SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2002 · 20 citations · 1 references
EngineeringEarth SciencesPetroleum EngineeringReservoir CharacterizationReservoir EngineeringWell TestingFormation TestingFracture CharacterizationInterference TestingOil Well TestingPressure Transient AnalysisWell HydraulicsInterference Test AnalysisMultiwell TestingOffshore Oil DiscoveryPressure Interference TestingStart-upTransient Pressure AnalysisTransient Pressure ResponseTransient Test Design
Abstract This paper documents a unique pressure transient test conducted prior to start-up of the largest onshore oil field discovery in North America in the past decade. In March 2000, a multi-well interference test was initiated to enhance understanding of field scale reservoir continuity, permeability, fracturing and injectivity. Testing began eight months prior to ‘first oil’ involving eleven development wells. This inventory of completed idle development wells prior to field start-up provided a unique opportunity to pulse test a ‘silent’ reservoir.
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