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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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