Course Outline:

• Principles of transient pressure tests.

• 1. Basic equations of fluid flow through reservoir rocks.
  2. Transient flow.
  3. Pseudo-steady & steady state flow.
  4. Well-bore storage.
  5. Well-bore damage.

• Pressure drawn down tests.

• 1. Applications in analysis of pressure drawn down & build-up tests.
  2. Conventional & modern methods.
  3. Use of pressure derivates & type curve matching.

• Estimation of the average reservoir pressure P.
• Multiple well testing.

• 1. Interference tests.
  2. Pulse testing.
  3. Injection well testing.

• Effects of reservoir heterogeneities.

• 1. Double porosity reservoirs.
  2. Effect of special well conditions.

• Gas well testing.
• Productivity & deliverability tests.
• Drill-stem testing.
• Repeat formation testing (D.S.T).
• Well test design.