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Multiwell Deconvolution

Cumming, J.A.; Wooff, D.A.; Whittle, T.; Gringarten, A.C.

Authors

D.A. Wooff

T. Whittle

A.C. Gringarten



Abstract

In well-test analysis, deconvolution is used to transform variablerate-pressure data into a single constant-rate drawdown suitable for interpretation. It is becoming part of a standard workflow for exploration and appraisal well-test analyses and in production-test analysis in which there are no interference effects from nearby wells. This paper develops and extends the single-well deconvolution algorithm of von Schroeter et al. (2004) to the larger and more-complex multiwell deconvolution problem. To validate the algorithm, it is applied to a synthetic example with known solution, and an uncertainty analysis is performed to quantify the impact of nonuniqueness on multiwell deconvolution. The use of the algorithm is illustrated further with a field example.

Citation

Cumming, J., Wooff, D., Whittle, T., & Gringarten, A. (2014). Multiwell Deconvolution. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 17(04), 457-465. https://doi.org/10.2118/166458-pa

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 28, 2014
Online Publication Date Nov 13, 2014
Publication Date Nov 1, 2014
Deposit Date Sep 1, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal SPE reservoir evaluation and engineering.
Print ISSN 1094-6470
Publisher Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 04
Pages 457-465
DOI https://doi.org/10.2118/166458-pa
Keywords Interference, Deconvolution, Multiple wells.