Course overview
This course will equip the students with the knowledge and skills required to solve fluid flow equations and interpret pressure transient data to obtain reservoir properties.
This course teaches the design and interpretation of pressure transient testing through learning Well test objectives and concepts; fluid flow equation and fundamental solution; classical methods:
drawdown and buildup analyses, bounded reservoirs; gas well testing; type curves and derivatives; complex systems: multi-layer, dual-porosity, hydraulic fractures; drill-stem testing; test design, equipment and operations.
The course describes the detailed process from well-testing selection and design to data acquisition, validation, and interpretations for different types of reservoirs.
- Introduction to Fluid Flow in Porous Media and Well Testing Methods and Data Interpretation. Weeks 1- 3
- Pressure Build up and Drawdown Tests. Week 4-7
- Advanced Well Testing. Week 8-10
Course learning outcomes
- Select appropriate well testing methods and interpret tests' data
- Describe the fundamentals behind all types of well test (DST, Formation Testing, Buildup, etc.)
- Calculate the reservoir and well properties that can be obtained from various types of tests
- Analyse data and assess strengths and limitations of well test interpretation
- Derive long term production forecast from a short test