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COURSE : PCB 2053 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING II
DATE : 18
th
April 2013
TIME : (1.5 hours)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet.
2. Indicate clearly answers that are cancelled.
3. Where applicable, show clearly steps taken in arriving at the solutions.
4. Do not open this Question Booklet until instructed.

There are ELEVEN (11) pages in this Question Booklet including the cover page,
appendix, and graph paper

Note : - Graph paper is provided
- Equations are given in the APPENDIX

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TEST 2
JANUARY 2013 SEMESTER

2

1. a. Describe and explain the following:


i. Active water drive
[5 marks]


ii. Partial water drive
[5 marks]





















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b. Describe Schilthuiss Steady state

[10 Marks]

























4

2. Describe the important parameters that need to be considered in
[10 marks]
























5

3. Describe and explain van der Waals EOS.

[10 marks]























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4. A well is expected to produce 100 Mstb recoverable reserves and will be on
exponential decline. The initial rate is estimated to be 110 stb/day and the
abandonment rate in this region is 6 stb/day. How long will the well last? Determine
its annual production.
Redo the above solution by considering harmonic decline.
[20 marks]

























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APPENDIX







1. General form of Material Balance Equation (MBE) and Applications









Straight-line MBE as proposed by Havlena & Odeh


Where,
m is the ratio of initial gas-cap gas reservoir vol. to initial reservoir oil vol.,
8





F is the underground withdrawal,


E
o
, is the expansion of oil and originally dissolved gas

E
fw
is the expansion of connate water and rock matrix,



Undersaturated oil reservoir





Saturated oil reservoir
F = N[E
o
] (water and rock expansion is small in comparison with soln. gas expansion)

Gas- cap drive reservoir
F = N [E
o
+ mE
g
] (without water encroachment & negligible water and rock expansion)

Water drive reservoirs

F = N[E
o
+m E
g
]+W
e
(negligible water and rock expansion)

(without water encroachment)