New Solutions for Well-Test-Analysis Problems: Part 2 — Computational Considerations and Applications

Abstract

Summary Computational considerations in obtaining well responses and pressure distributions for several problems presented in Part 1 are discussed. In addition, new asymptotic expressions for pressure distributions in closed drainage volumes applicable during the boundary-dominated flow period are derived. Interestingly, these expressions, which are much simpler than those available in the literature, can be used to derive shape factors for a variety of completion conditions (vertical, horizontal, and vertically fractured wells). Application of constant-rate solutions to more complex conditions is also presented.