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where:<br />
tp* = Vfq,<br />
V = total flow produced, bbl<br />
qf = final flow rate, bbllhr.<br />
(A-25)<br />
The modified production time, t,". is substituted for the actual production time, tp, in Eq (A-23), and the<br />
analysis proceeds as before. The modified production time can also be used for calculation <strong>of</strong> buildup type<br />
curves for log-log analysis.<br />
Dimensionless Horner Plot<br />
The dimensionless Horner plot represents a second useful semilog approach to hydraulic-test interpretation.<br />
Once type-curve and match-point selections have been made through log-log analysis, this technique allows<br />
the single- or double-porosity CDe2S type curves to be superimposed on a normalized semilog plot <strong>of</strong> the data.<br />
Logarithmic dimensionless times for the data are calculated using:<br />
r n-1 n-1 1<br />
.I1<br />
j = l<br />
J<br />
(A-26)<br />
where all parameters are as defined above. The dimensionless times calculated using Eq (A-26) are plotted on<br />
a linear scale. Dimensionless pressures for the data are calculated using:<br />
(A-27)<br />
where pD and Ap are the log-log match-point coordinates, and the other parameters are as defined above.<br />
Dimensionless pressures are also plotted on a linear scale.<br />
The type curves are plotted on the same axes with dimensionless time defined as:<br />
1<br />
n-1<br />
qn-1 - qn<br />
log (1 At, + At) - log At<br />
lqn-1- qnl qn - qn-1<br />
i=l<br />
j=1<br />
and dimensionless pressure defined as:<br />
(A-28)<br />
(A-29)<br />
The dimensionless Horner plot is a very sensitive indicator <strong>of</strong> inaccuracies in type-curve, match-point, and<br />
static-formation-pressure selections (Gringarten. 1986). By iterating between dimensionless Horner and<br />
log-log plots, very accurate hydraulic parameters can be obtained.<br />
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