Student: Victor Pugliese

R#: 11492336
Course: Advanced Reservoir Engineering (PETR 5320)
Homework #6

The following test has been performed in a cylindrical reservoir assumed to have a
drainage area equal to 5,760,000 sqft and the following data:

Table 1.
tp 21.6 hrs
qo 5,757 stb/d
h 23 ft
rw 0.401 ft
φ 0.21
μ 0.92 cp
ct 8.72E-06 ps i−1
Bo 1.21 rb/stb

Table 2.
Δ t [ hr ] Pws [ psi ] Δ t [ hr ] Pws [ psi ]
0 2989.4
0.02 3156.3 6.96 5862
0.05 3384.6 7.66 5870
0.1 3715.5 8.36 5877
0.15 3994.6 9.09 5883.4
0.25 4431.3 9.84 5889.3
0.35 4740.8 10.6 5894.8
0.5 5086.3 11.38 5900
0.65 5273.5 12.18 5904.6
0.88 5461.4 13 5909
1.42 5650 13.84 5913
1.98 5722 14.7 5917
2.55 5760.1 15.58 5920.5
3.14 5785.2 16.48 5924
3.74 5804.1 17.4 5927
4.35 5819.4 18.35 5930
4.98 5832.3 19.31 5933
6.29 5853.2 20.31 5936
 Buildup Test
6000

5500

5000

Pressure [psi]
4500

4000

3500

3000

2500
0 5 10 15 20 25
Time [hrs]
Figure 1

Questions

1. Find the equivalent drainage radius, r e .

A 5,760,000 f t 2
re=
√ √
π
=
r e =1,354 ft
π

2. Estimate the permeability, k.

Buildup Test
7000

6500

6000

5500
Pressure [psi]

5000

4500

4000

3500

3000
100 101 102 103
Horner Time

Figure 2

q o Bo μ t + Δt
Pws =Pi−162.6
kh (
log p
Δt )
 qo B o μ
k =162.6
mh

5 , 45 0 psi−5,75 0 psi psi

m= =−300
1 cycle cycle

stb rb
5,757 ∗1.21 ∗0.92 cp
d stb
k =162.6
psi
30 0 ∗23 ft
cycle
k =151 md

3. Estimate the initial pressure, Pi.

From Figure 2, Pi ≈ 6,000 psi

4. Estimate the skin, S.

21.6+1
For Δt=1 hr →t horner = =22.6 .
1

Then,
Pws|Δ t =1 hr =5,650 psi

Pws|Δ t=1 hr −P wf 0 ϕμ c t r 2w
S=1.151 [ m
+log( k )+ 3.23 ]
2
0.21∗0.92cp∗8.72e−06∗( 0.401 ft )
S=1.151
[ 5,650 psi−2 ,989.4 psi
300
psi
cycle
+log ( 151md )
+ 3.23
]
S=3.86

5. Estimate the pressure drop due to skin.

Δ P s=0.869 mS

psi
Δ P s=0.869∗300 ∗3.86
cycle

Δ P s=1,006 psi
6. Estimate the flow efficiency, FE.
( Pi−P wf ) −Δ P s
FE=
( P i−Pwf )

( 6,000 psi−2,989.4 psi )−1,006 psi

FE=
( 6,000 psi−2,989.4 psi )

FE=0.666