.021566 0.021287 0.021011 0.020739 0.020470 0.020205 0.019944 0.019687 0.019432
2.7 0.019182 0.018935 0.018691 0.018450 0.018213 0.017979 0.017748 0.017520 0.017296 0.017074
2.8 0.016855 0.016640 0.016427 0.016217 0.016010 0.015805 0.015604 0.015405 0.015209 0.015015
2.9 0.014824 0.014636 0.014450 0.014266 0.014085 0.013906 0.013730 0.013556 0.013385 0.013215
3.0 0.013048 0.012883 0.012721 0.012560 0.012402 0.012246 0.012091 0.011939 0.011789 0.011641
3.1 0.011494 0.011350 0.011208 0.011067 0.010928 0.010791 0.010656 0.010523 0.010391 0.010261
3.2 0.010133 0.010006 0.009882 0.009758 0.009637 0.009516 0.009398 0.009281 0.009165 0.009052
3.3 0.008939 0.008828 0.008718 0.008610 0.008503 0.008398 0.008294 0.008191 0.008090 0.007990
3.4 0.007891 0.007793 0.007697 0.007602 0.007508 0.007416 0.007324 0.007234 0.007145 0.007057
3.5 0.006970 0.006884 0.006800 0.006716 0.006634 0.006552 0.006472 0.006392 0.006314 0.006237
3.6 0.006160 0.006085 0.006010 0.005937 0.005864 0.005793 0.005722 0.005652 0.005583 0.005515
3.7 0.005448 0.005381 0.005316 0.005251 0.005187 0.005124 0.005062 0.005000 0.004939 0.004879
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3.8 0.004820 0.004762 0.004704 0.004647 0.004591 0.004535 0.004480 0.004426 0.004372 0.004319
3.9 0.004267 0.004215 0.004165 0.004114 0.004065 0.004016 0.003967 0.003919 0.003872 0.003825
 Table: Exponential Integral Values
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4 0.003779 0.003349 0.002969 0.002633 0.002336 0.002073 0.001841 0.001635 0.001453 0.001291
5 0.001148 0.001021 0.000909 0.000809 0.00072 0.000641 0.000571 0.000509 0.000453 0.000404
6 0.00036 0.000321 0.000286 0.000255 0.000228 0.000203 0.000182 0.000162 0.000145 0.000129
7 1.15E-04 1.03E-04 9.22E-05 8.24E-05 7.36E-05 6.58E-05 5.89E-05 5.26E-05 4.71E-05 4.21E-05
8 3.77E-05 3.37E-05 3.02E-05 2.70E-05 2.42E-05 2.16E-05 1.94E-05 1.73E-05 1.55E-05 1.39E-05
9 1.24E-05 1.12E-05 9.99E-06 8.95E-06 8.02E-06 7.19E-06 6.44E-06 5.77E-06 5.17E-06 4.64E-06
10 4.16E-06 3.73E-06 3.34E-06 3.00E-06 2.69E-06 2.41E-06 2.16E-06 1.94E-06 1.74E-06 1.56E-06
11 1.40E-06 1.26E-06 1.13E-06 1.01E-06 9.08E-07 8.15E-07 7.32E-07 6.57E-07 5.89E-07 5.29E-07
12 4.75E-07 4.27E-07 3.83E-07 3.44E-07 3.09E-07 2.77E-07 2.49E-07 2.24E-07 2.01E-07 1.81E-07
13 1.62E-07 1.46E-07 1.31E-07 1.18E-07 1.06E-07 9.50E-08 8.50E-08 7.70E-08 6.90E-08 6.20E-08
14 5.60E-08 5.00E-08 4.50E-08 4.00E-08 3.60E-08 3.30E-08 2.90E-08 2.60E-08 2.40E-08 2.10E-08
15 1.90E-08 1.70E-08 1.60E-08 1.40E-08 1.30E-08 1.10E-08 1.00E-08 9.00E-09 8.00E-09 7.00E-09
16 7.00E-09 6.00E-09 5.00E-09 5.00E-09 4.00E-09 4.00E-09 4.00E-09 3.00E-09 3.00E-09 3.00E-09
17 2.00E-09 2.00E-09 2.00E-09 2.00E-09 2.00E-09 1.00E-09 1.00E-09 1.00E-09 1.00E-09 1.00E-09
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