WELL TEST INTERPRETATION MODELS

WELLBORE
MODELS
Wellbore

storage
and Skin
Infinite conductivity
fracture
Finite conductivity
fracture
Partial penetration
Horizontal well

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RESERVOIR
MODELS
Double

porosity,
restricted interporosity
flow
Double porosity,
unrestricted
interporosity flow
Radial composite
Linear composite
Double permeability,
same skin S1=S2
Double permeability,
partial penetration S1=

BOUNDARY
MODELS
Sealing

fault
Channel
Channel closed at one
end
Intersecting faults
Closed system
centered
Closed channel
Closed with
intersecting faults
Constant pressure
boundaries

D. Bourdet

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p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

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t
t

t
t

D. Bourdet

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p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

Shapes

t
t

t
t

D. Bourdet

p' & p

p' & p

p' & p

Shapes

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D. Bourdet

Wellbore storage and Skin

1. Wellbore storage, C
2. Radial, kh and S

p' & p

1
C

S
kh
t

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D. Bourdet

Infinite conductivity fracture

p' & p

1. Linear, xf
2. Radial, kh and ST

1/2

kh, S
xf
t

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D. Bourdet

Finite conductivity fracture

1. Bi-linear, kf wf
2. Linear, xf
3. Radial, kh and ST

p' & p

xf
kh, ST
1/2

kfwf

1/4
t
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D. Bourdet

Partial penetration

p' & p

1. Radial, hw and Sw
2. Spherical (mobility ), kV
3. Radial, kh and ST

-1/2
kV
hw, Sw

kh, ST

t
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D. Bourdet

Horizontal well

p' & p

1. Radial vertical, kV and Sw

2. Linear (mobility ), L
3. Radial, kh and ST

1/2
L

kV, Sw

kh, ST

t
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D. Bourdet

Double porosity, restricted

interporosity flow

p' & p

1. Radial fissures, kh
2. Transition (storativity ), and
3. Radial fissures + matrix, kh and S

kh, S

t
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D. Bourdet

Double porosity, unrestricted

interporosity flow

p' & p

1. Transition,
2. Radial fissures + matrix, kh and S

kh, S

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D. Bourdet

Radial composite

p' & p

1. Radial inner, k1h and Sw

2. Transition (mobility or ), r
3. Radial outer, k2h and ST

k2h, ST

k1h, Sw
r
t

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D. Bourdet

Linear composite

p' & p

1. Radial inner, k1h and Sw

2. Transition (mobility or ), L
3. Radial total, (k1h+k2h)/2 and ST

(k1+k2)h/2,
ST
k1h, Sw

L
t

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D. Bourdet

Double permeability, same

skin S1=S2

p' & p

1. No crossflow
2. Transition (storativity ), ,
, (kV)
3. Radial, kh1+kh2 and ST

kh, ST

t
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D. Bourdet

Double permeability, partial

penetration S1=

p' & p

1. Radial, k2h2 and S2

2. Transition (mobility ), (kV)
3. Radial, kh1+kh2 and ST

k2h2, Sw

kh, ST

t
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D. Bourdet

Sealing fault

p' & p

1. Radial, kh and S
2. Transition (mobility ), L
3. Hemi-radial

kh, S
L
t

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D. Bourdet

Channel

p' & p

1. Radial, kh and S
2. (Hemi-radial, L1)
3. Linear, L1+L2

1/2
L1
L1+L2
kh, S
t

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D. Bourdet

Channel closed at one end

Radial, kh and S
Linear, L1+L2
Transition (mobility ), L3
Hemi-linear

1/2

p' & p

1.
2.
3.
4.

1/2
L3
L1+L2

kh, S
t
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D. Bourdet

Intersecting faults
Radial, kh and S
(Hemi-radial, L1)
Linear, L1+L2
Fraction of radial,

p' & p

1.
2.
3.
4.

L1
1/2
L1+L2
kh, S
t

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D. Bourdet

Closed system centered

p' & p

1. Radial, kh and S
2. Pseudo steady state, A (or
Average pressure p , and A)

1
A
kh, S

t
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D. Bourdet

Closed channel
1. Radial, kh and S
2. Linear, L1+L2
3. Pseudo steady state, A (or
Average pressure p , and A)

p' & p

L1+L2

1/2

A P

kh, S
t
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D. Bourdet

Closed with intersecting faults

Radial, kh and S
Linear, L1+L2
Fraction of radial,
Pseudo steady state, A (or Average pressure p , and A)

p' & p

1.
2.
3.
4.

1/2
kh, S

L1+L2
t

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D. Bourdet

Constant pressure
boundaries

p' & p

1. Radial, kh and S
2. Transition (mobility ), L

kh, S
-1
t

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D. Bourdet