Research Article

A New Approach in Pressure Transient Analysis: Using Numerical Density Derivatives to Improve Diagnosis of Flow Regimes and Estimation of Reservoir Properties for Multiple Phase Flow

Table 6

Summary of reservoir simulations data.

ParametersDesign value

Eclipse modelBlack oil
Model dimension9 × 3 × 3
Length by width, ft by ft1312 × 984
Thickness , ft150
Permeability by , mD400.0 by 300.0
Porosity, %30
Well diameter, ft1.15
Initial water saturation , %60
Permeability, , mD400
Gas oil contact (GOC), ft6890
Oil water contact (OWC), ft6890
Initial pressure, , psi4495
Formation temperature, , °C 120200.0