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3. Pre-closure analysis
4. After-closure analysis
Ewens, 2012
Installation Shut-in
Perforation of pressure Injection and
gauge record
Nolte (1979)
• G-function and fracture pressure decline analysis
Meyer (2007)
• Mass and momentum equation for 2D-fracture
Nolte, 1982
Horn River
(Kiwigana)
Data Chart
0
90000
85000 -500
80000
-1000
75000
-1500
70000
-2000
65000
Calculated Sandface Pressure (kPa(a))
60000 -2500
50000
-3500
45000
-4000
40000
35000 -4500
30000
-5000
25000
-5500
20000
15000 -6000
10000
0.48 0.50 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.58 0.60 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.68 0.70 0.72 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.82
(t t p )
t D
tp
go (For high leak-off)
2
4
go (For low leak-off)
3
Better Energy, Better World
G-function analysis of Well-A
SHmax
Normal leak-off
Nolte, 1982
Vinj 1
Qt pw (t ) pi (1694.4)
pw t pi 251,000 FR1 kh t p t
khtc
Q Vinj
mR1 251,000 t mR 2 (1694.4)
khtc kh
Vinj
Q kh (1694.4)
kh 251,000 t mR 2
mR1tc
pi pw FR1 0 pi pw (
1
0)
t p t
Better Energy, Better World
Linear and Radial flow plot for well A
0.086 f 0.01 p z
k 1.96
Gc Erp
ct 0.038
f: Viscosity of injected fluid (=1 cp, assumption)
pz: Net fracture extension pressure above closure pressure(9873 psi)
Gc: G-function closure time (=32.705h)
E: Young’s modulus(=3.35Mpsi)
rp: Storage ratio(=1)
ø : porosity(=0.04)
Ct : Total compressibility(=5.09X10-5 /psi)
Calculate K = 4.4351uD
The need for the prolonged shut-in time is realized to analyze the radial
flow regime in DFIT.