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PRESSURE BEHAVIOR Effects of Hydrodynamic Pressure Interference on Reservoir Performance, Buffalo Lake D-3 Pool 2.5. PAXMAN. i. HAVLENA, Abstract Articles in the literature have presented theoretical meth- ‘ods of solving the material balance equation (MBE) for partial water drive reservoirs."* The theory and applica- tion of solving MBE by the straight line concept"” was an extension of the original idea presented by van Ever- dingen et al* In these solutions, the effects of hydrodyna- ‘mic pressure interference from other pools located in the same aquifer were not considered. Mortada,* Robinson’ ‘and other authors investigated interference between pools, but unfortunately for the practicing reservoir engineer none of them published a complete factual field study of Such an interference phenomenon. The present investigation examines qualitatively the physical effects of interference on the solution of the ‘MBE, and particularly the effects of interference on a pool discovered some time after a reduction of its reser~ Voir pressure had already occurred. It is emphasized that this particular solution may well surpass the limits of ‘applicability of the MBE. This concept has no precedent (io the best of our knowledge) in the petroleum engineer ing literature, and therefore the contribution of this paper is in the physical definition and use of the interrelated Physical parameters and the qualitative correlation of all the many necessary conditions imposed on the successful solution of the MBE. It is not expected that the basic ‘assumptions or solutions are unique or that they will be entirely free of dispute. However, realizing these limita- tions, it is hoped that «@ practical method has been pre- sented which will allow the handling of similar reservoir problems. Of subordinate importance is a re-emphasis of the sim- plicity of applying the constant terminal rate method and the superposition theorem’ for predicting pressures with- In the aquifer. The application uses the straight-line meth- ‘od approach for an explicit evaluation of the unknown parameters of the aquifer. Once these unknown parame- tert are determined (ie. after obtaining a satisfactory ‘match with the available pressure-production history), pressure performance for any future rate can be simply predicted using a desk calculator. al uawcript, recived in Seity of Petrie, Engineer oflce CASED RSTR Tanherie of MPRA rscives Bee 2 Ti hacerences given at end of Dade JANUARY, 1966 HUDSON'S BAY OIL & GAS CO, U7. CALGARY, ALTA, CANADA Introduction The effects of hydrodynamic pressure interference be- tween pools producing from a common aquifer have been described in general terms in the iterature. The present study’ presents a flld example of an interference problem and the solution of the expanded material balance equa: tion (EMBE) while accounting for such effects. As point- ‘out by Mortada’ the rate of propagation of the pres- Sore decline can be such as to significantly reduce’ the Pressure many miles from the prodbcing pool. In his pa- per he referred to the Woodbine formation in East Texas there a dozen or more pools draw on that horizon for water drive. A similar sitition also exis in Alberta, Canada, where many Devonian (Leduc) D-3 reet pools sre developed on a common water bearing platform stra: graphically Mlenttled. asthe Cooking. Lake. formation Fig: 2). ‘A unique situation which complicates the simple nterfer- ence problem oecurs when the pool to be evaluated is eit overed some time subsequent to a. drop in its initial pres Sure due to interference from other pools (Pasacen

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