Abstract
Different from the conventional gas reservoir, coalbed methane is developed mainly by water drainage, which leads methane desorption after reservoir pressure drop. Water drainage at a reasonable speed in the early development stage is the key for enhancing later gas performance. Therefore, the investigation radius, which reflects the pressure drop region scale, is studied by deconvolution well-test to find the reasonable water drainage speed in the early period. First, the early production data (well-bottom pressure and water rate) are processed by deconvolution algorithm, and then the pressure data under unit rate is obtained to invert the comprehensive reservoir permeability and investigation radius. This deconvolution method can save the cost of the conventional well-test, and avoid reservoir damage caused by frequent well shut-off. The feasibility of the deconvolution test method is verified by comparing its interpretation results with those of the conventional pressure drop/build-up test. For a field application, the 29 wells’ comprehensive permeability are inverted by the deconvolution well-test using early water production data of Hancheng block. Furthermore, their investigation radius and pressure drawdown gradient are calculated, and the performance optimization is determined by relationship analysis between working fluid level and steady gas production rate. We find that well-bottom pressure and reservoir pressure should decrease steadily in the early development stage, with the working fluid level declining less than 1 m/d (1 m per day) in wellbore, and the pressure drawdown gradient declining less than 2.8 MPa/100 m.
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry
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