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Linear data plots (Continued)
Injection well test data plots 465 497 501
Logical well test data acquisition and analysis
program 4
Late time radial flow (pseudo-radial flow) 87
Linear flow analysis-high conductivity
fractures 384
Late data parameter 312
Layer fracture conductivity 509

M
Mathews-Brons-Hazebrock 236
Miller-Dyes-Hutchison 237
Muskat method 240
Total mobility ratio 195 196 198
Multiple-rate testing 463
Analysis plot, slope, intercept 487 491 495
Estimating permeability 469 470 473 477 487
491 492 493
Estimating skin factor 481 487 488 491 492
496 499 502
Estimating pressure drop across skin 469 475 481
Radius of investigation 469
Distance to well bank 471 471 487
Radius of drainage 471
Flow efficiency 471
Injectivity index 481
Calculate compressibility in swept zone 482
Mobility ratio 488
Volume of oil bank 489
Volume of water bank 490

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Multiple-rate testing (Continued)
Fracture gradient 497
Multilayered reservoir systems 504
Classification of layered reservoir systems 551
Crossflow reservoirs 504
With crossflow 505
Without-crossflow reservoirs 506
Commingled reservoirs 507
Composite reservoir 507
Interlayered crossflow reservoirs 508
Two-layered reservoir without crossflow 512
Three layer without crossflow reservoirs 506
Four layer crossflow reservoir 505
Muskat plot characteristics 516
MDH method 516
Constant producing rate 511
Constant producing pressure 510
Determine degree of communication and
types of crossflow 513
Pressure buildup behavior curve in two-
layered gas reservoir 563
Factors affecting performance 520
Relative permeability 520
Pore size 520
Reservoir geometry 520
Permeability anisotropy 520
Reservoir n-layer system 521
Economic aspects 521
Most common gas well test interpretation
methods 5
Major flow regimes in horizontal oil wells 86

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Methods of evaluating MHF oil wells 372
Match of interference test data 433
Muskat straight-line intercepts for two-layer
reservoirs without cross flow 506
Muskat plot for-layer reservoir with a
permeability contract of 2 518
Mechanical skin factor 73
Multiphase pressure buildup plot 197
MDH drawdown pressure plot 237
Muskat graph for average pressure 250
Main characteristics of matrix block and
fracture system 256
Main characteristics and behavior of naturally
fractured reservoir 260
Mud gradient 392
Model selection process or optimum selection 28
Multi rate drawdown test plot 141
MBH graph 180
MDH graph 181 188
Muskat data plot 184 189
Multiphase pressure buildup data plot 197
Multiphase and multi-rate pressure buildup
data plot 217
MDH dimensionless pressure for circular and
square areas 237
Main characteristics of matrix blocks and
fracture systems 256
Most common interpretation methods for
naturally fractured reservoirs 259

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Main characteristics and behavior of naturally
fractured reservoirs 260
Methods of evaluating MHF oil wells 373
Matrix storage 274
Matrix permeability 272
Matrix block shape factor 369
Mud gradient 408
Matrix pore volume 424
Matrix porosity 424
Mobility ratio 488

N
Nomenclature 640
No-flow barrier 342 526
Numerical models and their applications 26
Solution of radial diffusivity equation 21
Various dimensional flow geometry 24
Linear flow 24
Radial cylindrical flow 25
Radial spherical flow 25
Reservoir model development process 26
Selection of numerical simulation models
and their applications 27
One-dimensional horizontal model 29
One-dimensional dipping model 29
Two-dimensional horizontal model 30
Three-dimensional layered model 30
Two-dimensional coning model 31
Two-dimensional vertical model 31
Three-dimensional continuous model 32

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Numerical models and their applications (Continued)
Three-dimensional continuous (section)
model 32

O
Original reservoir pressure 234
One-dimensional coordinate systems 24
Linear flow 24
Radial cylindrical flow 25
Radial spherical flow 25
Oil saturation 432 554
Oil well test data acquisition, analysis, and
management 2
Oil well test analysis programs 2
Oil wells for optimum stimulation treatment 2
Odehs equation for calculating skin factor due
to restricted entry 168

P
Pulse tests 429
Pressure buildup analysis methods 153
Single-rate 162
Two-rate test 173
Buildup following variable rate test 201
Production stimulation, (see stimulation)
Pseudo-steady state (finite) flow 17
Pseudo skin factor with a finite conductivity
vertical fracture 258 274 366
Pressure response in pulse test 434
Pulse test responses with flow and shut-in time 434

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Pressure derivative trends for common flow
regimes 370 371
Pressure derivative type curves 361 366 369
Calculating interporosity flow parameter 258 259 263 265 269
283
Calculating ratio of matrix permeability to
fracture permeability 264 258 267 271 273
Pulse test design procedure 453
Pressure buildup for crossflow oil reservoir 505
Pressure buildup curve for a layered reservoir
system 513
Pressure buildup behavior in a two-layer oil
reservoir 520
Porosity partition in heterogeneous porous
media 424
Partitioning coefficient estimation 427
Procedures and guidelines to describe
reservoir heterogeneity 537
Pseudoskin factor 97 98 99 282
Porosity-compressibility product:
Estimating by type curve matching 293
Estimating from interference testing 433
Estimating from pulse testing 436
Porosity-compressibility-thickness product:
Estimating from interference test,
Estimating from pulse test 445 457 458 459 460
461
Pressure drop due skin 123 122 124 128 132
134 137 143 146 161
186 193 216 398 401
409 469

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Pore volume 112 114 115 120
Pseudoproducing time 163 265 326 328 338
355 480
Permeability:
Estimating by type-curve matching of
vertical oil wells 290 296 300
Of fractured oil wells 314 317 319 323
Estimating from drawdown testing of two-
rate drawdown test 122
Estimating from drawdown testing after
short shut in 389
Estimating from interference testing 431
Estimating from multi-rate pressure buildup
testing 210
Estimating from pressure buildup testing 154 165 179 183 186
190 193 200 204 207
218 228 230
Estimating from pulse testing 442 446 461
Estimating in composite system 505
Estimating permeability and thickness
product 112 113 148 200 264
268 392 482 487 566
Partial differential equations:
One-dimensional model 24
Linear flow 24
Radial cylindrical flow 25
Radial spherical flow 25
Pressure buildup test and data 154 163 178 186 198
194 196 201 202 205
208 213 214 215 216
222 223

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Pressure buildup curves 155 156 164 165 174
176 179 180 181 182
184 187 188 189 193
197 203 206 209 212
217 223 227 229 230
231
Pressure drawdown test and data 118 127 131 135 140
144 145
Pressure drawdown curves 108 109 110 112 114
119 120 123 127 131
136 141 149 150
Pressure data analysis 347
Bilinear flow type of analysis 348
Pressure data partially match curve for the
transition period between bilinear and
linear flow 350
Pressure data exhibit a half slope line on a
log-log graph 351
Pressure data partially falling in the pseudo
radial flow period 352
Pseudo skin factor equation 168
Calculating skin factor due to restricted
entry 168
PVT properties
Oil PVT properties 607
Saturation pressure 608
Solution gas oil ratio 612
Oil formation volume factor 613
Total formation volume factor 616
Oil density 616
Oil viscosity 618
Oil compressibility 622

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PVT properties (Continued)
Water PVT properties 624
Gas free conditions 625 627 629 631 633
635 637
Gas saturated conditions 626 628 630 632 634
636
Pore volume 112 115 120 191
Purpose and objective of reservoir simulation 26
Pressure time histories for a const rate
drawdown test 108
Pressure buildup plot dominated by afterflow 199
Pressure buildup curve in naturally fractured
reservoir 258
Pressure derivative type curves 264
Pressure derivative applications in oil well
testing
Infinite-acting Homogeneous reservoir.
Systems 361
Fractured reservoir systems 365
Pseudo-state interporosity flow 365
Transient interporosity flow 368
Pressure derivative trends for other common
flow regimes 370
Pore volume 17
Productivity index 166
Pseudo-steady state time 20 21 177 239
Pressure drop due to skin 113 134 137 139 143
186 187 210
Calculating from drawdown testing 113 114 118 122 130
132 134 137 139
Calculating from buildup testing 186 187 210

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Pressure chart interpretation for various testing
conditions 391
Fluid loss before packer 392
Leak in drill pipe 392
Leak in drill pipe 392
Packer failed and could not be set 393
Runaway clock. Clock spring released 393
Tool failed to close, no buildup is obtained 393
Effect of large seperpressure. Pressure
buildup during flow and buildup
period 393
Low permeability formation 393
Gauge plugged after packer was set but
before tool was opened 394
Two-layer effects. Caused by two producing
zones 394
DST is usually too short to notice
interference with todays well pacing 394
Two tests with the same gauge 394
Gauge gradually plugged during flow period 394
Gauge plugged during flow and unplugged
late in buildup 395
Single test with two gauges 395
Pressure drop through 595
Hagedorn and Brown method 596
Beggs and Brill method 602
Computer flow diagram for the Beggs and
Brill method 503
Porosity estimation 410 433
Using DST Testing 410
Using Interference testing 433

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