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Chapter 1 discusses reservoir performance, focusing on the radial flow equation and Darcy's equations under various conditions. It provides examples of calculating production rates and determining reservoir pressure and permeability using pressure buildup analysis. The chapter emphasizes the assumptions of steady-state flow in homogeneous reservoirs and the significance of well spacing and drainage radius.

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Lec 2

Chapter 1 discusses reservoir performance, focusing on the radial flow equation and Darcy's equations under various conditions. It provides examples of calculating production rates and determining reservoir pressure and permeability using pressure buildup analysis. The chapter emphasizes the assumptions of steady-state flow in homogeneous reservoirs and the significance of well spacing and drainage radius.

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Chapter 1

Reservoir performance
1- Radial Flow Equation:
Assume we have a well produces liquid at rate (q) STB/day from a
horizontal homogenous reservoir of thickness (h) ft and of infinite areal
extent, the flow is steady state, and the liquid produced has a low and
constant compressibility (𝐁𝐎 ), the radius of the well is (𝐫𝐰 ) ft and the
pressure at the bottom of the well is (𝐩𝐰.𝐟 ) Psi and the liquid viscosity is
() C.P. So the pressure (P) Psi at any radius (r) ft from the centerline
of the well bore is given by:

𝐪𝐁𝐨 𝛍 𝐫
𝐩 = 𝐩𝐰.𝐟 + 𝐥𝐢𝐧
𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟕𝟎𝟖𝟐𝐊𝐡 𝐫𝐰
2- Darcy equation in redial flow condition :

𝐤𝐨 ∆𝐩
𝐪𝐨 = 𝐀
𝛍𝐨 ∆𝐥

𝐤𝐰 𝐝𝐩
𝐪𝐰 = 𝐀
𝛍𝐰 𝐝𝐥

𝐤 𝐝𝐩
𝐪 = (𝟐𝛑𝐫𝐡)
𝛍 𝐝𝐫

𝑩𝒐𝐪𝛍 𝟏 𝐫𝒆 𝐪𝛍𝐨 𝑩𝒐 𝒅𝒓 𝐩𝐞
𝐝𝐫 = 𝐝𝐩 𝐫𝒘 𝟐𝛑𝐤𝐫 𝐫
= 𝐩𝐰.𝐟
𝐝𝐩
𝟐𝛑𝐤𝐡 𝐫
3- Example 1-1:
A field is drilled up on a rectangular 80-acre spacing. The reservoir pressure
(𝐏𝐒 ) is 1000 psi, the permeability (k) 50 md, the net sand thickness (h) 20 ft,
the oil viscosity () 3 cp, and the oil formation volume factor (𝐁𝐎 ) 1.25. The
wells are completed with 7-in casing. What is the production rate per well
when the producing pressure at the bottom of the well is 500 psi?

 Let x (ft) be distance between adjacent wells, as shown in Fig. 1-10.


 Since 1 acre is 43,560 sq ft.
 x2 = 80  43,560 or x = 1864 ft
 That is, as a first approximation, each well drains a circle of
932-ft radius.
Since rw is 3.5 in., or /24 ft, re/rw is 3200, and

τe
ln = 8.06
tw

Use of Eq. (1-8) results in

0.007082 50 × 20 × (1000 − 500)


q= ×
1.258 3 × 8.06

= 117 bbl./day stock-tank oil .


 So, an exact value of the drainage radius of the well is not necessary to obtain of
reasonable accurate value of qo
 (i) Single liquid flow or liquid of low compermability.

 (ii) The flow take place through of homogenous and horizontal formation.

 (iii) The equation is applicable for the the case of the single will producing from
an infinite reservoir, so in this case the concept of drainage radius has no physical
significance.
4- Darcy equation when there interfering between wells

𝐪𝐁𝐨 𝛍 𝒓 𝟏
𝐩 = 𝐩𝐰.𝐟 + 𝐥𝐢𝐧 −
𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟕𝟎𝟖𝟐𝐤𝐡 𝒓𝐰 𝟐
How to determine the reservoir pressure (Pe)
5- Example 1-2:
Well CB-161. Casabe Field, was completed to the “A” sands on February 7, 1959 and closed in
from February 16 to March 8 for a bottom-hole survey. Its cumulative production at the instant
of closing in was 5847 bbl, and its production rate prior to closing in was 641 bbl/day. The BHP
after closing in was recorded at intervals, and the readings shown in Table 1-1 resulted. The net
pay thickness (h) was 349 ft (from electric log), the viscosity  was 40 C.P (from PVT). The
problem is to determine the static BHP and the formation permeability.
How to determine (pe ) & Permeability (K)
Pressure Build up analysis (Horner’s method):

table (1-1)
BHP (𝛒) , psig Closed-In Time BHP (𝛒) , psig Closed-In Time
(𝛉), hr (𝛉), hr.
1192 19 1239 97
1200 25 1241 103
1206 31 1242 109
1212 37 1241 115
1216 43 1243 121
1220 49 1244 127
1223 55 1245 133
1227 61 1247 139
1230 67 1249 145
1232 73 1249 151
1235 79 1250 157
1236 85 1267 477
1237 91
table (1-2)
𝛒 𝛉 𝟐𝟏𝟗 + 𝛉 𝟐𝟏𝟗 + 𝛉
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎
𝛉 𝛉
1192 19 12.53 1.0980
1200 25 9.760 0.9894
1206 31 8.065 0.9066
1212 37 6.919 0.8400
1216 43 6.093 0.7848
1220 49 5.469 0.7379
1223 55 4.982 0.6974
1227 61 4.590 0.6618
1230 67 4.269 0.6303
1232 73 4.000 0.6021
1235 79 3.772 0.5766
1236 85 3.576 0.5534
1237 91 3.407 0.5324
1239 97 3.258 0.5130
1241 103 3.126 0.4950
1242 109 3.009 0.4784
1241 115 3.904 0.4630
1243 121 2.810 0.4487
1244 127 2.724 0.4352
1245 133 2.647 0.4228
1247 139 2.576 0.4109
1249 145 2.510 0.3892
1250 157 2.395 0.3793
1267 477 1.459 0.1641

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