PMRE 6006: Well Testing

Course Outline

Week Topic Sub topic Ref

1 Introduction Types and purpose of Well testing,
Fluid flow in porous medium, Flow patterns
RDE, CTR solutions of RDE for IA, Pss and SS flow
2 Fundamentals Approximate & Exact Solutions, Validity criteria
Wellbore Storage, Skin, Radius of Investigation
Superposition Principle
3 Pressure Mathematical Modeling
Buildup Test Horner Analysis, Ideal vs actual test
Near wellbore & boundary effects, ETR, MTR & LTR
Determination of k, s, static drainage area pressure
Dietz Shape factor, Reservoir limit test
4 Flow Test Pressure Draw down test
Constant Rate, Variable Rate, Multi Rate testing
5 Type curves Dimensionless variables, Dimensionless forms of RDE
and its solutions
Characteristic responses, Type Curves: Ramey, Gringarten
et al
6 Contd. Pressure derivatives
Bourdet-Gringarten type curves
7 Heterogeneities Naturally fractures systems, Faults and barriers, layered
reservoirs, vertical permeability
8 Contd. Analysis of hydraulically fractured wells
9 Multi-well Interference test, Pulse test
tests
10 Drill Stem Test DST Tools and techniques, Analyzing DST
11 Gas Well Basic theory, Pseudo pressure
Testing Deliverability tests
12 Distributed WFT: Tools and techniques, estimnation of WOC/GOC
measurement
13 Phase Effects, Interpretation
segregation
14 Well test Choice of test type, design calculations, test data and
design operational requirements, pressure and flow measurement
instruments
Computer
aided well test Principle, matching, simulation
interpretation

Text/Reference books
1. Well Testing, by John Lee, 1982, SPE Textbook Series Vol. 1, ISBN:978-089520-317-5
2. Pressure Transient Testing, by John Lee, John B. Rollins, and John P. Spivey, SPE Textbook
series Vol. 9. ISBN:978-1-55563-099-7
3. Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering, by L. P. Dake, ., Elsevier Science, 1983, ISBN
9780444418302
 4. Modern Well Test Analysis: A Computer-Aided Approach, 2nd Ed., by Roland N. Horne,
Petroway, ©1995 Palo Alto, Calif.

Home Work: 15%

Term Paper: 15%
Mid Term: 30%
Final: 40%