Calculate and graph the IPR for a vertical well in an oil reservoir.

Consider:
1) transient flow at 30 days, 2) steady-state flow, and 3) pseudosteady-
state flow. The following data are given:

Porosity: phi 0.19

Effective horizontal permeability: k 8.2 mD
Pay zone thickness: h 53 ft
Reservoir pressure: pe 5651 psia
Bubble-point pressure: pb 50 psia
Oil formation volume factor: Bo 1.1
Oil viscosity: μo 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: ct 1.29E-05 psi–1
Drainage area: A , re 640 acres 2980 ft
Wellbore radius: rw 0.328 ft
Skin factor: S 0
t 30 days 720 h

1) Transient flow
J* 0.2075 STB/d-psi

The calculated points are pwf(psi) qo (STB/day)

p (psi) qo (STB/day) Y X
50 1,162 5651 0.00
5,651 0 5000 135.06
4000 342.52 q=J*(pi-pwf)
3000 549.97
2000 757.43
1000 964.89
50 1161.98
0 1172.35
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1) Transient flow
5000
2) Steady-state flow
4000
3) Pseudosteady-state
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2) Steady-state flow 3) Pseudosteady-state fl

J* 0.1806 STB/d-psi J*

pwf(psi) q
The calculated points are Y X The calculated points ar
p (psi) qo (STB/day) 5651 0 pwf (psi)
50 1,011 5000 118 50
5,651 0 4000 298 5,651
3000 479
2000 659
1000 840
50 1011
0 1020
3) Pseudosteady-state flow
0.1968 STB/d-psi

The calculated points are Y X

qo (STB/day) 5651 0
1,102 5000 128
0 4000 325
3000 522
2000 718
1000 915
50 1102
0 1112
Calculate and graph the IPR for a vertical well in a saturated oil reservoir
using Vogel’s equation. The following data are given:

Porosity: phi 0.19

Effective horizontal permeability: k 8.2 mD
Pay zone thickness: h 53 ft
Reservoir pressure: pe 5651 psia
Bubble-point pressure: pb 5651 psia
Oil formation volume factor: Bo 1.1
Oil viscosity: μo 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: ct 1.29E-05 psi–1
Drainage area: A , re 640 acres 2980 ft
Wellbore radius: rw 0.328 ft

3) Pseudosteady-state flow
J* 0.1968 STB/d-psi

q_max 618 stb/day

The calculated points are Y X

pwf (psi) qo (STB/day) 5651 0
5651 0 5000 122
0 618 4500 206
4000 283
3500 352
3000 413
2500 466
2000 512
1500 550
1000 580
500 603
0 618
 3) Pseudosteady-state flow
6000

5000
3) Pseudosteady-state
4000 flow
Presión

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Calculate and graph the IPR of a vertical well in an undersaturated oil reservoir
using the generalized Vogel’s equation. The following data are
given:

Porosity: phi 0.19

Effective horizontal permeability: k 8.2 mD
Pay zone thickness: h 53 ft
Reservoir pressure: pe 5651 psia
Bubble-point pressure: pb 3000 psia
Oil formation volume factor: Bo 1.1
Oil viscosity: μo 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: ct 1.29E-05 psi–1
Drainage area: A , re 640 acres 2980 ft
Wellbore radius: rw 0.328 ft
S 0

3) Pseudosteady-state flow
J* 0.1968 STB/d-psi

q_b 522 stb/day

q_v 327.964112481 stb/day

The calculated points are Y X

pwf (psi) qo (STB/day) 5651 0
5651 0 5000 128
4500 226
4000 325
3500 423
3000 522
2500 613
2000 689
1500 751
1000 799
500 831
0 850
 3) Pseudosteady-state flow
6000

5000
3) Pseudosteady-state
4000 flow
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Calculate and graph the IPR for two wells in an undersaturated oil reservoir
using the generalized Vogel’s model. The following data are given:

Reservoir pressure: /p 5000 psia

Bubble-point pressure: pb 3000 psia
Tested flowing bottom-hole pressure in Well A: pwf1 4000 psia
Tested production rate from Well A: q1 300 stb/day
Tested flowing bottom-hole pressure in Well B: pwf1 2000 stb/day
Tested production rate from Well B: q1 900 stb/day

SOLUTION FOR WELL A

J* 0.3 stb/day-psi

Y X
5000 0
3000 600
2500 739
2000 856
1500 950
1000 1022
500 1072
0 1100
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SOLUTION FOR WELL A
5000 SOLUTION FOR WELL B

4000
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SOLUTION FOR WELL B

J* 0.3156 stb/day-psi

Y X
5000 0
3000 631
2500 777
2000 900
1500 999
1000 1075
500 1128
0 1157
Calculate and graph the IPR of a well in a saturated oil reservoir using
both Vogel’s and Fetkovich’s equations. The following data are given:

Reservoir pressure: /p 3000 psia

Tested flowing bottom-hole pressure: pwf1 2000 psia
Tested production rate at pwf1: q1 500 stb/day
Tested flowing bottom-hole pressure: pwf2 1000 psia
Tested production rate at pwf2: q2 800 stb/day

Vogel
q_max 978.26087
J* 0.5869565
The data points calculated using Equation (4.29) are
pwf (psia) q (stb/day)
3000 0
2500 272
2000 500
1500 685
1000 826
500 924
0 978
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2000
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FETKOVICH
n 1
C 0.0001 stb/day-psi2n
The data points calculated using Equation (4.29) are
pwf (psia) q (stb/day)
3000 0
2500 275
2000 500
1500 675
1000 800
500 875
0 900
Determine the IPR for a well at a future time when the average reservoir
pressure has dropped to 1800 psig. The following data have been obtained
from laboratory tests of well fluid samples.

Reservoir Properties Present Future

Average pressure (psig) 2250 1800
Productivity index J* (stb/day-psi) 1.01 0.750
Oil viscosity (cp) 3.11 3.59
Oil formation volume factor (rb/stb) 1.173 1.15
Relative permeability to oil 0.815 0.685
q_max 1263
Reservoir Pressure = 2250 psig Reservoir Pressure = 1800 psig
pwf (psig) q (stb/day) pwf (psig) q (stb/day)
2250 0 1800 0
2025 217 1620 129
1800 414 1440 246
1575 591 1260 351
1350 747 1080 444
1125 884 900 525
900 1000 720 594
675 1096 540 651
450 1172 360 696
225 1227 180 729
0 1263 0 750
 2500 Reservoir Pressure =
2250 psig

2000
Reservoir Pressure =
1800 psig
1500

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Using Fetkovich’s method, plot the IPR curves for a well in which pi is
2000 psia and J’i = 5 x 10-4 stb/day-psia2. Predict the IPR’s of the well at
the well shut in static pressures of 1500 psia and 1000 psia.

J'i 5.00E-04 psia

p_e 1500 psia J 0.000375
p_e 1000 psia 0.00025
p_i 2000 psia

pe = 2000 psig pe = 1500 psig pe = 1000 psig

pwf q (stb/day) pwf q (stb/day) pwf q (stb/day)
(psig) (psig) (psig)
2000 0 1500 0 1000 0
1800 380 1350 160 900 48
1600 720 1200 304 800 90
1400 1020 1050 430 700 128
1200 1280 900 540 600 160
1000 1500 750 633 500 188
800 1680 600 709 400 210
600 1820 450 768 300 228
400 1920 300 810 200 240
200 1980 150 835 100 248
0 2000 0 844 0 250
 2500
pe = 2000 psig
2000 pe = 1500 psig
pe = 1000 psig
1500
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1000

500

0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
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