TYPE CURVES

Presented by:
Omer Ahmednour
M.Tech (2nd semester)
Roll no-19
 INTRODUCTION
• A type curve is a pre plotted family of pressure
drawdown curve generated by obtaining
solutions to the flow equations with specified
initial and boundary conditions.

• Convenient to compare actual field data

plotted on the same coordinates to the type
curves.
 USES
• to help identify the MTR

• to estimate the permeability, skin factor, fracture

length, etc.

• to properly analyse a test or to double-check the

results obtained with conventional methods with
those obtained with type curve matching.
 ANALYSIS
Usually presented in terms of dimensionless
variables (e.g., pD, tD, rD, cD) rather than real variables
(e.g. p, t, r and c).
 pD = dimensionless pressure
 tD = dimensionless time
 rD = dimensionless radius
 cD = dimensionless wellbore storage
 Ramey’s type curves
• Ramey’s type curves are plots of dimensionless pressure change pD versus
dimensionless time change tD.
• ASSUMPTIONS:
 Slightly compressible

 Single- phase liquid flowing; sufficient homogeneity such that the

radial diffusivity equation adequately models flow in the reservoir

 Uniform pressure in the drainage area of the well before

production

 Infinite acting reservoir (no boundary effects during the flow

period of interest for test analysis purpose)

 Constant withdrawal rate at the surface

 Wellbore storage and concentrated wellbore damage or

stimulation characterized by a skin factor s.
 Contd…..
• These curves can be distinguished from one
another by two parameters:
the skin factor s and
the dimensionless wellbore storage constant CSD
 AGARWAL’S TYPE CURVE
1) Single well in an infinitely large homogenous reservoir is
considered.

2) The well is produced at a constant production rate.

3) Wellbore storage effects are considered.

4) Curves are also characterized by different skin factors.

5) Different type curves may match the same data set, so

quantitative analysis may not be accurate.
 GRINGARTEN TYPE CURVE
 It is based on a solution to the radial diffusivity equation and the
following assumptions:

 vertical well with constant production rate;

 infinite-acting,

 homogeneous-acting reservoir;

 single-phase,

 slightly compressible liquid flowing;

 Infinitesimal skin factor (thin "membrane" at production face); and

 constant wellbore-storage coefficient.

• There are three dimensionless groups that
Gringarten used when developing the type
curve:

Dimensionless pressure, pD
Dimensionless ratio, tD/cD
Dimensionless characterization group, CDe2s
 PRESSURE DERIVATIVE TYPE CURVE
• The use of this pressure derivative type curve offers the
following advantages:
 Heterogeneities hardly visible on the conventional plot of
well testing data are amplified on the derivative plot.

 Flow regimes have clear characteristic shapes on the

derivative plot.

 The derivative plot is able to display in a single graph many

separate characteristics that would otherwise require
different plots.

 The derivative approach improves the definition of the analysis

plots and therefore the quality of the interpretation.
DIFFERENCES IN DRAWDOWN AND
BUILDUP TEST TYPE CURVES