Exercise 5: Fetkovich parameter estimation

Find the Fetkovich parameters, qo,max and n, assuming the Vogel equation can predict the
actual well production.
Solution:
Vogel:

qo =

p wf
k o hp 1 0.2

0.8 wf
p

r
254.2 Bo o ln e
rw

+ s

p wf
= 1282 1 0.2

0.8 wf
p

Fetkovich:
p wf
q o = q o ,max 1
p

p wf

ln q o = ln q o ,max + n ln 1
p

Using Vogels equation the production rates will be calculated as follows:

pwf/p

qo

(pwf/p)2

Ln[1-(pwf/p)2]

ln(qo)

0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.95
0.97
0.99

1246.10
1189.70
1112.78
1015.34
897.40
758.94
599.98
420.50
220.50
112.82
68.30
22.97

0.01
0.04
0.09
0.16
0.25
0.36
0.49
0.64
0.81
0.90
0.94
0.98

-0.01
-0.04
-0.09
-0.17
-0.29
-0.45
-0.67
-1.02
-1.66
-2.33
-2.83
-3.92

7.13
7.08
7.01
6.92
6.80
6.63
6.40
6.04
5.40
4.73
4.22
3.13

The log-log plot of Fetkovich variables (qo and [pwf/p]) can be used to determine the
parameters as, qo,max = 1,214 and n = 1.0179. See the following graph:

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Fetkovich fit

Linear (Fetkovich fit)

8.00

Ln qo= 1.0179x + 7.1018

2

R = 0.9998

7.00

Ln (qo)

6.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

-4.00

-3.50

-3.00

-2.50

-2.00

-1.50

x = Ln [1-(pwf/p)^2]

-1.00

-0.50

2.00
0.00