Department of Petroleum Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Science

University of Wyoming
Well Test Analysis
PETE 4225
Fall 2020
Assignment #4

Date posted: November 6th , 2020 Due date: November 20th , 2020

A pulse test was conducted between two Time Pressure Time Pressure Time Pressure
wells 573 ft apart in a reservoir. The (hour) (psi) (hour) (psi) (hour) (psi)
pressure was monitored in an observation 0 1658 13.5 1650.55 27 1646.61
well as a function of time; Table below 0.5 1658 14 1649.85 27.5 1646.9
presents the test data. Analyze the fifth 1 1657.87 14.5 1649.16 28 1647.21
pulse to find the reservoir permeability 1.5 1657.47 15 1648.61 28.5 1647.51
and formation thickness. 2 1656.84 15.5 1648.37 29 1647.81
2.5 1656.09 16 1648.36 29.5 1648.1
=0.632 cp, 3 1655.29 16.5 1648.5 30 1648.37
B=1.21 rbbl/STB, 3.5 1654.46 17 1648.71 30.5 1648.64
ct =3.010- 6 psi-1 , 4 1653.65 17.5 1648.97 31 1648.77
= 0.165, 4.5 1652.85 18 1649.23 31.5 1648.6
q=375STB/D, 5 1652.19 18.5 1649.5 32 1648.2
rw=0.25ft. 5.5 1651.85 19 1649.77 32.5 1647.67
6 1651.74 19.5 1650.03 33 1647.07
6.5 1651.79 20 1650.27 33.5 1646.45
7 1651.92 20.5 1650.51 34 1645.82
7.5 1652.09 21 1650.61 34.5 1645.2
8 1652.28 21.5 1650.41 35 1644.72
8.5 1652.48 22 1649.99 35.5 1644.53
9 1652.67 22.5 1649.43 36 1644.59
9.5 1652.86 23 1648.81 36.5 1644.79
10 1653.05 23.5 1648.16 37 1645.06
10.5 1653.22 24 1647.51 37.5 1645.37
11 1653.26 24.5 1646.86 38 1645.69
11.5 1653.01 25 1646.36 38.5 1646.01
12 1652.53 25.5 1646.15 39 1646.33
12.5 1651.92 26 1646.19 39.5 1646.63
13 1651.25 26.5 1646.36 40 1646.93

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Solution:
First, plot the test data on Cartesian coordinate paper. Draw parallel lines tangentially about the
pressure response corresponding to the fifth pulse. The peak occurs at 25.5 hr. Thus, the time lag
for the fifth pulse, tL, is equal to 25.5-25=0.5 hr. The plot also shows that the vertical distance
between the parallel lines is Δpmax =4 psi.
The pulse length, Δtp , is 5 hrs. From the given data, the cycle length, Δtc, is equal to the
production time (pulse length) plus the shut-in time (i.e., Δtc = 5 + 5 = 10 hr). Thus
t p 5
F '   0.5
t c 10

Now, we calculate tL/Δtc=0.5/10=0.05. From Figure 10.20, tLD/rD2 =0.08.

1660 400

1658 350

1656
300
1654
250

Flowrate (STB/D)
Pressure (psi)

1652
200
1650
150
1648
100
1646

1644 50

1642 0
0 10 20 30 40
Time (hour)

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Calculating tLD =rD2 [tLD/rD2 ]=(r/rw)2 [tLD/rD2 ]= (573/0.25)2 [0.08]= 420261.12
Calculate reservoir permeability from

t LD 
0.0002637ktL
 k 
ct rw2t LD
 k 
 
0.165 3 106 0.6320.25 420261.1  62.3 mD
2

ct rw2 0.0002637t L 0.00026370.5

Next, using tL/Δtc=0.05 From Figure 10.19,

ΔpD [tL/Δtc]2 =0.0008

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Then

p D 
p t L / tc 2   0.0008
D
 0.32
t L / tc 2 0.05 2
Next, calculate the formation thickness from
141.2qBo 141.2  3751.21 0.632
h pD  0.32  52 ft
kpmax 62  4

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