Empirical and theoretical analysis of a modified isochronal test in a caspian region gas reservoir

Abstract

A deliverability test performed in a gas well is one of the fundamental steps to determine the flow potential of the wells in reservoir surveillance. Dynamic reservoir models need robust AOF (Absolute Open Flow), productivity index, permeability for calibration, history matching, and predictions. In this study, a gas well in a Pliocene sandstone gas reservoir was validated using the “Modified Isochronal Testing” method. This study aims to mitigate the efforts done to estimate the phenomenon of flow potential of the gas wells. Hence, the field development activities can be leveraged to a more efficient stage technically and economically. In this study, AOF, Productivity Index (PI), and the permeability of the tested interval were calculated. The validation of the permeability with log and core data increases the confidence level of the work done. AOF is the key performance indicator to define the gas well productivity at zero sand face pressure which is a measure of ranking the production potential of gas wells. The AOF values support the determination of the number of wells to be drilled and the design of the surface facilities. In this study, pressure and time data were obtained and they were analyzed by empirical and theoretical methods. These two methods used in analysis gave very close AOF values; 10.15MMSCF/D (empirical) and10.67 MMSCF/D (theoretical), respectively. The permeability was calculated as 3.42 md, which is in line with the log permeability of 3.70 md and core permeability of 3.40 md.

Keywords

• Absolute Open Flow Potential
• Gas Well Testing
• Modified Iscochronal Test
• Reservoir

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