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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

Module for:

Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Analysis of Production Data

T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.


Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

Analysis of Production Data

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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

Module for:

Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Analysis of Production Data


Executive Summary
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Executive Summary Presentation Structure

zOverview of Production Data Analysis


zEquivalent Constant Rate Case
Material Balance Time (Oil and Gas)
Normalized Rate Functions

zAssumptions and Limitations


Data Requirements
Liquid (Oil) and Gas (Generally Dry Gas)
Miscellaneous

zLibrary of Decline Type Curve Models


Various well and reservoir models

zExample Analyses
zComment and Closure
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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

Module for:

Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Analysis of Production Data


Overview of Production Data Analysis
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Overview of Production Data Analysis


zHistorical Developments
Perspectives
Early reserves estimation plots
Early decline curve analysis

zEvolution of Decline Type Curve Analysis


Arps' exponential and hyperbolic relations
Dimensionless rate-time plot (constant pressure)
Dimensionless decline type curves (liquid and gas)

zRigorous Analysis of Production Data


Full superposition (van Everdingen-Meyer method)
Analogy/synthesis with analysis of well test data

zProduction Data Analysis Future Issues


Data, models, integration, simulation, control...
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Production Data Analysis: History Lessons (1/4)


z Origin of technology:
Early 1900's estimate well
deliverability and reserves.
"Reservoir characterization" did
not evolve until 1950's.
z Relevance:
Pressure transient testing is a
"high frequency/high resolution" data analysis technique.
Production data analysis remains a "crude data" technique.
Data quantity/quality issues will
always be an issue.

z From: Dealing with the Idiots in


Your Life, J. Benton (1993).
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Production Data Analysis: History Lessons (2/4)


z Production decline analysis:
Over 80 years old!
Objective was economic, not
technical production extrapolations were even
referenced to the tax year!
Very humble origins
"whatever worked" plots
seemed to be popular (e.g.,
Cartesian, log-log, and semilog).

z From: Manual for the Oil and Gas Industry


Arnold (1919).

z From: Estimation of Underground Oil Reserves


by Oil-Well Production Curves Cutler (1924).

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Production Data Analysis: History Lessons (3/4)

a. The "engineer's solu- b. The "gee it works" plot c. The "scratch your head"
plot ... interesting, but ...
tion" (i.e., the log-log
I wonder if there is
how does it work?
plot) (did not stand
some theory ... (yes).
the test of time plot).
z From: Estimation of Underground Oil Reserves
by Oil-Well Production Curves Cutler (1924).

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Production Data Analysis: History Lessons (4/4)

zArps' Relations for Decline Curve Analysis: (1944)


Empirical, but even in 1944, Arps tried to relate to theory.
Many products use these relations, must use regression.
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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Evolution

(1/5)

z "Arps" decline analysis:

z From: SPE-Transactions Arps (1944).

Introduction of exponential
and hyperbolic families of
"decline curves" (Arps, 1944)
Introduction of log-log "type
curve" for the "Arps" family
of "decline curves" (Fetkovich, 1973).
Empirical ... but seems to
work as a general tool. Is
this more coincidence or
theory?
z "Arps" curves should be used
as an empirical tool particularly for estimating future performance and reserves.

z From: SPE 04629 Fetkovich (1973).

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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Evolution

(2/5)

z "Analytical" rate decline curves:

z From: SPE 04629 Fetkovich (1973).

z From: SPE 04629 Fetkovich (1973).

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Data from van Everdingen


and Hurst (1949), re-plotted
as a rate decline plot (Fetkovich, 1973).
This looks promising but
this is going to be one really
big "type curve."
What can we do? Try to collapse all of the trends to a
single trend during boundary-domination flow (Fetkovich, 1973).
z "Analytical" stems are another
name for transient flow behavior, which can yield estimates
of reservoir flow properties.
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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Evolution

(3/5)

z Composite Transient Type Curve:

z From: SPE 04629 Fetkovich (1973).

Collapses the transient flow


trends into "stems" related to
reservoir size and skin factor
(Fetkovich, 1973).
z Composite Decline Type Curve:
Addition of the "Arps" empirical
trends for "boundary-dominated
flow behavior (Fetkovich, 1973)."
z Assumptions:
Constant bottomhole pressure.
"Liquid" flow (not gas).
z Comments on gas flow behavior:
Fetkovich (and others) have noted
that most gas cases lie on or near
the stems for 0.4<b<0.6.

z From: SPE 04629 Fetkovich (1973).

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No physical support for this.


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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Evolution

(4/5)

zFetkovich "Composite" Decline Type Curve:


Assumes constant bottomhole pressure production.
Radial flow in a finite radial reservoir system (single well).
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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Evolution

(5/5)

z Gas Carter Type Curve:

z From: SPE 12917 Carter (1985).

Correlation of gas well


performance for varying
levels of pressure drawdown
(Carter, 1985).
z Gas Fetkovich-McCray-Carter
Type Curve:
Addition of new the "McCray"
plotting functions (Palacio, et
al, 1993).
z Assumptions:
Production at constant bottomhole pressure.

z From: SPE 25909 Palacio, et al (1993).

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Production Analysis: Rigorous Approaches (1/3)


z "Van Everdingen-Meyer Method:
"Analysis by simulation" (use
analytical solution to define xaxis plotting function.
Considers all of the data,
needs a complete model to
generate an appropriate
analysis/interpretation.
Theoretically simple, practical.
z Pro: Theoretically simple and
practical (can use field data).
z Con: Limited by solution model
as well as data quality.

z From: SPE 15482 Whitson


and Sognesand (1988).
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Production Analysis: Rigorous Approaches (2/3)


z Practically speaking...
"Data on demand" will arrive.
We may even have pressure.
Today's tools can not handle
the task of analysis and interpretation.
z "Drowning in Data"
Consider the case of pressure transient testing
10,000-100,000 data are now
common.
Production databases will be
enormous...

z From: SPE 56419 Athichanagorn, Horne, and Kikani (1999).


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Production Analysis: Rigorous Approaches (3/3)


z Consider a well test example:
Impossible to analyze all of
the data...
Use "windows" to analyze
segments of the data.
Surprise! The results are not
the same from window to
window but they are
related (see histograms).
z Good news: The statistics are
relevant...
z Bad news: This is not as consistent as we would like...

z From: SPE 56419 Athichanagorn, Horne, and Kikani (1999).


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Production Analysis: Future Issues


z Data analysis/interpretation:
Improved acquisition.
Integration of analytical and
numerical tools.
"Event" analysis
"Continuous" data analysis.
z Good news: The tools (analytical and numerical) will evolve.
z Bad news: The data burden will
be tremendous, perhaps even
overwhelming. Data quality
may still be an issue.
z The purpose of analysis is to
provide a basis for modelling
and, in turn, modelling provides
z From: School is Hell, M. Groen- a basis for optimization and flow
ing, (1987).
control.
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Analysis of Production Data

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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

Module for:

Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Analysis of Production Data


Equivalent Constant Rate Case
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Equivalent Constant Rate Case


zMaterial Balance Time
"Converts" variable-rate/variable pressure drop data

into "equivalent" constant rate case using a superposition formula based on boundary-dominated flow
behavior.
Liquid (oil) systems have a simple formulation
based of the flowrate and cumulative production.
Gas systems require a pseudotime function for the
pressure-dependent gas properties.

zNormalized Rate Functions


(qo/p) (or (qg/pp) for gas)
(qo/p)i (or (qg/pp)i for gas)
(qo/p)id (or (qg/pp)id for gas)

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Eq. Constant Rate Case: Material Balance Time


zIntroduce the rigorous application of production decline analysis using type curves: (variable-rate/variable pressure drop data)
Use time, pressure, flowrate (TPR) data .
Analysis approach uses "material balance time"

(forces late-time data onto the Arps b=1 stem).

zOil Material Balance Time:


t =

Np
qo

zGas M.B. Pseudotime: zGas Pseudopressure:


c

qg (t )
gi ti
ta = q
( p )c ( p ) dt
t
g 0 g
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gi zi p
pp =
pi
p

base

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p
dp
g z
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Eq. Constant Rate Case: Rate Functions


zThe normalized rate function (qo/p) (or (qg/pp)
for gas) results from the superposition formula.
The auxiliary functions ((qo/p)i (or (qg/pp)i)
and (qo/p)id (or (qg/pp)id)) are used to provide
"smoothness" and "character" to the data.
zRate Function:
(qo/p) (or (qg/pp) for gas)

zRate Integral Function:


ta
1 t
1
(qo / p ) i = (qo / p )dt or (q g / p p ) i =
(q / p p ) d t a
ta 0 g
t 0

zRate Integral-Derivative Function:


(qo / p )id = t
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d
d
| (qo / p )i | or (q g / p p )id = t a
| (q g / p p )i |
dta
dt
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Well Performance Relations: Oil Case


zThe well performance equations for the oil case
are obtained by combining the material balance
equation for a slightly compressible liquid and
the pseudosteady-state flow equation. The
pressure drop and flowrate results are:
Pressure Drop Form:
p
= bo , pss + mo , pss t
qo

Where:
mo , pss =

Flowrate Form:

qo
1
=
p bo , pss + mo , pss t

1 Bo
Nct Boi

o Bo 1

4 1 A
bo , pss = 141.2
ln
+ s
2
kh 2 e C A rw

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Well Performance Relations: Gas Case


zThe gas well performance equations are obtained by combining the gas material balance
equation and the pseudosteady-state flow equation for gas. These results are given as:
Pressure Drop Form:
p p
qg

Flowrate Form:
qg

= bg , pss + mg , pss t a

Where:

p p

1
bg , pss + mg , pss t a

z
q
t
(
)

p
gi
i
gi ti
g
=
dp
ta = q

( p )c ( p ) dt pp
pi p
g z
t
g 0 g
base

1
mg , pss =
Gct
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bg , pss = 141.2

gi Bgi 1
kh

4 1 A
ln
+ s
2

2 e C A rw

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Assumptions and Limitations
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Assumptions and Limitations

(1/4)

zData Requirements
Good estimates of base PVT properties (black oil: T,

sep, pb, STO and for dry gas: T, sep). OR, a fluid

sample/report would be preferred (with the fluid


sample taken early in the life of the reservoir.
Accurate measurements/estimates of rate and pressure data. This is the key to the methodology
random errors are "tolerable" gaps or other systematic errors in the rate history are generally NOT
acceptable.
Estimates of porosity, net pay, wellbore radius, are
necessary.
A detailed documentation of the well completion
history is very useful particularly when attempting to resolve production anomalies.
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Assumptions and Limitations

(2/4)

zLiquid (Oil) Case


Only major issue/limitation is that of the appropriate

value of total compressibility (ct). This value is used


to estimate original oil-in-place (N), and we must
recognize that ct changes as the reservoir depletes.
In particular, the effect of reservoir pressure trending below the bubblepoint pressure is a major issue.

zGas (i.e., Dry Gas) Case


Requires an estimate of initial gas-in-place, G.
Generally yields good estimates of volumetric and

flow properties.
No major issues water/liquid loading has been
seen to cause problems in the pressure data. Well
cleanup also occasionally an issue (low permeability reservoir systems).
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Assumptions and Limitations

(3/4)

zMiscellaneous
This is data analysis methodology designed to be a

single well analysis technique, it can be extended to


the multiwell case, but this is not trivial and requires the production history for the entire field.

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Assumptions and Limitations

(4/4)

zCompressibility/Mobility Plot: (pwf = constant)

From Camacho-V., R.G. and Raghavan, R.: "Boundary-Dominated Flow in Solution-Gas-Drive Reservoirs," SPERE (November 1989) 503-512.

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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

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Library of Decline Type Curves
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Decline Type Curve Analysis: Property Estimates


z Decline type curve models are available for:
Unfractured vertical wells
Vertical well (radial flow) case
Waterflood" case

Fractured vertical wells

Infinite Conductivity Vertical Fracture


Finite Conductivity Vertical Fracture

Horizontal wells

z The proposed analysis and interpretation methods for


decline type curve analysis provide estimates of:
Original Oil-in-Place/Drainage Area
Reservoir Flow Characteristics:

Formation Permeability
Initial Skin Factor
Fracture Half-Length
Effective Horizontal Well Length
Boundary Flux Parameters (possibly)

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Orientation


z Fetkovich Type Curves Radial Flow:
Original Fetkovich Decline Type Curve
"Rate Derivative" Decline Type Curve

z Fetkovich-McCray Type Curves Radial Flow:

Fetkovich-McCray Type Curve


Fetkovich-Carter-McCray Type Curve (Gas)
"Waterflood" Type Curves (Boundary Flux)
"Well Interference" Type Curve (Boundary Flux)

z Fetkovich-McCray Curves Fractured Wells:


Infinite Conductivity Vertical Fracture
Finite Conductivity Vertical Fracture

z Fetkovich-McCray Curves Horizontal Wells


z Agarwal, et al Methodology:
Radial Flow Case
Vertically Fractured Well Cases

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Fetkovich

a. Palacio, et al (1993): "Fetkovich-McCray Original" (radial


flow) includes auxiliary functions. (tDd format)

(1/3)

b. Doublet, et al (1994): "Fetkovich Derivative" (radial


flow) not practical for analysis. (tDd format)

z Decline Type Curves: Radial Flow


"Fetkovich-McCray Original"
"Fetkovich Derivative"
"Fetkovich-McCray Material

c. Doublet, et al (1994): "Fetkovich-McCray M.B. Time"


(radial flow) includes auxiliary functions. (tDd,bar)

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Balance" Uses material balance


to rigorously incorporate variations in rate and pressure over
time. This technique substantially improves the analysis of
variable-rate production data.

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Fetkovich

(2/3)

z "Fetkovich-McCray" Type Curve for an Unfractured


Well Production Time Format.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Fetkovich

(3/3)

z "Fetkovich-McCray" Type Curve for an Unfractured


Well Material Balance Time Format.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Doublet/Pratikno (1/4)

a. Doublet, et al (1996): "Fetkovich-McCray" format


INFINITE conductivity vertical fracture (FcD=).

b. Pratikno (2002): "Fetkovich-McCray" format


FINITE conductivity vertical fracture (FcD=10).

z Decline Type Curves: Fractured Wells


Infinite fracture conductivity:
Less complex solution, but
somewhat ideal for use in
practice.

Finite fracture conductivity:

FcD=10: Moderate to high fracture

c. Pratikno (2002): "Fetkovich-McCray" format


FINITE conductivity vertical fracture (FcD=0.5).

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conductivity case.
FcD=0.5: Low fracture conductivity case.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Doublet/Pratikno (2/4)

z "Fetkovich-McCray" Type Curve for a Fractured Well


(Infinite Conductivity) Material Balance Time Format.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Doublet/Pratikno (3/4)

z "Fetkovich-McCray" Type Curve for a Fractured Well


(FcD=10) Material Balance Time Format.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Doublet/Pratikno (4/4)

z "Fetkovich-McCray" Type Curve for a Fractured Well


(FcD=0.5) Material Balance Time Format.
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Library of Decline Type Curves: Shih


z Horizontal Well Cases "Infiniteconductivity" horizontal well
case(s).

z From: SPE 29572 Shih, et al. (1995).

z From: SPE 29572 Shih, et al. (1995).

z From: SPE 29572 Shih, et al. (1995).

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Boundary


z Decline Type Curve Analysis:
"Break-glass-in-case-of-fire" cases

z From: SPE 30774 Doublet, et al. (1995).

z From: Unpublished Marhaendrajana (2000)


(multiwell analysis do not use).

z From: SPE 30774 Doublet, et al. (1995).

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Multiwell


z Multiwell Analysis
Multiwell case can be "recast" into
single well case using cumulative
production for entire field.
Homogeneous reservoir example shows
that all cases (9 wells) align same
behavior observed for heterogeneous
reservoir cases.
z From: SPE 71517 Marhaendrajana (2001).

z From: SPE 71517 Marhaendrajana (2001).

z From: SPE 71517 Marhaendrajana (2001).

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Agarwal, et al


z Agarwal, et al Methodology:
Basically the same as Blasingame, et al
work.
More like pressure transient test analysis/interpretation.

z From: SPE 57916 Agarwal, et al. (1998).

z From: SPE 57916 Agarwal, et al. (1998).

z From: SPE 57916 Agarwal, et al. (1998).

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Library of Decline Type Curves: Crafton, et al


z Crafton, et al Methodology:
Rate normalized pressure drop versus
production time (p/q versus t).
Also analogous to pressure transient
test analysis/interpretation.
Very serious limitations production
time is not sufficient for general case of
rate variation.
z From: SPE 37409 Crafton, et al. (1997) (Fig. 2).

z From: SPE 37409 Crafton, et al. (1997) (Fig. 5). z From: SPE 37409 Crafton, et al. (1997) (Fig. 10).

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Examples
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Example 1: Fetkovich Rate-Time Analyses

a. West Virginia Well A: log(qg) versus log(t) (pi=


4175 psia, pwf=710 psia, Gquad=3.29 BSCF).

c. West Virginia Well A: log(Gp) versus log(t)


(pi= 4175 psia, pwf=710 psia, Gquad=3.29 BSCF).

z qg vs. t and Gp vs. t:

Good data matches (a. and c.)

b. West Virginia Well A: log(qg) versus t (pi= 4175


psia, pwf=710 psia, Gquad=3.29 BSCF).

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data quality provides clear trends.


"High" and "low" qi cases are +/10 percent assist in orienting
analysis in the spreadsheet.
Note that production performance
(i.e., rate data) is very consistent
(semilog rate-time plot).
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Example 1: Fetkovich Decline Type Curve Analysis

z Rate-Time Decline Type Curve: (Rigorous Analysis)


West Virginia Well A (pi= 4175 psia, pwf=710 psia, Gquad=3.29 BSCF).
Very clear trends all data functions.
The estimate of gas reserves using rate-time decline type curve analysis is
conservative, possibly/probably a result of the lack of pressure data.

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Example 2: Horizontal Well Rate-Time Analyses

a. Well Heckmann 1: log(qg) versus log(t) (pi 9000


psia, pwf=variable, Gquad=5.69 BSCF).

c. Well Heckmann 1: log(Gp) versus log(t)


(pi 9000 psia, pwf=variable, Gquad=5.69 BSCF).

z qg vs. t and Gp vs. t:

Log(qg) vs. log(t) and log(qg) vs. t

b. Well Heckmann 1: log(qg) versus t (pi 9000


psia, pwf=variable, Gquad=5.69 BSCF).

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plots exhibit rate noise only


during the 100-day "erratic rate"
period.
Log(Gp) vs. log(t) trend is very
smooth and continuous throughout the entire production history.
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Example 2: Horizontal Well Decline T.C. Analysis

z Rate-Time Decline Type Curve: (Rigorous Analysis)


Well Heckmann 1 (pi 9000 psia, pwf=variable, Gquad=5.69 BSCF).
This is a horizontal well sparse early data does match type curve trends
reasonably well.
Good overall data match comparable estimate of gas-in-place (G).
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Example 3: Womack Hill Field Well 1655

a. Production Data Plot for Well 1655 Womack


Hill Field (Alabama).

b. Watercut Plot for Well 1655 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

c. EUR Plot for Well 1655 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

d. Decline Type Curve Match of Oil Rate Data for


Well 1655 Womack Hill Field (Alabama).

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Example 3: Womack Hill Field Well 1678

a. Production Data Plot for Well 1678 Womack


Hill Field (Alabama).

b. Watercut Plot for Well 1678 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

c. EUR Plot for Well 1678 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

d. Decline Type Curve Match of Oil Rate Data for


Well 1678 Womack Hill Field (Alabama).

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Example 3: Womack Hill Field Well 1804

a. Production Data Plot for Well 1804 Womack


Hill Field (Alabama).

b. Watercut Plot for Well 1804 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

c. EUR Plot for Well 1804 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

d. Decline Type Curve Match of Oil Rate Data for


Well 1804 Womack Hill Field (Alabama).

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Example 3: Womack Hill Field Well 4575

a. Production Data Plot for Well 4575 Womack


Hill Field (Alabama).

b. Watercut Plot for Well 4575 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

c. EUR Plot for Well 4575 Womack Hill Field


(Alabama).

d. Decline Type Curve Match of Oil Rate Data for


Well 4575 Womack Hill Field (Alabama).

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Comment and Closure
T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
(27 November 2003)

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Reservoir Performance Analysis: Tools


z Production Analysis Tools:
"Old" decline curve analysis.
Decline type curve analysis.
EUR analysis
Numerical simulation.
z On the horizon integrated data
acquisition, analysis, and control.
z Issues:
What tools do we really want?
What tools do we really need?
Numerical modelling savior
or villain?
Data acquisition is the key.

z From: Love is Hell, M. Groening, (1984).


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Reservoir Performance Analysis: Reality Check


z Production data analyses and
pressure transient analyses
"see" the reservoir as a volumeaveraged set of properties.
z New solutions/models will also
have this view of the reservoir.
z It's only time-pressure-rate data,
don't expect a miracle...
z The challenge of future work is
to represent the behavior of the
reservoir while also providing
an understanding of the scale of
reservoir features.
z From: Simulator Parameter Assignment
and the Problem of Scaling in Reservoir
Engineering Halderson (1986).

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(Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance)

Module for:

Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Analysis of Production Data


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T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M U.
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3116 (USA)
(+1) 979.845.2292 t-blasingame@tamu.edu
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References: Reservoir Performance Analysis


Historical Methods Production Data Analysis:
1. Arps, J.J: "Analysis of Decline Curves," Trans., AIME (1945) 160, 228-247.
2. Fetkovich, M.J.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves," JPT (June 1980) 1065-1077.
3. Gringarten, A.C.: "Reservoir Limits Testing for Fractured Wells," paper SPE 7452 presented at the 1978 SPE Annual Technical
Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX., 1-3 October.
4. Carter, R.D.: "Type Curves for Finite Radial and linear Gas Flow Systems: Constant Terminal Pressure Case," SPEJ (October 1985)
719-728.
Decline Type Curve Analysis:
1. Fraim, M.L., Lee, W.J., and Gatens, J.M., III: "Advanced Decline Curve Analysis Using Normalized-Time and Type Curves for
Vertically Fractured Wells," paper SPE 15524 presented at the 1986 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans,
LA, 5-8 October.
2. McCray, T.L.: Reservoir Analysis Using Production Decline Data and Adjusted Time, M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M U., College Station, TX
(1990).
3. Palacio, J.C. and Blasingame, T.A.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves Analysis of Gas Well Production Data," paper
SPE 25909 presented at the 1993 Joint Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, CO, 26-28 April
1993.
4. Doublet, L.E., Pande, P.K., McCollum, T.J., and Blasingame, T.A.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves Analysis of Oil Well
Production Data Using Material Balance Time: Application to Field Cases," paper SPE 28688 presented at the 1994 Petroleum
Conference and Exhibition of Mexico held in Veracruz, Mexico, 10-13 October 1994.
5. Shih, M.-Y. and Blasingame, T.A.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves: Horizontal Wells," paper SPE 29572 presented at the
1995 Joint Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, CO, 20-22 March, 1995.
6. Doublet, L.E. and Blasingame, T.A.: "Evaluation of Injection Well Performance Using Decline Type Curves," paper SPE 35205
presented at the 1996 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, TX, 27-29 March 1996.
7. Crafton, J. W.: "Oil and Gas Well Evaluation Using the Reciprocal Productivity Index Method," paper SPE 37409 presented at the
1997 SPE Production Operations Symposium, held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 9-11 March 1997.
8. Agarwal, R.G., Gardner, D.C., Kleinsteiber, S.W., and Fussell, D.D.: "Analyzing Well Production Data Using Combined Type Curve
and Decline Curve Analysis Concepts," paper SPE 49222 prepared for presentation at the 1998 SPE ATCE, New Orleans, LA, 27-30
September 1998.
9. Marhaendrajana, T. and Blasingame, T.A.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves Evaluation of Well Performance Behavior
in a Multiwell Reservoir System," paper SPE 71514 presented at the 2001 Annual SPE Technical Conference and Exhibition, New
Orleans, 30 September-03 October 2001.
10. Pratikno, H., Rushing, J.A., and Blasingame, T.A.: "Decline Curve Analysis Using Type Curves: Fractured Wells," paper SPE 84287
presented at the 2003 Annual SPE Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO., 05-08 October 2003.

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