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Section I
PI, IPR Curves
Drawdown Pressure -p- The pressure drop between the reservoir ( ps)
and the flowing bottom hole pressure (pwf).
q
J (1-1)
ps pwf
Ideally pwf for a q is measured using a bottom hole pressure gauge. A build
up or drawdown test is used to calculate ps along with other parameters such
as a skin factor (s). Equation 1-1 uses these values to get a productivity
index for the well.
q o r
p p wf ln (1-2)
.007082kh rw
which gives
q .007082kh
J (1-3)
p p wf
o ln r
r
w
J=.049 bpd/psi
Assuming that the spacing for this depth is 160 acres, a r of 1320 ft
and a rw of 2.5 inches
kh = Joln(r/rw)/.007082
kh =.049*1.3*2.5*ln(1320/.208)/.007082
kh = 197md ft
k= 16 md
J = .234 bpd/psi
Skin Effect s
The pressure drop caused by the near wellbore skin effect is defined
by the equation
q
ps s (1-4)
2kh
q o r
p p wf ln r s (1-5)
.007082kh w
q .007082kh
J (1-6)
p p wf ln r s
o
rw
Ideal PI JI
q
JI bpd/psi (1-7)
ps pwf pskin
Actual PI JA
q
Ja bpd/psi (1-8)
ps pwf
Specific PI - Js
q
Js bpd/psi/ft (1-9)
h( ps pwf )
Generally the length of a horizontal well is much greater than the reservoir
thickness. In this case the flow in the well can be described by
.007078k h hp 1
qh (1-11)
ln 4reh / L
This gives:
.007078k h h 1
Jh (1-12)
ln 4reh / L
.007078k h hp 1
q (1-13)
a a ( L / 2)
2 2 I h I h
ln ani ln ani
L/2 L rw ( I ani 1)
where
.5
L
.5
kh reH
4
I ani a .5 .25 for L/2 <0.9reH
kv 2
L / 2
.007078k h hp 1
q
(1-14)
a a ( L / 2)
2 2 I h I anih '
ln ani
ln seq
L/2 L rw ( I ani 1)
k 1 4 a H ,max a H ,MAX
2
seq' 1 ln 2 1 (1-15)
s
k
ani I 1 3 r
w r w
aH,max is the largest horizontal axis of the cone of damage.
Homework #1
Problem #1
For a well that has the following;
Find J and Js for this well. Calculate the pwf for a q of 100 bopd and 12
bwpd and also for 200 bopd and 25 bwpd.
Problem #2
q = J p (1-16)
It can be seen that the relationship between q & p is a straight line that
passes through the origin.
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Drawdown psi
figure 1
With ps and J constant for any particular instant the plot of q vs BHFP will
be a straight line as shown in figure 2. The point when BHFP is zero or at
the greatest p is called the wells potential. It is the maximum rate that the
well could produce. It is noted that physically a BFP of 0 psi is basically not
attainable.
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
q bpd
figure 2
In the olden days this potential was to calculate the allowable for the well in
many states.
Effects of Water Production
Since the relative permeabilities are function of the oil and water saturations
of the reservoir so are the flow rates of the oil and water.
.007082k o h p p wf o .007082k w h p p wf w
qo qw (1-20)
o o ln r r s w w ln r r s
w w
For wells that have a no-flow boundaries. These boundaries can be caused
by the production of adjacent wells or a natural boundary, fault or pinchout .
These are the equations that are used on older wells. The pressure at the
boundary can be calculated by using
141.2q re
pe p wf ln .5 (1-21)
kh rw
A much more helpful equation would be one that uses the average reservoir
pressure which can be obtain in the field by means of a pressure test. This
equation is
_
141.2q re
p pwf ln .75 (1-22)
kh rw
.007082kh
J (1-21)
r
ln e .75
rw
With the addition of skin
.007082kh
J (1-22)
r
ln e s .75
rw
In Flow Performance Relationship - IPR Curves
Figure 3
Factors influencing the shape of the IPR are the pressure drop and relative k
across the reservoir.
table 1
It can be seen that the majority of the pressure drop caused by production is
near the wellbore. This is confirmed by the radial flow equation. In this
situation even if the average reservoir pressure is above the bubble point, the
area around the wellbore is not, which causes the gas to come out of solution
in this area causing the relative permeability (which is based on fluid
saturation) of the liquids to change. As the pwf is lower for a greater flow
rate the greater this effect has on the well which causes the IPR Curve to
bend down.
Vogels Method
Vogel developed an empirical equation for the shape of the IPR curve.
2
p p
1 .2 _ .8 _
q wf wf
(1-23)
q' p p
q J ( ps pwf p wf
1 _ (1-24)
q' Jp s p
Hence the difference between the value of q derived from the Vogel
equation and the straight line method is
p pwf
qvm qsl .8q' _ 1 _
wf
(1-25)
p p
The value is always positive, and at the end points, pwf = p and pwf = 0 it is 0.
q pwf p
1 1 .8 wf (1-26)
q' p p
this gives
q' pwf
J (1 .8 ) (1-27)
p p
as pwf goes to p
1.8q'
J* (1-28)
p
combining
1.8 J
J* (1-29)
p
1 .8 wf p
.007082ko h
J* (1-30)
o o ln re r .75
w
ko
J *f o of
(1-31)
J p ko
*
o o p
J*p pwf
2
pwf
q 1 .2 .8 (1-32)
1.8 p p
Homework #2
Using Vogels method, draw the IPR curve, and estimate the wells
potential.
Reservoir analysis indicates that the ratio of the value of kro/oo @ 2080
psi to its value at the static pressure of 1500 psig is 1.57. Estimate what
the wells potential rate will be when the static pressure dropped to 1500
psig.
Fetkovichs Approximation
Since Vogels method is not always in accordance with field data, Fetkovich
suggested
qo C p 2 p wf
2
n
(1-33)
.007082khkro
if J ' (1-34)
o o ln( re r )2 pi
w
qo' J ' p 2
n
(1-36)
Fetkovich assumed that the log log plot of qo vs p2 is a straight line with a
unity slope, n=1.
Using Fekovich
1) plot the q vs p2
2) Find the slope of line
3) Calculate J using one of the flow rates
4) Using J calculate the wells potential and pwf for any other rate.
5) If only rate and pressure is known assume a slope of 1
2 Stratified Formation or Zones
figure 4
When zones of varying kh are opened in a well, the one with the highest kh
well contribute more to the production of the well, then the lower kh zones
will contribute, thus the average reservoir pressure of the high kh zones
drops faster than the other zones in the well. This causes the zones to start
flowing at different flowing bottom hole pressures. At the lower rates or
higher flowing pressures it is the zone with the lowest kh that have the
highest average pressure so that it produces first and then as the flowing
pressure drops below the average pressure of the other zones that start to
contribute to the flow. The PI of the well improves as more of the zones
contribute, so the PI improves with the lowering of the flowing pressure.
figure- 5
Potential of Gas Wells
q sc C ps2 pwf
2
(1-38)
where
.703kh
C (1-39)
T z ln( r r )
w
it can be seen that this is a straight line on a log-log plot with unity slope.
n
q sc C ps2 pwf
2
(1-41)
3. find the angle between the line and the (ps2 - pwf2) axis
a) the tangent of this angle is n
q C p s2 p wf
2
n
Also by getting n from the plot and solving for C at a point on the line and
then making pwf equal to 0 in the equation.
Homework #3
Given:
PI = 1410 psia
# qo pwf
bpd psia
0 0 1410
1 72 1170
2 118 1050
3 155 888
4 208 632
Write the equation for the flow rate determining the value for J and n.
Find the potential using pseudo steady state PI for tests 1 and 4.
Skin Factor
.703kh( ps2 p ws
2
)
qsc (1-42)
Tz ln( r s .75)
rw
so C will be
.703kh
C
(1-43)
T z ln( r s .75)
rw
Non-Darcy Flow
Aronofsky and Jenkins used the Forchheeimer flow equation for a more
exact solution
kh p 2 pwf
2
q (1-44)
1424 zT ln rd / rw s Dq
rd
1.5 t D
rw
where
.000264kt
tD
ct rw2
p 2 pwf
2
aq bq 2 (1-46)
6 10 5 k s0.1h
D
rw h perf
2
It can be seen that the p2 vs q on log log paper will curve up for Non-Darcy
flow.
Horizontal Gas Well
.703 10 3 k h h p 2 p wf
2
1
(1-47)
q
zT
ln
a a ( L / 2)
2 2 I h
ani
ln
I anih
Dq
L/2 L rw ( I ani 1)
.703 10 3 k h h p 2 p wf
2
1 (1-48)
q
zT
a a ( L / 2)
ln
2 2
I h
ani
ln
I anih
.75 Dq
L/2 L rw ( I ani 1)
q is mscfpd
q
J gas mscf/psi2 (1-49)
p pwf
2 2
Effects of Drawdown on WOR
When more than one productive stringers are open in a well, these can be in
one zone; the stringers may water out at differing rates. By using IPR curves
it is possible to determine if the pressure of the water source is higher than
that of the oil zones and if there will be interflow in the well if shut in. By
interflow we mean water flowing into the oil zones from the water zones.
This can be done by plotting the gross, oil and water IPR curves from
production test data. From the plot determine the static pressure for the oil
and water zones as well as the wells average static pressure. The point on
the water IPR curve that corresponds to the wells average static pressure is
the water inflow into the oil zone when the well is shut in. This can also be
found by multiplying the difference in the water and the wells average static
pressures by the water PI.
Example
47 85 40 7 1300
90 60 54 36 920
125 48 60 65 630
162 45 73 89 310
figure 6
figure 7
1) A well completed with perforations from 9897 9932 feet from the
surface in 5 casing, has an initial reservoir pressure of 3572 psig
and a fluid gradient of .35 psi/ft. The well was tested using at 130
bopd and no water with a bottom hole flowing pressure of 500 psig,
using 2 tubing.
Is it possible for this well to produce without a pump? Possible
rate?
Keeping a fluid level 200 above the pump for efficient pump
loading what is the maxium rate that can be produced? Use
both straight line and Vogel.
The fluid properties, 1.15 stb/rb, viscosity of 2.6cp.
Reservoir properties, perm of 5.7 md, re of 1980 ft.
Would further treatment help this well?
Productivity Index J
Simplest of the methods, one production and pressure point and a straight
line. But the least accurate for calculating the wells potential, greater error
as pwf is lower.
Vogel Method
Reasonable accuracy for the plot and the potential. Problem is that
good mobility data is needed for a calculated ideal curve and for
future average reservoir plots.
Fetkovich Method
Gas Wells
Multi-point tests are the norm for gas wells. One-point test assumes a
straight line at 45 degrees or an assumed value for the field.
Flow Efficiency
The Flow Efficiency of the well which is the ratio of the actual PI to
the ideal PI is used to check if the well is a candidate for a work over
to remove damage. Also it can be sued to verify a stimulation job. If
FE < 1 possible damage, FE > 1 a stimulated zone.
Nomenclature
h thickness ft
J Productivity Index bpd/psi
k Permeability md
L Length of Horizontal section ft
p Pressure psi
pwf Bottom hole pressure flowing psi
ps Bottom hole pressure shut in psi
pskin Delta pressure skin psi
q Flow rate bpd
qsc Flow rate gas mscfpd
q Well potential bopd, mscfpd
re radius effective ft
reh radius horizontal effective ft
rw radius wellbore ft
s skin
seq skin effective horizontal
T Reservoir Temp Ro
formation volume factor rb/stb
viscosity cp