Abstract
Summary
Hydraulic fracturing generally has been limited to relatively low-permeability reservoirs. In recent years, the use of hydraulic fracturing has expanded significantly to high-permeability reservoirs. The objectives of fracturing low-permeability reservoirs and high-permeability reservoirs are defined by reservoir parameters.
The estimation of reservoir permeability, a variable of great importance in hydraulic fracturing design, is frequently unknown because either candidate wells do not flow or pretreatment pressure-transient testing is required. Consequently, Nolte et al.1 introduced a new method for adding after-closure fracturing analysis to the pretreatment calibration testing sequence that defines fracture geometry and fluid-loss characteristics. The exhibition of the radial flow is ensured by conducting a specialized calibration test called the minifalloff test. Using the theory of impulse testing and the principle of superposition, Nolte et al.1 developed a method that allows the identification of radial flow and, thus, the determination of reservoir transmissibility and reservoir pressure.
This work proposes a new method for determining reservoir permeability. The method also offers the potential for determining the average reservoir pressure. This procedure is based on the use of the pressure derivative, and it requires only one log-log plot for the identification of the radial-flow regime and the determination of reservoir parameters.
The application of the proposed method is demonstrated on real field data from calibration tests performed on several oil and gas wells. The reservoir parameters (particularly permeability) determined with this method are verified by comparison with results obtained from pressure-buildup tests. Other sources, such as core analysis, lend support to the permeability estimated with the proposed technique.
Publisher
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Subject
Geology,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Fuel Technology
Cited by
4 articles.
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