ENGI Assignment 7 Solution Spring 2013

ENGI 8691/9100 Assignment 7 solution

Part I

We use an excel sheet to calculate the production rate:

For different Kv and reservoir thickness, use the following equation to calculate different
Iani, C and lnC.

Based on 3 different Kv and 3 different thicknesses we can get:

Kh(mD) 8.2
Kv(mD) 8.2 131 0.9
h(ft) 25 53 250 25 53 250 25 53 250
Iani 1 1 1 0.25 0.25 0.25 3.02 3.02 3.02
C 38.11 80.79 381.10 15.25 32.34 152.53 57.25 121.37 572.52
lnC 3.64 4.39 5.94 2.72 3.48 5.03 4.05 4.80 6.35

The well lengths from 0 ft to 2000 ft in steps of 100 ft, calculate different a and lnA
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L(ft) a A lnA
0- - -
100 2980.21 119.2 4.780803
200 2980.839 59.6 4.087656
300 2981.888 39.73334 3.682191
400 2983.358 29.80002 3.394509
500 2985.248 23.84004 3.171366
600 2987.56 19.86673 2.989046
700 2990.295 17.02867 2.834899
800 2993.453 14.90015 2.701371
900 2997.036 13.24466 2.583594
1000 3001.046 11.9203 2.478242
1100 3005.485 10.83676 2.382944
1200 3010.353 9.933843 2.295947
1300 3015.653 9.169879 2.215924
1400 3021.387 8.515096 2.141841
1500 3027.557 7.947663 2.072878
1600 3034.166 7.451209 2.008376
1700 3041.216 7.013214 1.947796
1800 3048.71 6.623943 1.890691
1900 3056.65 6.275707 1.836686
2000 3065.039 5.962359 1.785466

Then calculate production rate:

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Kh(mD) 8.2
Kv(mD) 8.2 131 0.9
h(ft) 25 53 250 25 53 250 25 53 250
L(ft) q(stb/d)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 293.45 498.05 850.38 337.29 675.43 2107.18 213.14 284.19 316.89
200 367.62 674.17 1450.10 400.21 819.89 2950.59 297.43 446.67 595.43
300 419.01 794.15 1934.06 446.64 922.98 3530.40 355.30 567.26 849.66
400 461.07 890.35 2349.17 485.87 1008.74 3994.62 401.63 666.27 1086.24
500 498.01 973.47 2718.60 520.99 1084.83 4394.44 441.54 752.19 1309.29
600 531.72 1048.39 3055.64 553.45 1154.78 4753.61 477.40 829.41 1521.58
700 563.26 1117.76 3368.70 584.07 1220.52 5085.10 510.51 900.49 1725.14
800 593.22 1183.16 3663.44 613.37 1283.23 5396.80 541.65 967.06 1921.50
900 622.04 1245.65 3943.86 641.69 1343.71 5693.88 571.34 1030.20 2111.83
1000 650.00 1305.94 4212.92 669.26 1402.51 5979.91 599.93 1090.71 2297.09
1100 677.30 1364.56 4472.86 696.29 1460.06 6257.50 627.68 1149.16 2478.06
1200 704.11 1421.90 4725.43 722.90 1516.65 6528.59 654.78 1205.98 2655.37
1300 730.56 1478.27 4972.00 749.21 1572.55 6794.69 681.39 1261.52 2829.58
1400 756.74 1533.90 5213.72 775.30 1627.95 7057.01 707.63 1316.04 3001.13
1500 782.73 1589.01 5451.50 801.25 1683.02 7316.53 733.59 1369.76 3170.43
1600 808.62 1643.75 5686.14 827.13 1737.89 7574.04 759.35 1422.88 3337.82
1700 834.45 1698.27 5918.28 852.99 1792.69 7830.23 784.98 1475.54 3503.61
1800 860.27 1752.67 6148.51 878.88 1847.53 8085.69 810.54 1527.88 3668.06
1900 886.14 1807.07 6377.31 904.83 1902.48 8340.91 836.07 1580.01 3831.42
2000 912.09 1861.56 6605.13 930.89 1957.64 8596.35 861.64 1632.03 3993.90

Plot production rate as a function of well length for these 9 cases, the result is shown in
figure below.
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From the figure we can know that for thick reservoir the flow rate is very sensitive to Iani,
which means the great impact of good vertical permeability in thick formations is evident
from a horizontal well.In the thinner formations the flow rate is less sensitive to the
vertical permeability.

Part II

Use the same methods and same equations to calculate Rs, Bo, o and plot as a function of
pressure

Paverage(psi) Rs(SCF/STB) Bo(rb/STB) viscostiy(cp)

1000 152.4949 1.1318 1.9222
1500 246.7605 1.1765 1.4785
2000 347.1985 1.2241 1.2024
2500 452.4911 1.2741 1.0155
3000 561.8213 1.3259 0.8810
3500 674.6275 1.3794 0.7797
4000 790.4974 1.4344 0.7007
4350 873.2569 1.4736 0.6550
4500 909.1143 1.4906 0.6374
4524.531117 915.0000 1.4934 0.6346
5000 915.0000 1.4820 0.6610
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Use Vogel correlation to calculate and plot a series of IPR curves:

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pw(psi)
Paverage
(psi) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4350 4500 5000
1000 362.51 253.75 0.0
1500 680.07 574.28 347.59 0
2000 1071.63 964.47 750.14 428.65 0 Flow rate (STB/day)
2500 1523.96 1414.23 1206.97 902.18 499.86 0
3000 2025.50 1912.97 1710.42 1417.85 1035.25 562.64 0
3500 2566.46 2451.23 2252.20 1969.37 1602.73 1152.29 618.05 0
4000 3138.67 3020.97 2824.80 2550.17 2197.07 1765.50 1255.47 666.97 0
4350 3554.12 3434.85 3240.45 2970.92 2626.26 2206.47 1711.55 1141.51 496.33 0
4500 3735.32 3615.42 3421.74 3154.27 2813.02 2397.98 1909.16 1346.56 710.17 220.80 0
4524.531 3765.12 3645.12 3451.55 3184.42 2843.71 2429.44 1941.59 1380.18 745.20 256.95 36.66
5000 4025.36 3912.65 3735.54 3494.01 3188.09 2817.75 2383.01 1883.87 1320.32 887.51 692.36 0

We can clearly see that at a fixed wellbore pressure the higher the average pressure is, the
higher the flow rate we can get.

We know the expression for Fetkovich correlation:

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When = 4350 , we can calculate the flow rate at corresponding wellbore pressure
by using Vogel correlation. We can also calculate 2
2
,the results are shown in
table below.

pw(psi) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4350

Q(stb/d) 3554.115 3434.847 3240.448 2970.919 2626.261 2206.472 1711.554 1141.505 496.3271 0

18922500 18672500 17922500 16672500 14922500 12672500 9922500 6672500 2922500 0

Plot Q VS. 2
2
in log-log plot, Slope=n, the intersection= C

3554.12496.33 0.855
Pick up two points on the straight line n = = = 1.05
189225002922500 0.811

So we can know that n=1.05 and C=8.13 105

, = 8.13 105 435021.05 = 3554.12/

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Part III

The equation for gas flow rate for an infinitely acting reservoir in terms of

i. Gas pseudo potential

ii. Average gas properties

1
(2 2
)
= + 3.23
1638 2
Calculate the gas compressibility at initial reservoir pressure:

z
According to Figure 4-8, at initial reservoir pressure (4613 psi), = 0.045
p

At initial reservoir pressure and temperature:

4613 180+460
= = =6.87, = = = 1.69
671 378

From Figure 4-1 we can read that Zi=0.968 and from Figure 4-5
1 0.045
= = 1.475 104 1
4613 0.968 671

= + + +
= 0, =1- =0.73
0since gas is highly compressible.
= = 0.73 1.475 104 = 1.08 104 1
T=6months=6 30 24 = 4320hours
i. Gas pseudo potential

2
= 4613 read from Table 4-5 ( ) = 1.265 109 ( ), = 0.0235

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0.17 78 1.265 109

1000 = 4320
1638 (180 + 460)
1
0.17
+ 3.23
0.14 0.0235 1.08 104 0.3282
2
= 1.265 109 0.558 109 =0.707 109 ( )

Based on table 4-5

So we can get
= 3185
ii. Average gas properties
1
(2 2
)
= + 3.23
1638 2

From gas pseudo potential method we know wellbore pressure is around 3200psi. At this
pressure and reservoir temperature

3200 180+460
= = =4.77, = = = 1.69
671 378

From Figure 4-1 we can read that Zw=0.87, from Figure 4-5 we can read that = 1.7
1

At 1 atmosphere: 1 = 0.0122
Zi=0.968, = 0.0235
Zw=0.87, = 1.7 0.0122 = 0.0207
= 0.5( + ) = 0.0221

= 0.5( + ) = 0.919

2
0.17 78(46132 )
1000 = 4320
1638 0.0221 0.919 640
1
0.17
+ 3.23
0.14 0.0235 1.08 104 0.3282

=3150 psi
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If K=17mD

Gas pseudo potential method:

17 78 0.707 109
(=17) = 4320
1638 (180 + 460)
1
17
+ 3.23
0.14 0.0235 1.08 104 0.3282

(=0.17) =98775.54MSCF/day

Average gas properties method:

17 78 11357269
(=17) = 4320
1638 0.0221 0.919 640
1
17
+ 3.23
0.14 0.0235 1.08 104 0.3282

(=17) = 78126.11/