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Tutorial M-01: Performing the history matching in MBAL for a gas reservoir

Objectives:
Familiarize the user with MBAL and practice the procedure to perform a history matching of a gas
reservoir material balance model.
Reservoir data
PVT
Parameters Value Units
Specific gas gravity 0.85
Separator pressure 990 Psig
CGR (Condensate to gas ratio) 2 Stb/MMscf
Oil density 42 API
Water salinity 10000 Ppm
H2S % 0 %
CO2 % 0 %
N2 % 0 %

The reservoir is at a depth of 9700 feet, the initial reservoir pressure is 4365 psig. The average
reservoir thickness estimated with logs is 28 feet with an average porosity of 19%. The connate
water saturation is estimated in 20%.
The reservoir temperature is 200 F. The average reservoir permeability estimated with pressure
transient analysis is 20 md. The equivalent reservoir radius is estimated in 30000 feet.

Pseudo relative permeability curves data

Phase Residual Saturation End Point Corey Exponent
Water 0.20 0.6 1
Gas 0.02 0.9 1

The field is producing since 1991 and the production history is attached in the Excel file called
M-01.xls.

Questions
Perform the history matching to calibrate the model and obtain:

Variables Value Units
Gas initial in place Bscf
Determine the presence of an aquifer yes/no
Actual recovery factor %


Save this tutorial as M-01.mbi