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Lecture Objectives,
by the end of this lecture, YOU should be
able to:

- Explain what is the P.I. (Productivity

Index)
- Explain what is the A.O.F. (Absolute Open
Flow) and how to determine it for OIL &
GAS wells.
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P.I. Q units: bbl(STO)/day/psi

(Pi – Pwf) (used also for Gas well:
scf/day/psi)
Ex: Q= 3000 BOPD
Pwf= 4500 psi P.I.= 3 bbl/day/psi

Pi= 5500 psi

That means , the well produced 3 bbls STO per day,
per each psi of drawdown.
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MAXIMUM FLOW POTENTIAL
or
ABSOLUTE OPEN FLOW :

The rate at which in theory a well would

produce at a zero sandface (bottom-hole)
back pressure.

(This rate cannot be measured and probably

not achieved.)
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•OIL WELL (AOF)

Plotting BHP v/s Q on a linear plot
gives the Maximum Flow Potential or AOF.

It is called the IPR plot

I.P.R. = INFLOW PERFORMANCE

RELATION
•OIL WELL (AOF)
psi bopd
psi

Pwf1 4000 2000

4000 Pwf2 3000 3000

Press. & Temp.

2000 dropped, oil & gas will
separated

bopd
2000 3000
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Note: The inverse slope of the IPR curve is the

Productivity Index
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•GAS WELL (AOF)

Plotting pressure squared difference
v/s flowrate on a log-log plot gives the
Maximum Flow Potential or AOF.

[(Pi2-Pwf2), PSIA2] v/s [SCFD]

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•GAS WELL (AOF)
Deliverability Tests:
To determine flow capacity and to predict
flowrate decline over the life of the well.
•Gas well with AOF > 50 MMSCFD are
classified as HIGH Productivity Wells.
•Gas well with AOF < 50 MMSCFD are
classified as LOW / AVERAGE
Productivity Wells.
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•HIGH Productivity Gas Wells A.O.F.
BACK PRESSURE TEST
•Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
•Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
•Flow at 4 different rates with stabilization on each
chokes, from 4 to 8 hr on each choke.
•Final Shut-in, from 12 to 24 hr.
Note:There is stabilization when: (delta P) < 0.1% WHP,
every 30 min.
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•LOW Productivity Gas Wells A.O.F.
ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE
•TEST
Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
•Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
•Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with
stabilized Shut-in periods between flow (6 to 12 hr).
•The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.
•Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.
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•LOW Productivity Gas Wells A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE
•TEST
Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
•Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
•Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with
Shut-in equal periods between flow, no matter if
stable pressure has been reached or not.
•The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.
•Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.
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•LOW Productivity Gas Wells A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL
PRESSURE TEST

- The modified isochronal test if shorter than the

isochronal test because there is no need to wait for
stabilization (apart for the last flow).

- It save time & money, results are less accurate.

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- Recent software products available for WT

data interpretation, offer greater flexibility
of test programme needs.

- The traditional approach such as Back

Pressure & Isochronal Test can be
modified to reduce the numbers of flow, and
hence the overall timing of the test.
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