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Heriot-Watt
INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
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Solution: Chapter 2 – Section 3
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Solution: Chapter 2 – Section 3
Pressure
0
⎛ dP ⎞
⎛ dP ⎞ ⎜ ⎟ = 0.45 psi / ft
⎜ ⎟ gas = 0.08 psi / ft ⎝ dD ⎠ water
⎝ dD ⎠
Depth
Pressure
⎛ dP ⎞ 0
⎜ ⎟ = 0.35 psi / ft
⎝ dD ⎠oil
⎛ dP ⎞
⎜ ⎟ gas = 0.08 psi / ft
⎝ dD ⎠
Depth
⎛ dP ⎞
⎜ ⎟ = 0.35 psi / ft
⎛ dP ⎞ ⎝ dD ⎠oil
⎜ ⎟ = 0.45 psi / ft
⎝ dD ⎠ water
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Solution: Chapter 3 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 4 – Section 3
z Mixture of methane
and n-octane has a
critical point much
greater than pure
component values.
z Methane will tend to
make the mixtures to
be more volatile, i.e. of
lower Tc and higher
Pc.
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Solution: Chapter 4 – Section 5
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Question: Chapter 6 – Section 3
z Define:
– Oil FVF
– Total FVF
– Solution GOR
S 3.2.1-R 4
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Solution: Chapter 6 – Section 3
Total FVF:
B t = B o + B g ( R sb − R s )
Above Pb, Bt = Bo
At surface conditions
No gas in solution
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Question: Chapter 6 – Section 9
z The dew point pressure of a condensate gas field is
6250 psia. The initial reservoir conditions are 240°F
and 8500 psia. When the reservoir was initially tested,
a condensate to gas ratio of 80 stb per million scf of
gas was obtained. The produced gas and condensate
composition were as follows:
S9 –R5
S9 –R5
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Solution: Chapter 6 – Section 9
S9 –R5
z The
S9 –R5
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z The
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Question 2: Chapter 6 – Section 9
S9 –R5
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Question 3: Chapter 6 – Section 9
S9 –R5
S9 –R5
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Question: Chapter 7 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 7 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 7 – Section 4
Q b Pb
QP = Q b Pb Q=
P
Q b Pb kA ∆P L
kA
P2
=− Q b Pb ∫ dx = − ∫ PdP
P µ dx o
µ P1
Q b Pb ( L − 0 ) = −
(
kA P2 − P1
2 2
) Qb =
(
kA P1 − P2
2 2
)
µ 2 2µLPb
2µQ b Pb L
k=
(
A P1 − P2
2 2
)
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Question: Chapter 7 – Section 5
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Question - Solution: Chapter 7 – Section 7
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Question – Solution : Chapter 7 – Section 8
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Question – Solution : Chapter 8 – Section 6
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Question 2: Chapter 8 – Section 6
S7.2 – R5
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Solution 2: Chapter 8 – Section 6
S7.2 – R5
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Question 3: Chapter 8 – Section 6
πr 4 ∆P
Poiseuille's equation q =
8µLcap
nπr 4 ∆P
For n tubes q n =
8µLcap
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Solution 3: Chapter 8 – Section 6
nπr 2 A
Porosity of bundle of tubes φ =
A
q µ L core Lcore
Permeability k =
A∆ P
Combining equations gives:
8k Lcap Lcap
r2 = is the 'tortuosity' of the bundle of tubes
φ Lcore Lcore
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Question: Chapter 9 – Section 2
z Derive an equation for the average permeability, resulting
from radial circular flow into a well from layers of different
permeabilities and thicknesses?
z From where would such an average be obtained?
2πh i k i ( Pe − Pw )
Qi =
r
µ ln e
rw
2πh T k ( Pe − Pw ) 2π ( Pe − Pw )
Q = ∑ Qi = = ( k 1h 1 + k 2 h 2 + k 3 h 3 )
re re
µ ln µ ln
rw rw
k=
∑h k i i The value to be compared
hT through well flow tests
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Question: Chapter 9 – Section 3
z Explain briefly the importance of characterizing the
permeability variations in a reservoir in relation to the
prediction of the behaviour of natural and injected water
drive systems.
z The answer should be limited to the behaviour in the vertical
plane rather than the areal plane.
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Question: Chapter 10 – Section 3
z Briefly explain the need for the development of
transient flow solutions to the diffusivity equation in
reservoir engineering?
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Question: Chapter 10 – Section 3
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Solution: Chapter 10 – Section 3
z Briefly
S7.2 – R5
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Solution: Chapter 10 – Section 3
z Briefly
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Question: Chapter 10 – Section 3
z Describe the method by which the line source solution may
be adapted to accommodate a zone of reduced permeability
around a wellbore (a skin)
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Solution: Chapter 10 – Section 3
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Solution: Chapter 10 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 10 – Section 4
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Solution 2: Chapter 10 – Section 4
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Solution 2: Chapter 10 – Section 4
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Question: Chapter 11 – Section 2
z Describe briefly the drive mechanisms associated with
producing an under-saturated oil reservoir, without a
supporting aquifer, down to a pressure well below the bubble
point.
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Question: Chapter 12 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 12 – Section 4
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Question 2: Chapter 12 – Section 4
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 3
Surface samples from a wet or condensate reservoir can be
unrepresentative if collected too early after a shut down or major well
disturbance, because in these incidents:
– Well acts as a separator
– Liquid rains down & accumulates at bottom of well.
– Pressure builds up in the well & disturbed formation
– Some gas goes back into solution.
– Large variations in compositions of produced fluids.
– Early period lean gas produced. High GOR
– When fluids produced from bottom of well. Liquids much lower
GOR.
– Then fluids from disturbed reservoir zone
– Eventually fluids from undisturbed reservoir
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 6
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 6
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Question: Chapter 14 – Section 12
Table below gives the results for a volume/ pressure
investigation of a reservoir fluid at reservoir temperature.
The system composition remained constant throughout the
test
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Question: Chapter 14 – Section 12
(a) Determine the bubble point pressure of the reservoir fluid at reservoir
temperature.
(b) the oil FVF at 3650 psig
(c) the solution GOR at 3650 psig and 2700 psig
(d) the solution GOR at 1200 psig
(e) the total FVF factors at 3650 psig and 1200 psig.
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 12
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 12
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Solution: Chapter 14 – Section 12
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Question 2: Chapter 14 – Section 12
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Question 2: Chapter 14 – Section 12
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Solution 3: Chapter 14 – Section 12
(i) Bo and Rs at the bubble point?
290 bbl
Bo = = 1 .4
207 .5 stb
(0.153 + 0.45) scf scf
Rsi = = 462
in 3 ft 3 stb stb
207.5cc * * *
2.54 3 cc 12 3 in 3 5.615 ft 3
270 bbl
Bo = = 1 .3
207 .5 stb
(0.45) scf scf
Rs = 3 3
= 345
in ft stb stb
207.5cc * 3
* 3 3* 3
2.54 cc 12 in 5.615 ft
No data to determine z, so assumed to be equal 1.
zT 1 * (145 + 460 ) bbl
Bg = = 0 .00504 = 0 .0017936
P 1700 stb
bbl scf bbl bbl
Bt = Bo + ( Rsi − Rs ) Bg = 1 .3 + ( 462 − 345 ) * 0 .00179 = 1 .509
stb stb scf stb
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Solution 3: Chapter 14 – Section 12
290 bbl
Bt = Bo = = 1 .4
207 .5 stb
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Solution: Chapter 15 – Section 5
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Solution: Chapter 16 – Section 5
⎡ ( B − B oi ) ( c w S wc + c f ) ⎤
N p B o = NB oi ⎢ o + ∆p ⎥
⎣ B oi 1 − S wc ⎦
z No gas cap
z Aquifer small in volume We = Wp =0
z Rs=Rsi=Rp all gas at surface dissolved in oil in reservoir
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Solution: Chapter 16 – Section 5
z Oil compressibility - co =
( B o − B oi )
B oi ∆ p
z Replacing oil term in MB equation gives
N p B o = NB
⎡) ( c w S wc + c f ) ⎤ ∆ p
oi ⎢ c o +
( ( )
⎥
⎡ B −cBS + c f ⎤
c ooi =⎢ c o +o w oiwc
N p B o = NB ⎥ ∆p
⎣ 1 − S wc
⎣ B oi ∆ p1 − S wc ⎦
⎦
⎡ c S + c w S wc + c f ⎤
So + Swc = 1 N p B o = NB oi ⎢ o o ⎥ ∆p
⎣ 1 − S wc ⎦
or
N p B o = NB oi c e ∆ p
1
( c o So + c w S wc + c f )
1
( coSo + c wSwc + cf )
ce =
ce =
1 − Swc
1 − S wc
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Question 2: Chapter 16 – Section 5
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Solution 2: Chapter 16 – Section 5
Table
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Solution 2: Chapter 16 – Section 5
Instantaneous Gas- Oil Ratio
B o k eg µ o
R = + R
B g k eo µ g
s
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Solution 3: Chapter 16 – Section 5
Solution Gas Drive-Tarner’s Method
z Similar approach to Schilthuis procedure
z Above Pb use effective compressibility equation
Np B oi
= c e ∆p
N B ob
N ( Bo + ( R si − R s ) Bg − Bob ) − N p ( Bo − R s Bg )
NpR p = = Gp
Bg
z Step1
z 1. Start at bubble point pressure
z 2. Select a future pressure and assume a value of Np at that
pressure. Sometimes express Np as a function of N.
z 3. Solve MB eqn.
eqn. For NpRp, ie.
ie. Gp.
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Solution 3: Chapter 16 – Section 5
z 4. Using assumed Np solve oil saturation equation for So.
This enables keg/keo to be determined.
⎛ N ⎞B
So = ⎜ 1 − p ⎟ o (1 − Swc )
⎝ N ⎠ Bob
z 5. Calculate instantaneous GOR. B o k eg µ o
R= + Rs
B g k eo µ g
z 6. Calculate gas produced during pressure drop over
period. R i + R i +1
N p1
2
Ri = instantaneous GOR at start of period
Assumption R vs Np linear
Ri+1 = instantaneous GOR at end of period
Therefore use small pressure
Np1= cumulative oil produced at end of period
drops
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Solution 3: Chapter 16 – Section 5
z 6. Calculate gas produced during second step
( R i+1 + R i+ 2 )
2
(N p2 − N p1 ) = G 2
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Solution: Chapter 17 – Section 1
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Question: Chapter 17 – Section 3
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Solution: Chapter 17 – Section 3
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Question 2: Chapter 17 – Section 3
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Solution 2: Chapter 17 – Section 3
Explain
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Question 3: Chapter 17 – Section 3
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Question 3: Chapter 17 – Section 3
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