Advanced Production Decline Analysis and Application

by Hedong Sun

Overview

In recent years, production decline-curve analysis has become the most widely used tool in the industry for oil and gas reservoir production analysis. However, most curve analysis is done by computer today, promoting a "black-box" approach to engineering and leaving engineers with little background in the fundamentals of decline analysis. Advanced Production Decline Analysis and Application starts from the basic concept of advanced production decline analysis, and thoroughly discusses several decline methods, such as Arps, Fetkovich, Blasingame, Agarwal-Gardner, NPI, transient, long linear flow, and FMB. A practical systematic introduction to each method helps the reservoir engineer understand the physical and mathematical models, solve the type curves and match up analysis, analyze the processes and examples, and reconstruct all the examples by hand, giving way to master the fundamentals behind the software. An appendix explains the nomenclature and major equations, and as an added bonus, online computer programs are available for download. - Understand the most comprehensive and current list of decline methods, including Arps, Fetkovich, Blasingame, and Agarwal-Gardner - Gain expert knowledge with principles, processes, real-world cases and field examples - Includes online downloadable computer programs on Blasingame decline type curves and normalized pseudo-pressure of gas wells

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128026274
Publisher:	Gulf Professional Publishing
Publication date:	02/12/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Hedong Sun, PhD, SPE member, born in 1973, professional senior engineer, earned his PhD degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2004. Since 2004, he has been a Research Engineer in Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development of Petrochina. He has about 25 years of reservoir engineering experience with a focus on well test analysis and production data analysis. He has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and SPE conferences. He is an author of 4 books published by Elsevier, including Advanced Production Decline Analysis and Application, Well Test Analysis for Multilayered Reservoir with Formation Crossflow, Dynamic Well Testing in Petroleum Exploration and Development, among others.
Hedong Sun, PhD, SPE member, born in 1973, professional senior engineer, earned his PhD degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2004. Since 2004, he has been a Research Engineer in Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development of Petrochina. He has about 25 years of reservoir engineering experience with a focus on well test analysis and production data analysis. He has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and SPE conferences. He is an author of 4 books published by Elsevier, including Advanced Production Decline Analysis and Application, Well Test Analysis for Multilayered Reservoir with Formation Crossflow, Dynamic Well Testing in Petroleum Exploration and Development, among others.

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Fundamentals of Advanced Production Decline Analysis Chapter 2 ARPS Decline Curves AnalysisChapter 3 Fetkovich Decline Curves Analysis Chapter 4 Blasingame Decline Curves AnalysisChapter 5 Agarwal-Gardner Decline Curves Analysis Chapter 6 NPI Decline Curves Analysis Chapter 7 Transient Decline Curves Analysis Chapter 8 Decline Curves Analysis OF Long Linear FlowChapter 9 Dynamic Material Balance Method Chapter 10 Decline Curves Analysis OF Horizontal WellsChapter 11 Decline Curves OF Complex Reservoir Chapter 12 Methodology and Cases for Decline Curves Analysis Appendix 1 Nomenclature (With China Statutory Units CSU) Appendix 2 Commonly Used Units in Different Unit SystemsAppendix 3 Unit Conversions from China Statutory Units to Other Unit Systems Appendix 4 Formulaw Commonly Used in the Main Text (With China Statutory Units CSU) Appendix 5 Late Time Solution for a Well in a Two-Region Composite Reservior with a Closed Outer Boundary Appendix 6 Late Time Solution for a Well in a Two-Layer Commingled Reservior with a Closed Outer Boundary  References Index

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Provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to several key analysis methods, from fundamentals to applications