LAB Course Syllabus

Pet-E-424L
Well Testing
Semester: Fall 2020

Author:
Dr. Arshad Raza
Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM & GAS ENGINEEIRNG

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY LAHORE
Instructor Information

Instructor: Dr. Arshad Raza

Office Location: Department of Petroleum & Gas Engineering 1st Floor
Telephone: +92-3334161084
E-mail: arshad.raza@uet.edu.pk
Office hours: By appointment. Walk-ins welcome
Course Identification
Course Number: Pet-E-424L
Course Name: Well Testing
Credit Hours: Lab:01
Course Location: Lecture Room PG1, Petroleum & Gas Engineering Department
Class Time: Once a week
Pet-E-424: Well Testing
Analytical solutions of the diffusivity equation for constant rate and constant pressure under
transient and pseudo-steady state flow regimes: Skin effect due to well bore damage and storage;
Analytical/ numerical solution of diffusivity equation including damage and storage presented in
the graphical form and its use as a diagnostic plot; Principle of superposition and Horner’s
approximation of pseudo-time.

Pressure build-up analysis: Ideal build-up test and actual build-up test: Determination of
reservoir permeability. Skin factor, flow efficiency etc: Pseudo-skin: Analysis of hydraulically
fractured wells: Determination of static drainage area pressure by P* and Musket methods:
Distance to fault and areal extent determination: Modification of liquid equation for gases and
for multiphase flow: Transient equation for gases including well bore damage, storage and
turbulence factor “D” Pseudo-pressure and pseudo-time determination and calculation of “k”, “s”
and “D”: by conventional and modern methods: Two-phase flow testing using pseudo-pressure
function: Drawdown analysis of oil and gas wells: Multi-rate testing; Multi-well testing: Use of
type curves and derivative curves: Specialized plotting for different flow regimes: Discussion of
Ramey’s. Gringarten’s and Bourdet’s type curves.
Course Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of the course the students will be able to:

Sr. No. Outcomes Psychomotor
/ Cognitive PLO
Level
1. Apply solution of diffusivity equation for line source, Cog 3 PLO1
PSS and SS solution
2. Illustrates solution methodology for problem analysis Cog 4 PLO2
related to radius of investigation and superposition to
determine the pressure changes due to surrounding
fault and wells
3. Design/ Analyze buildup & flow test data to Cog 4 PLO3
determine the petrophysical and well data.
4. Demonstrate effective individual and teamwork to A3 PLO9
calculate skin, WBS & permeability through type
curves and derivative curves
5. Interpret results of buildup & flow test to determine Cog 5 PLO5
the petrophysical and well properties by modern tool
usage
6. Demonstrate effective communication in solving A3 PLO10
complex engineering problems for naturally fractured/
hydraulically fractured reservoir

Graduate Attributes

Program Learning Outcomes

PLO1: Engineering Knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science,

engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex
engineering problems.
PLO2: Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze
complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.

PLO3: Design/Development of Solutions: An ability to design solutions for complex

engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs
with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
PLO5: Modern Tool Usage: An ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques
resources and modern engineering and IT tools including predictions and modeling, to complex
engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
PLO9: Individual & Team Work: An ability to work effectively, as an individual or in a team,
on multifaceted and/or multidisciplinary settings
PLO10: Communication: An ability to communicate effectively, orally as well as in writing, on
complex engineering activities with the Engineering community and with society at large such as
being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations and give and receive clear instructions.

Mapping of Course Outcomes (CLOs) to Program Outcome (PLOs)

CLO/ PLO CLO 1 CLO 2 CLO 3 CLO 4 CLO 5 CLO 6

PLO 1 X
PLO 2 X

PLO 3 X

PLO 5 X

PLO 9 X

PLO 10 X

High (cog >=4), Medium (cog3), Low (cog<3)

Course Resources

1. Well Testing Lab Manual, Ijab W.(2017) “Well Testing Lab manual: for PET-E-424

Reference Books/ Materials

1. Lee, Rollins & Spivey., Pressure Transient Testing, SPE, 2013
2. John Lee., Well Testing, SPE Textbook Series, 1982
3. M A Sabet., Well Test Analysis, Gulf publishing Company, 1991
4. George Stewart., Well Test Design & Analysis , PennWell Corporation, USA, 2011
Course Supplies
  Keep the following things with you as these will be required for some class works/
activities.
o Laptop if possessed
o Calculator
o Blank pages

Grading Scheme

Assessment

Grades will be based on following percentage, from mentioned assessment components.

Complex problems 30%

Quizzes 20%
Class/Homework Problems/ Assignment/ Complex Engineering Problem 40%
Viva 10 %
Total Points 100%

Late Assignment Penalty

Late Period Penalty Percentage

1 day 10%
2 days 20%
3 days 40%
4 days 50%
5 days 60%
6 days 70%
7 days 80%
After 7 days 100%
Semester Rules

The course follows the semester rules laid down by UET. Students are advised to know these
rules. They can be accessed by following link:

http://umas.uet.edu.pk/public/SemesterRules.aspx

Attendance Policy

(Given in semester rules) is pasted below for reference:

 Students failing to maintain a minimum attendance of 75% in a subject during a semester

shall be awarded a "WF" grade. Chairman in consultation with the respective Dean shall
review cases of students seeking relaxation of up to 10% in attendance requirement. The
relaxation shall be allowed after approval by the Dean. Any relaxation in excess of 10% shall
be forwarded to the Vice Chancellor through the respective Dean for final decision.

Plagiarism Policy

The course follows the academic integrity policy, laid down by UET, which strongly prohibits
plagiarism in all forms and manifestations.
LECTURE BREAKDOWN

Well Testing Lab

(Detailed Semester Plan)
Activity Major Topic Details Wor CLO
k No.
Discussions Introduction Introduction of Lab, test and reference 1st CLO1
of subject material, detail semester plan,
assessment criteria etc.
Instructions & Diffusivity 1. Introduction to diffusivity 2-3 CLO1
Calculations equation & its equation & its solutions
solution 2. Introduction to line source
solution & its solutions
3. Introduction to PSS solution &
its solutions
4. Introduction to steady state
solution & its solutions
Instruction and Test designing 4-5 CLO2
Calculations & flow To learn how to design the well test-and
regimes in radius of investigation and flow regimes
generalized in generalized geometry
geometry
Examination Viva/ Quiz/ Assignment
Instructions & Horner To determine the pressure variation 7-8 CLO2
Designing approximation using Superposition, and Horner
& Buildup test approximation and calculation of
analysis petrophysical and wellbore properties
Instructions & Drawdown 1. Introduction to drawdown test 9-10 CLO3
Calculations test analysis & analysis & multirate test analysis
multirate test 2. Calculation using multirate test
analysis data
3. Calculation using two rate test
data
Examination Assignment / Quiz/ Viva
Instruction and Type Curve To design/ calculate the properties of 12 CLO4
Calculations analysis reservoir using typecurves i.e. Ramey &
Bourdet et al.
Instructions & Well testing in To find out the flow regimes of HF and 12-13 CLO5
Designing HF & NFR NFR using well test analysis
reservoir CLO6

Introduction & Well test 1) Introduction to commercial 14 CLO5

Performance analysis using software for well test analysis
Software 2) Analysis of buildup/ drawdown CLO6
test using test data in various
 reservoirs
3) Calculation of ‘k’, ‘s’ and ‘Pi’
Viva Voce Examination/ Presentation 16th