Analysis of Field Data Using Microsoft Excel and MATLAB Software to Evaluate Reservoir and Well Damage
Anthony Ogbaegbe Chikwe
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Onyebuchi Ivan Nwanwe *
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Jude Emeka Odo
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Chidera Blessing Ezenkwa
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Ifeanyichukwu Michael Onyejekwe
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Christian Emelu Okalla
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Reservoir formation damage is a drop in a well's productivity caused by a decrease in reservoir rock permeability. To tackle this issue and maximize well production, obtained pressure build-up time data at a steady production rate from a vertical producing oil WELL 20A, was analysed to establish the wellbore and reservoir characteristics. A numerical well test simulator (Matlab) is used to simulate damage in the area close to the wellbore, a Microsoft Excel sheet and an analytical approach to calculate the impact of wellbore and reservoir factors such as skin, wellbore storage, and average reservoir permeability. In order to determine whether the numerical well test simulator was successful at performing pressure transient analysis on observed data, the findings from the analytical solutions using Microsoft Excel Sheet and numerical well test simulator Matlab were compared. Comparable outcomes for the permeability and skin values were obtained from the build-up test data analysis generated; hence, the negative skin values for wells 20A acquired after the analysis suggest that the formation is not damaged. This indicate that well 20A is not a candidate for workover operations.
Keywords: MATLAB software, reservoir formation damage, permeability
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