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What is well test

 Well test of oil wells can be performed at various stages

of completion and production simply identify the
 Produced fluid and their respective volume ratios ,
measure reservoir pressure and temperature,
characterize the well damage test will also provide
information about the state of the particular well used
to collect data. The overall objective is identifying the
reservoir's capacity to produce hydrocarbons, such
as oil, natural gas and condensate. Well test provide
information well productivity and reservoir performance
over large scale of investigation
 Well testing is simply measurement under controlled
condition of all factors relating to the production
Purpose of well testing

 Reservoir pressure: how much potential energy is there

 Reservoir limits: how much fluid is there
 Near wellbore condition: damaged or stimulated
 kh product (reservoir conductivity): governs how fast fluid can
flow to the well.

 Investigates a much larger volume of the reservoir than cores

or logs
 Provide estimate of permeability
 Provides estimates of near-wellbore condition
• fluid (oil and water), and gas recovery from formation
Types of well test

Pressure Draw down test PDD

Pressure Build up test PBU
Injection test
Fall of test
Draw down test

 Procedure: A well that is static, stable, and shut in is opened

to flow. Flow rate is measured at surface, while pressure is
Procedure:
measured at downhole. A well
Ideally, the that
flow is static,
rate stable,
should be and
constant. shut in is opened to flow. Flow rate is
Procedure: Ameasured
well that is
at static,
surface, stable,
whileand shut inisis
pressure
opened to flow. Flow rate
measured is measured
at downhole. at surface,
Ideally, while
the flow
pressure is measured at downhole.
rate should be constant. Ideally, the flow rate
should be co
 The pressure versus time data is analyzed together with other
reservoir and well parameters to interpret the test.
 The measurement and analysis of pressure data taken after a well is put
on production. Drawdown data are usually noisy, meaning that the pressure moves up and
down as fluid flows past the gauges and minute variations in flow rate take place.

 Information obtained: k, s, reservoir limit (drainage area)

 Advantage: No revenue loss

 Interpretation
 Semilog plot of pwf versus t: k, s
2. Build up Test

A well which is already flowing (ideally at a constant rate) is shut

in, and downhole pressure is measured. The pressure versus time
data is analyzed together with other reservoir and well parameters
to interpret the test. t
Buildup tests are the preferred means to determine well flow capacity, permeability thickness, skin
effect and other information. Soon after a well is shut in, the fluid in the wellbore usually reaches a
somewhat quiescent state in which bottomhole pressure rises smoothly and is easily measured. This
allows interpretable test results. Buildup tests are the preferred means to determine well flow
capacity, permeability thickness, skin effect and other information. Soon after a well is shut in, the
fluid in the wellbore usually reaches a somewhat quiescent state in which bottom hole pressure rises
smoothly and is easily measure

PROCEDURE : produce the well at constant stablized rate. At the time

of producing well close the well measure the last flowing pressure
pwf and shut in pressure pws make interpretation
 Information obtained: same as PDD
 Difficulties
 Difficult to obtain constant rate prior to shut in
 revenue loss due to shut in

 Interpretation
 Semilog plot of pwfsversus Horner time ratio (tp+Δt/ Δt
k, s
Injection Test

 Procedure: Fluid injected into reservoir at a constant

rate while pressure is recorded
 Estimate k, s, reservoir limit (drainage area),
Difficulties
 ’True reservoir response’ may be distorted by near
wellbore effects such as wellbore storage, skin,
fractures etc, and by boudary effects
Falloff Test

 falloff test – Shut in an injection well and

measure the pressure response
 Information obtained: Conceptually identical with PBU
test. Estimate k, s, reservoir limit (drainage area)
 Interference test
 Pulse test

 Interference test – Produce one well

at constant rate and measure the pressure response at
one or more offset
 Two wells or more wells are pressure communication when communication exit
determine provide estimate of permeability
Pulse test

 Coded signal is sent from active to observation well.

Signal is generated by alternating flow and shut-in
periods
 Advantage: Useful to estimate reservoir properties over
a greater length scale Interpretation: Special graphs
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