Well-Test Horizontal Well, Student Presentation
Well-Test Horizontal Well, Student Presentation
Well-Test Horizontal Well, Student Presentation
Introduction
Testing horizontal wells is sill challenging in terms of measurements and interpretation. For horizontal wells, the early-time transient data are the most sensitive to the vertical permeability and skin if the wellbore storage effect is minimized. Recently, production logging and downhole shut-in have been combined to acquire reliable pressure/ rate data during drawdown and buildup tests. Cleanup process are difficult, especially in snakelike completed wellbore. so, it is important to obtain flow profiles and the effective well length(<<drilled length), for the interpretation of horizontal well tests.
After wellbore storage effects have disappeared, the flow is radial toward the well in the vertical y-z plane (first plateau in the derivative curve). The next phase is linear flow in the y-z plane (straight line with half-slope in the derivative curve). Finally flow is radial in the x-y plane (second plateau in the derivative curve).
Interpretation
The first radial flow regime yields the mechanical skin factor and the geometric average of the vertical and horizontal permeabilities. The intermediate-time linear flow regime can be analyzed to estimate the length of the producing interval, as long as the horizontal plane can be considered isotropic. The late-time radial flow yields the average permeability in the horizontal plane and the total skin factor (mechanical and geometrical skin factors).
Interpretation
The identification of the first pseudoradial flow is crucial for a complete interpretation because it provides the formation damage. This regime is often masked by the unavoidably large wellbore storage effects in horizontal wells. The key to successful horizontal well testing is full control of the downhole environment. Full control can be achieved by using simultaneous measurements of flow rate and either pressure or downhole shut-in or both. Moreover, the identification of all three flow regimes is not always possible from one transient. Combining drawdown tests in which the flow rate and pressure are measured simultaneously with buildup tests using downhole shut-in maximizes the likelihood of identifying all three flow regimes.
Interpretation
STEPS: First, the pressure response and its derivative are analyzed to diagnose the characteristic behavior of the system and dentify specific flow regimes. Second, specialized plots are used to extract the effective parameters for each flow regime, typically the values of k and s. Third, these reservoir parameter estimates are refined by history matching the measured transient response to that predicted by a mathematical model for the well and reservoir system.
Finally, The information obtained from this horizontal well test analysis enhanced the operators knowledge of the reservoir, which was used to improve the design of future horizontal wells in the field.