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Oil Well Production Rate Analysis

The document contains multiple examples of oil well production calculations, including infinite acting oil wells, steady-state production, and the effects of drainage and well positioning on performance. Each example provides specific data and calculations for production rates, reservoir pressures, and other relevant parameters. The information is presented in a structured format, showcasing various scenarios in oil reservoir engineering.

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Oil Well Production Rate Analysis

The document contains multiple examples of oil well production calculations, including infinite acting oil wells, steady-state production, and the effects of drainage and well positioning on performance. Each example provides specific data and calculations for production rates, reservoir pressures, and other relevant parameters. The information is presented in a structured format, showcasing various scenarios in oil reservoir engineering.

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Example 1: Prediction of production from infinite acting oil well

Production rate dec


Data Calculate infiniteacting oil re
kH 8.2 mD t (months) q (STB/day) 440
Kv 0.9 mD 2 427.5635302
430
h 53 ft 4 410.3831807
pi 5651 psi 6 400.9586665 420

pb 1323 psi 8 394.5301768

q (STB/day)
410
u 1.7 cp 10 389.6840637
B 1.1 RB/STB 12 385.811998 400

Rs 150 CFT/STB 390


phi 0.19
380
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft 370
API 28
360
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi 0 2 4 6

S 0
pwf 3500 psi t (month
Production rate decline for an
infiniteacting oil reservoir
440

430

420

410

400

390

380

370

360
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

t (months)
Example 2: Steady - state production

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD q (STB/day) 99.1123132
h 53 ft
pe 5651 psi Homework
u 1.7 cp q1 (STB/day) 148.66847
B 1.1 RB/STB
rw 0.328 ft q (STB/day)
S 10 pwf1 (psi) 3924.5 148.6684697
pwf 4500 psi s1 3.62852658 148.6684697
re 2980 ft
Example 3: Effect of drainage on well performance

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD A re Ln(re/rw) q/q40
Kv 0.9 mD 40 744.73 7.7277637 1
h 53 ft 80 1053.21 8.0743373 0.95708
pi 5651 psi 160 1489.46 8.4209109 0.91769
pb 1323 psi 640 2978.92 9.1140581 0.84789
u 1.7 cp
B 1.1 RB/STB
Rs 150 CFT/STB
phi 0.19
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft
API 28
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi
S 0
pwf 3500 psi
1 acre 43560 ft^2
Example 4: Production from a no-flow boundary reservoir

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD re (ft) 2978.921
Kv 0.9 mD ln(re/rw) 9.1140581
h 53 ft p_bar 5912.933
pe 6000 psi q2/q1 0.6567034
pb 1323 psi
u 1.7 cp
B 1.1 RB/STB
Rs 150 CFT/STB
phi 0.19
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft
API 28
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi
S 0
pwf 3000 psi
A 640 acre
1 acre 43560 ft^2
Example 5: Impact of irregular well positioning on production

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD C_A q (STB/day)
Kv 0.9 mD Well A 30.9 422.7052683
h 53 ft Well B 4.5 379.1019834
p_bar 5651 psi
pb 1323 psi
u 1.7 cp
B 1.1 RB/STB
Rs 150 CFT/STB
phi 0.19
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft
API 28
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi
S 0
pwf 3500 psi
A 640 acre
gama 1.781
1 acre 43560 ft^2
Example 6: Transient IPR Curves

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD t (month) 1 6
Kv 0.9 mD pwf (psi) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
h 53 ft 0 1173.3033078 1054.197004
pi 5651 psi 1000 965.67575378 867.6464812
pb 1323 psi 2000 758.04819975 681.0959585
u 1.7 cp 3000 550.42064572 494.5454358
B 1.1 RB/STB 4000 342.7930917 307.994913
Rs 150 CFT/STB 5000 135.16553767 121.4443903
phi 0.19 5651 0 0
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft
API 28
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi
S 0
pwf 3500 psi
t 720 h/month
Transient IPR Curves
6000
24
q (STB/day) 5000
977.4281523
804.4626325 4000
631.4971127
pwf (psi)

t = 1 month
458.5315929 3000 t =6 months
285.5660732 t = 24 months
112.6005534
2000
0
1000

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

q (STB/d)
t = 1 month
t =6 months
t = 24 months
Example 7: Steady -state IPR Curves - influence of skin

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD s 0 5
Kv 0.9 mD pwf (psi) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
h 53 ft 0 1020.49217 658.9852316
pe 5651 psi 1000 839.906049 542.371317
pb 1323 psi 2000 659.319928 425.7574024
u 1.7 cp 3000 478.733807 309.1434877
B 1.1 RB/STB 4000 298.147686 192.5295731
Rs 150 CFT/STB 5000 117.561565 75.91565843
phi 0.19 5651 0 0
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft
API 28
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi
S 0
pwf 3500 psi
re 2980 ft
Steady -state IPR Curves - influence of skin
10 50 6000
q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
486.6061526 157.3422265 5000
400.4964105 129.4989728
314.3866684 101.6557191
4000
228.2769263 73.81246546

pwf (psi)
142.1671842 45.9692118 s=0
3000 s =5
56.05744211 18.12595814 s = 10
0 0 s = 50
2000

1000

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

q (STB/day)
in

s=0
s =5
s = 10
s = 50

0
Example 8: Pseudo - steady - state IPR Curves - influence of average reservoir pressure

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD P_bar 3500 4000
Kv 0.9 mD pwf (psi) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
h 53 ft 0 688.788562 787.186928
pi 5651 psi 1000 491.99183 590.390196
pb 1323 psi 2000 295.195098 393.593464
u 1.7 cp 3000 98.398366 196.796732
B 1.1 RB/STB 4000 0 0
Rs 150 CFT/STB 5000 0 0
phi 0.19 5651 0 0
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft P_bar 3500 4000
API 28 pwf (psi) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi 0 688.788562 787.186928
S 0 1000 491.99183 590.390196
pwf 3500 psi 2000 295.195098 393.593464
re 2980 ft 3000 98.398366 196.796732
4000 -98.398366 0
5000 -295.195098 -196.796732
5651 -423.309771 -324.911405
reservoir pressure

4500 5000 5651


q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day) Pseudo - steady - state IPR Curves - in-
885.585294 983.98366 1112.09833 fluence of average reservoir pressure
688.788562 787.186928 915.301601 6000

491.99183 590.390196 718.504869


5000
295.195098 393.593464 521.708137
98.398366 196.796732 324.911405
4000 P_bar
0 0 128.114673 P_bar

pwf (psi)
0 0 0 P_bar
3000
P_bar
P_bar
4500 5000 5651 2000

q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)


1000
885.585294 983.98366 1112.09833
688.788562 787.186928 915.301601
0
491.99183 590.390196 718.504869 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

295.195098 393.593464 521.708137


q (STB/day)
98.398366 196.796732 324.911405
-98.398366 0 128.114673
-226.513039 -128.114673 0
state IPR Curves - in-
e reservoir pressure

P_bar = 3500
P_bar = 4000
P_bar = 4500
P_bar = 5000
P_bar = 5651

800 1000 1200

day)
Example 9: production rate from a horizontal well (effects of reservoir thickness and vertical perme

Data Calculate
kH 8.2 mD h (ft) 25 25 25
Kv 0.9 mD I_ani 3 1 0.25
h 53 ft L (ft) q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
pe 5651 psi 0 0 0 0
pb 1323 psi 400 402.108532 461.06793 485.880023
u 1.7 cp 800 542.090366 593.223817 613.374212
B 1.1 RB/STB 1200 655.207819 704.111808 722.903689
Rs 150 CFT/STB 1600 759.774046 808.618227 827.137795
phi 0.19 2000 862.076897 912.086922 930.894645
Sw 0.34
rw 0.328 ft L (ft) a B
API 28 400 2983.35759 3.39450903
Ct 1.29E-05 1/psi 800 2993.45291 2.70137136
S 0 1200 3010.35281 2.29594745
pwf 3500 psi 1600 3034.16605 2.00837626
I_ani 3 2000 3065.03912 1.78546628
re 2980 ft
A 66.80023 h (ft) 25 25 25
K 9.114365 I_ani 3 1 0.25
L (ft) J_H/J_v J_H/J_v J_H/J_v
0 0 0 0
400 2.19458166 2.51636348 2.65178007
800 2.95855841 3.23762868 3.34760318
1200 3.57591783 3.84282039 3.94538056
1600 4.14660735 4.41318349 4.51425746
2000 4.70494407 4.97788303 5.08052965
r thickness and vertical permeability)
Horizontal well p
formation thickne
53 53 53 250 250 250 9000
3 1 0.25 3 1 0.25
q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day) q (STB/day)
0 0 0 0 0 0
667.81881 890.348545 1008.76845 1091.6508 2349.16988 3995.28547 6000
968.690118 1183.16084 1283.25279 1929.94875 3663.43721 5397.40986

q (STB/day
1207.67376 1421.89658 1516.67569 2666.134 4725.42746 6529.17783
1424.64834 1643.75415 1737.91688 3350.56899 5686.13512 7574.63513
1633.89384 1861.56103 1957.65976 4008.49984 6605.12565 8596.96512 3000

0
0 400 800

L(

53 53 53 250 250 250


3 1 0.25 3 1 0.25 Productivity
J_H/J_v J_H/J_v J_H/J_v J_H/J_v J_H/J_v J_H/J_v izonta
0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1.71921917 2.2920952 2.62577921 0.59578861 1.2821029 2.18050092
2.49377615 3.04590521 3.32680985 1.05330522 1.9993886 2.94573624
3.10901078 3.66050166 3.92609993 1.45509193 2.57898941 3.56341953
4
3.66758572 4.23164727 4.49531317 1.82863498 3.10331338 4.13399718

J_H/J_v
4.20626308 4.79236488 5.06132549 2.18771291 3.60486946 4.69195268

0
0 400 800

L(
Horizontal well production rates and impact of Graph length versus product
formation thickness and permeability anisotropy.
1800
9000

q (STB/day)
1200
q (I_ani=3; h=25 ft)
q (I_ani=1; h=25 ft)
6000 q (I_ani=0; h=25 ft)
q (STB/day

q (I_ani=3; h=53 ft)


q (I_ani=1; h=53 ft) 600
q (I_ani=0; h=53 ft)
q (I_ani=3; h=250 ft)
3000 q (I_ani=1; h=250 ft)
q (I_ani=0; h=250 ft) 0
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000

L (ft)

0
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000

L (ft)

Productivity Index ratios between hor-


izontal and vertical wells
6

q (I_ani=3; h=25 ft)


q (I_ani=1; h=25 ft)
4
q (I_ani=0.25; h=25 ft)
q (I_ani=3; h=53 ft)
J_H/J_v

q (I_ani=1; h=53 ft)


q (I_ani=0.25; h=53 ft)
q (I_ani=3; h=250 ft)
2 q (I_ani=1; h=250 ft)
q (I_ani=0.25; h=250 ft)

0
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000

L (ft)
th versus production rate

q (I_ani=3; h=53 ft)

00 1200 1600 2000

L (ft)

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