Estimation of the perforations K·h using permeability and perforation logs

The product of formation permeability, k, and producing formation thickness, h, in a producing

well, referred to as Kh. This product is the primary finding of buildup and drawdown tests and is a key
factor in the flow potential of a well. It is used for a large number of reservoir engineering calculations
such as prediction of future performance, secondary and tertiary recovery potential, and potential
success of well-stimulation procedures. Obtaining the best possible value of this product is the primary
objective of transient well tests. (SLB Oilfield Glossary)

The attached project has two workflows that are intended for general use in estimating Kh
based on the existing logs (transfer to other projects using Reference Project Tool…). The assumption is
that all the wells for which the workflows are used have a perforation log and a permeability log. The
two workflows are dependent and have to be transfer together.

Workflows

“Kh calculation” workflow is the main workflow that can and should be edited by the users.

1) The unit system: for METRIC this variable is 0.3048 and for FIELD is 1. This will be
intentionally left blank to give a warning and make the user aware.
2) The Well Folder: this can be a user defined folder containing the wells of interest.
3) One of the wells from this folder as type.
4) The global permeability log (all wells should have this log)
5) The global completion log (all wells should have this log)

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 “Do not edit!” workflow is the subroutine for the calculations. There is no need for editing in
normal conditions. Expert users may edit it if required for further enhancements.

1) Resample all the logs to 6 ft sampling rate.

2) Write the header of the output spreadsheet
3) Create a depth log and read the completion log (3 variables).

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 4) Test the completion variables to determine the top and base of the perforations and
calculate h (h=Base Perf.-Top Perf.) as well as the permeability interval for the perf.
5) Calculate average permeability per perforation and Kh
6) Output the results in the spreadsheet.

The output is a spreadsheet containing the results per wells and perforations as in the example
below:

Note: There are a number of assumptions made that users should be aware when using these
workflows:

• The method is sensitive to the sampling interval of the logs, so this will be fixed automatically in
the workflow to 6 ft for all the used logs. (Petrel well log calculator)
• Due to the sampling and the averaging of logs the results may be affected.
• Following the indication from the help manual in Petrel (for COMPDAT Kh calculation using the
permeability log) the averaging of the permeability is based on the rectangle method
approximation as being the easiest to implement in the workflow and closest to the internal one
(Kav=∑Ki*Sample interval/h) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle_method)
• This is an estimated value and it should not be considered as absolute but as an indicator.

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