APPENDIX 1

SUMMARY OF USUAL LOG-LOG RESPONSES

Table A. 1. Well models

Name and characteristic regimes Log-log pressure and derivative curves

Wellbore storage and Skin (3.1) r

...~,

1 Wellbore storage, C
2 Radial, kh and S -ca
<3

At

Infinite conductivity fracture

(3.2) <3

1 Linear, xj <1
2 Radial, kh and SHKF

At

Finite conductivity fracture (3.3)

1 Bi-linear, kfwf <1

2 Linear, xf
3 Radial, kh and SLKF <1

At

Partial penetration (3.4)

<1
1 Radial, hw and Sw ~8
2 Spherical (mobility ]'), kv <3
3 Radial, kh and ST

At
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Horizontal well (3.6)

<
1 Radial vertical, k~ and S,,, s8
2 Linear (mobility ~) <
3 Radial, kh and $7, . . . . . ...= ..... ..

At

Table A. 2. Reservoir models

N a m e and characteristic regimes Log-log pressure and derivative curves
Double porosity, restricted
interporosity flow (4.1.2)
&
1 Radial fissures, kh
2 Transition (storativity T), co
and 2
3 Radial fissures + matrix, kh
, .',:):' i

and S
At

Double porosity, unrestricted

interporosity flow (4.1.3) &

1 Transition, 2
_
2 Radial fissures + matrix, kh .,)~:,.

and S . . . . . . . ;':<............:i:!:~:i~' :. ,

At

Double permeability, same skin

S1=$2 (4.2.2) <l

1 No crossflow <~
2 Transition (storativity $), co,
tc and 2 (kv)
3 Radial, khl+kh2 and Sr At
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Double permeability, partial

penetration S~= oo (4.2.3) <1
s~
1 Radial, k2h2 and $2 <1
2 Transition (mobility 1"), 2

3 Radial, khl+kh2 and Sr At

Radial composite (4.3.1)

<~
l Radial inner, k~h and Sw ~3
2 Transition (mobility ]', +), r
3 Radial outer, k2h and SRC

At

Linear composite (4.3.3)

<1
1 Radial inner, k~h and Sw ~3
2 Transition (mobility T, $), L !:!, ~:1~: .........-..i . - . ; - - - - : --;..~.:.~, .: - i ~ r : . .--.:

3 Radial total, (k~h + k2h)/2

and Sr
At

Table A. 3. Boundary models

Name and characteristic regimes Log-log pressure and derivative curves

Sealing fault (5.1)

1 Radial, kh and S
2 Transition (mobility $), L <q
3 Hemi-radial
, , , J
<i!!.........................
, ,,i
i> J .......

At
380 Appendix 1

Channel (5.2)
Centered
1 Radial, kh and S -<5 .:.,~:'::,"

2 Linear, L I+L2
Off-centered <
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Hemi-radial, L~ i i i i i i

3 Linear, L I+L2
At

Channel closed at one end (5.4)

Centered <

1 Radial, kh and S
2 Linear, L I+L2 <

.....: ::.:: . :: . .:

3 Transition (mobility +), L3 ,.,.) . :

4 Hemi-linear
At
Intersecting faults (5.3)
Centered
1 Radial, kh and S <
2 Linear, L ~+L2
-c:.
3 Fraction of radial, 0 < , .. r ::~,:..-..:~....a ::- :.~:~.~.. ":"

Off-centered
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Hemi-radial, L1 At
3 Linear, L 1+L2
4 Fraction of radial, 0

Closed system centered (5.4)

Drawdown
1 Radial, kh and S <

2 Pseudo steady state, A

Build-up <1
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Average pressure, p and A

At
Closed channel (5.4)
Drawdown
1 Radial, kh and S <
2 Linear, L I+L2
3 Pseudo steady state, A <
Build-up
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Linear, L I+L2
At
3 Average pressure, p andA
Log-log responses 3 81

Closed and intersecting faults

(5.4)
Drawdown
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Linear, LI+L2 <1
3 Fraction of radial, 0
4 Pseudo steady state, A
Build-up
1 Radial, kh and S I I I | i i

2 Linear, L I+L2 At
3 Fraction of radial, 0
4 Average pressure, p andA

Constant pressure boundaries

(5.5)
<1
1 Radial, kh and S
2 Transition (mobility $), L

One boundary or multiple

boundaries At