Dynamic Flow Analysis (DFA)

Section 5 – Wellbore models

5.B

Constant wellbore storage

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Constant wellbore storage

∂p wf
Constant wellbore storage qsf = qB + 24C
∂t

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qB
C=
24m

Specialized plot

Loglog plot

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5.C

Changing wellbore storage

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 Changing wellbore storage

• Wellbore fluid compressibility not constant

• Wellbore fluid compressibility pressure dependant
• Falling liquid level in an injector during fall-off
• Pressure dependant gas PVT during a build-up (decreasing
wellbore storage) or production (increasing wellbore storage)
• A diameter change in the completion in a well with a rising or
falling liquid level
• Redistribution of phases in a multi phase producer ‘humping’

Cf
• Hegeman et al Ci/Cf
• Fair Alpha

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Changing wellbore storage

Production; increasing storage Build-up; decreasing storage

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 Pseudo time

dt ps 1
= = I ( p)
dt μ ( p )ct ( p )

With pseudo time Without pseudo time

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5.D

Pressure correction

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 Pressure correction

• Manual
• Dynamic
• Model correction
• Pressure correction
• Temperature profile
• Completion
• Flow correlation
• Lift curve
• PVT Vertical intake curve, flowing pressure vs. rate

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5.E

Phase redistribution

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 Phase redistribution

‘Humping’

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