A New Method for Determining Average Reservoir Pressure from a Single Well Buildup Test

This work presents a computer model which, when used in conjunction with a single well buildup test in a multiple well unsteady state oil reservoir, can give the true average reservoir pressure without prior knowledge of drainage area shapes. To sUbstantiate the accuracy of the model, test runs were made on regularly shaped reservoirs for which the solutions to the pressure function are known. The resulting comparisons were favorable. The model was then applied to irregularly shaped reservoirs for both equal and unequal rate cases. The mathematical basis for the model is shown along with the computational technique and instructions for use.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Petroleum Engineering

Grantor

University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

1979

Author dc:creator

• Taylor, Timothy Dale

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Caudle, Ben H.

• Buildup Test
• Reservoir Pressure
• Boundary Wells

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/7540

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/80524