Example 6-11

Data
q 300 STB/day
Bo 1.25 bbl/STB
Ko 60 mD
φ 0.15
µo 1.5 cp
h 15 f
rw 0.25 f
Ct 0.000012 psi-1
pi 4000 psi
estimate the bottom-hole flowing pressure afer 10 hours of production.

Solution

t> 0.000267 hrs

Since 10 hrs >> 0.000266625 hence we can use equation

pwf= 4000-((162.6*B40*B41*B44)/(B42*B450))*(LOG((B42*10)/(B43*B44*B47*B46*B46))-3.23)
pwf= 3357.98 psi Ans
Example 6-20
DATA
q1 100 stb/day h 20 f
q2 160 stb/day porosity 20%
q3 200 stb/day k 40 md
pi 4500 psi rw 0.25 f
Bo 1.2 bbl/stb viscosity 2 cp
ct 20*10-6 psi-1 r1 400 f
s(well) -5 r2 700 f
pwf ?

solution
calcualting pressure drop at well 1 by using equation

∆p = 270.1983 psi

calcualting the pressure drop of well 1 due to production from well 2

ei*(-) -1.5168 psia from graph ei 0.13

pressure drop 4.40544 psi
calculating 3rd pressure drop due to production well 3

ei -4.6452 from graph 0.00184

presssure drop 0.077942
total pressure drop 274.6817 psia
calcualting pwf at well 1 4225.318 psia Ans

Example 6-21
Data
pi 5000 psia h 20 f
Bo 1.1 bbl/stb poro 15
viscoity 2.5 cp rw 0.3 f
ct 20x10-6 psi-1 s 0
k 40 md

calculate pwf @15 hrs = ?

Solution

calculate press drop due to first flow rate during entire production

∆p (q1-0) = 319.6478 psia

now calculate pressure drop due to change in 100 to 70 stb/d

∆p (q2-q1)= -94.8522 psia

now calculate pressure drop due to change in 70 to 150 stb/d

∆p(q3-q2) = 247.8443 psia

now calculate pressure drop due to change in 150 to 85 stb/d

∆p(q4-q3) = -190.437 psia

total pressure drop = 282.2031 psia

pwf = 4717.797 psia Ans

Example 6-22

Data
pi 500 psia k 600 md
Bo 1.1 bbl/stb porosity 17%
viscosity 2 cp h 25 k
rw 0.3 f s 0
ct 25x10-6 psi-1

Sandface Pressure Afer

? 10 hrs

Solution

(∆p)actual 271.6689 psia

(∆p)image Well 1 20.70933 ei (-) -0.5372 from graph 10.64 psia
(∆p)image Well 2 20.70933 ei (-) -2.1488 from graph 1 psia

total pressure drop 283.3089 psia

pwf= 216.6911 psia Ans

Example 6-16
Data
Φ 0.15
μ 1.5 cp
pi 4500 psi
h 30 f
Bo 1.2 bbl/STB
rw 0.25 f
k 200 mD
ct 0.000025 psi-1
A 40 acres
Ca 30.8828
q 800 STB/Day
BHP as a fucntion of time ?
Pressure Decline Rate ?

Solution

Area in f2 is given as 40*43560

1742400 f2
Pwf=-1.71 4499.692

Calculate Pwf at different assumed times

t, hrs Pwf=-1.719t+4499.692
10 4482.502
20 4465.312
50 4413.742
100 4327.792
200 4155.892
If we calculate the slope
m= -1.719
So, the bottom-hole flowing pressure is declining at a rate of 1.719 psi/hr,

dp dt = -1 719 psi/hr

The decline in the average reservoir pressure from t = 10 to t = 200 hr is

326.61 psi Ans

Example 6-15
Data
q 1200 STB/Day
decline rat 4.655 psi/hr
h 25 f
Bo 1.3 bbl/STB
Ct 0.000012 psi-1
A ?

Solution
A= 1734897 ft2 Ans