PRODUCTIVITY INDEX
PI Q Pi Pwf
units: bbl(STO)/day/psi
(used also for Gas well: scf/day/psi)
Ex: Q= 3000 BOPD
Pwf= 4500 psi P.I.= 3 bbl/day/psi
Pi= 5500 psi
That means , the well produced 3 bbls STO per day, per each psi
of drawdown.
MAXIMUM FLOW POTENTIAL
or
ABSOLUTE OPEN FLOW :
The rate at which, in theory, a well would produce
at a zero sand face (bottom-hole) back pressure.
(This rate cannot be measured and probably not
achieved.)
Productivity
OIL WELL: (AOF)
Plotting BHP vs Q on a linear plot gives the
Maximum Flow Potential or AOF.
It is called the IPR plot
I.P.R. = INFLOW PERFORMANCE RELATION
OIL WELL : (AOF)
psi bopd
psi
Pwf1 4000 2000
4000 Pwf2 3000 3000
2000 Press. & Temp. dropped, oil &
gas will separated
bopd
2000 3000
OIL WELL : (AOF)
Note: The inverse slope of the IPR curve is the Productivity Index
Oil Well Testing: (DST program)
Initial flow period, from 5 to 10 minutes.
Initial shut-in period, from 30minutes to 1 hour.
Clean up period, till clean.
Flowing period, from few hours to several days.
Final Shut-in, high permeability well- 1.5 times flow
period (including clean up).Average permeability 2
times flow period (including clean up). Low
permeability 3 times flow period (including clean
up).
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GAS WELL: (AOF)
Deliverability Tests:
To determine flow capacity and to predict flowrate
decline over the life of the well.
Gas well with AOF > 50 MMSCFD are classified as
HIGH Productivity Wells.
Gas well with AOF < 50 MMSCFD are classified as
LOW / AVERAGE Productivity Wells.
HIGH Productivity Gas Well: A.O.F.
BACK PRESSURE TEST
Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 different rates with stabilization on each
chokes, from 4 to 8 hr on each choke.
Final Shut-in, from 12 to 24 hr.
Note:
There is stabilization when: (delta P) < 0.1% WHP, every 30
min.
HIGH Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
BACK PRESSURE TEST
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LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST
Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with
stabilized Shut-in periods between flow (6 to 12 hr).
The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.
Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.
LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST
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LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST
Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.
Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with Shut-
in equal periods between flow, no matter if stable
pressure has been reached or not.
The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.
Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.
LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST
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Productivity
- Recent software products available for WT data
interpretation, offer greater flexibility of test
program needs.
- The traditional approach such as Back Pressure &
Isochronal Test can be modified to reduce the
numbers of flow, and hence the overall timing of the
test.
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