Abstract:
Fluids are pumped into a wellbore (106) by pulsing the fluids at a variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a first pressure threshold in the first fracture zone is satisfied. The pumping results in a first pressure profile in the first fracture zone representing pressures in the first fracture zone over time responsive to the pumping, and a second pressure profile in the second zone representing pressures in the second zone over time responsive to the pumping. In response to determining that the first pressure threshold is satisfied, the fluids are ceased to pump into the wellbore for a duration of time. After the duration of time, the fluids are re-pumped into the wellbore by pulsing the fluids at the variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a second pressure threshold in the first fracture zone in the first fracture zone is satisfied.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and program product for determining a formation pressure for a reservoir. Measurement data for a pretest of a formation of the reservoir is received. The measurement data is analyzed to determine a last-read event and a corresponding last-read pressure. Derivative data for flow regime identification is determined based at least in part on the measurement data. The derivative data is analyzed to determine a pressure derivative response, and a formation pressure is determined based at least in part on the last-read event, the last-read pressure, and the pressure derivative response.
Abstract:
A production monitoring system (10) comprises a plurality of production and injection wells (80) coupled in operation to sensors (410) for measuring physical processes occurring in operation in the production and injection wells (80) and generating corresponding measurement signals (420) for computing hardware (400). The computing hardware (400) is operable to execute software products (300) to analyze said measurement signals (420) to abstract a parameter representation of said measurement signals (420), and to apply said parameters to estimate at least one parametric model of said plurality of injection and production wells (80), and to employ one of these models for monitoring the system.
Abstract:
A measure of inter-reservoir cross flow rate between adjacent reservoir layers which are productive of hydrocarbons is determined. With passage of time, pressure differentials between reservoir layers can grow due to continuous production from an active layer. In addition, the flow area between an active layer and adjacent layers can grow with time for a given reservoir system. These changing pressure and flow conditions with time can contribute to substantial amounts of cross flow rates, which need to be accounted for when characterizing the commercial producibility of the active layer. The inter-reservoir cross flow rate is based on a measure of specific permeability and of cross flow rate within a reservoir layer which is obtained from pressure transient tests of the reservoir formations.
Abstract:
A hydraulic fracture diagnostic system for reservoir evaluation of a high angle wellbore includes coiled tubing that extends from the surface to a wellbore location. The system includes a sensor and a pump connected to the coiled tubing and a pump and sensor connected to an annulus between the coiled tubing and the wellbore casing. A tool having at least two packing elements and a port positioned between the packing elements is connected to the coiled tubing and is positioned adjacent a fracture. The packing elements isolate the fracture and the port is configured to provide communication with the isolated portion of the wellbore. A diagnostic method includes pumping a volume of fluid into the isolated portion of a wellbore and monitoring the pressure within the annulus via the coiled tubing. The tool may also be used in an openhole portion of a wellbore to diagnose the formation.
Abstract:
A method for determining one or more parameters of a formation fracture (50) comprises injecting a viscous fluid in the formation via a flow path; measuring pressure at a location along the flow path; and calculating one or more parameters of a formation fracture based on the measured pressure. The method may permit improved and/or more efficient planning, design and/or performance of, e.g. conformance treatment of the formation fracture.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing fluids in subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring a well bore is provided, the method including: providing a first quantity of one or more noble gases of a known volume; circulating at least a portion of the fluid and the one or more noble gases in a portion of the well bore; detecting a second quantity of the noble gases in a portion of the fluid that has been circulated in a portion of the well bore; and determining one or more parameters relating to the well bore (e.g., well bore volume, lag time, flow characteristics, and/or efficiency of a gas extraction system) based on the quantities of the noble gases provided and/or detected in the fluid and/or the relative times at which the noble gases are provided or detected.
Abstract:
A method is described for the recovery of hydrocarbon from a reservoir. The method comprises arranging a chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir via at least one conduit, and having the chamber comprising first and second wall parts movable relative to each other. An impact pressure is provided in the fluid to propagate to the reservoir via the conduit, where the impact pressure is generated by a collision process between an object arranged outside of the fluid and the first wall parts for the first wall part to impact on the fluid in the chamber. Further, the chamber is arranged to avoid a build-up of gas-inclusions where the first wall part impacts on the fluid. This may be obtained by arranging the conduit in or adjacent to the zone where the gas-inclusions naturally gather by influence of the gravitational forces, or by placing the first wall part impacting on the fluid away from this zone. The invention further relates to a system for the generation of impact pressure as mentioned above.
Abstract:
Permeability prediction systems and methods using quadratic discriminant analysis are presented. At least one disclosed method embodiment includes: acquiring formation property measurements at a plurality of positions along at least one borehole in a study area; identifying clusters in a plurality of points representing the formation property measurements at the plurality of postions; and determining a system permeability value for each cluster. Quadratic Discriminant Analysis ("QDA") is used to associate one the clusters with each position along the one or more boreholes, thereby determining a system permeability prediction for each position. The total system permeability can then be predicted by aggregating the system permeability predictions.
Abstract:
System and/or methods for removing noise from measurement data are disclosed. For example, pressure measurements may be used to identify a flow regime using the derivative of each of the pressure measurements. A time window may be defined about each pressure measurement and numerous or even all pressure measurements within the time window may be used to calculate the pressure derivative of each pressure measurement. A least-squares method or a least-absolute-deviations method may be used to compute a pressure-derivative curve. The iteratively-reweighted least-squares method may be used to solve least-absolute-deviation problems to compute a pressure-derivative curve with enhanced smoothing.