Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 1/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 2/35 Project Overview: ● Production Analysis Workflow Data Correlation Verification Preliminary Time-Rate Diagnostics Time-Rate Relation Models ● 30-Year Cumulative Production Forecast ● Summary & Conclusions ● Ongoing & Future Work Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Production Analysis Workflow Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 3/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 4/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015) Model Based Analysis Exponential & Hyperbolic Relations Semi-Analytical Rate-Cumulative Techniques Flowing Material Balance Preliminary Time-Rate Diagnostics Review & Edit Production DataIdentify Flow Regime(s) Data Correlation Verification Required Data Production DataWell HistoryReservoir and PVT Data Source: Ilk [2010]
Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Production Data & Data Correlation Verification Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 5/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
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Slide — 7/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015) Well Cleanup Effects? Transient Responses Inaccurate Data Acquisition?
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Slide — 9/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015) Well Cleanup Effects? Transient Responses Inaccurate Data Acquisition?
Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Editing Production Data Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 10/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
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Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Preliminary Time-Rate Diagnostics Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 15/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 16/35 1:4 Slope (low F cD ) 1:2 Slope (high F cD ) 1:1 Slope Depletion Compound Linear Flow Regime Formation Linear Flow Regime Bilinear Flow Regime Elliptical Flow Regime Production Time Production Rate Transition Regime Time-Rate: Multi-Fracture Horizontal Well Flow Regimes Source: Blasingame [2011] Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 17/35 Diagnostic Time-Rate Functions: Source(s):- Arps [1945, 1956] - Ilk et al. [2008] Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 18/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015) Identify Flow Regime(s): 1:2 Slope (Linear) 1:1 Slope (Depletion)
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Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Model Based Exponential & Hyperbolic Time-Rate Relations Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 20/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 21/35 Modified Hyperbolic Decline: Source(s):- Arps [1945, 1956] - Robertson [1988] Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 22/35 Stretched Exponential Decline: Source: Valk ό. [2009] Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 23/35 Power-Law Exponential Decline: Source: Ilk et al. [2008] Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
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Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations 30-Year Cumulative Production Forecast Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 30/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Modified Hyperbolic (BSCF) Power-Law Exponential (BSCF) Stretched Exponential (BSCF) Slide — 31/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Modified Hyperbolic (BSCF) Power-Law Exponential (BSCF) Stretched Exponential (BSCF) Slide — 32/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Summary & Conclusions Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 33/35 Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Slide — 34/35 ● Rate-Time Analysis Workflow Edit production data to remove production noise and irregularities. Calculate the diagnostic D(t), b(t), and β(t) functions. Select the appropriate decline curve models based on the general trends of the data diagnostic functions. Generate decline curve model solutions for q(t), D(t), b(t), and β(t) functions. Plot [log-log] the well’s production and diagnostic functions along with the model solutions for visual inspection. ● Decline Curve Models Understand the well’s flow regimes. What is the current flow regime? When will BDF occur? Realize the assumptions inherent to the models. Sensitive to noise and irregularities in production data. Large variability in the 30-year EUR estimate between models. Modified Hyperbolic is typically the highest EUR estimate. Power-Law Exponential is typically the lowest EUR estimate. Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015)
Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Production Analysis of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations Avery Davis — Texas A&M University (8 February 2015) Evaluation & Workflow of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells using Time-Rate Relations End of Presentation Avery DAVIS Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX (USA) Presentation for Directed Studies (PETE 685) College Station, TX (USA) — 8 February 2015 Slide — 35/35