PRODUCTIVITY INDEX

PI Q Pi Pwf

units: bbl(STO)/day/psi
(used also for Gas well: scf/day/psi)
Ex: Q= 3000 BOPD
Pwf= 4500 psi P.I.= 3 bbl/day/psi
Pi= 5500 psi
That means , the well produced 3 bbls STO per day, per each psi
of drawdown.
 MAXIMUM FLOW POTENTIAL
or
ABSOLUTE OPEN FLOW :

The rate at which, in theory, a well would produce

at a zero sand face (bottom-hole) back pressure.

(This rate cannot be measured and probably not

achieved.)
 Productivity

OIL WELL: (AOF)

Plotting BHP vs Q on a linear plot gives the
Maximum Flow Potential or AOF.

It is called the IPR plot

I.P.R. = INFLOW PERFORMANCE RELATION

 OIL WELL : (AOF)
psi bopd
psi

Pwf1 4000 2000

4000 Pwf2 3000 3000

2000 Press. & Temp. dropped, oil &

gas will separated

bopd
2000 3000
 OIL WELL : (AOF)

Note: The inverse slope of the IPR curve is the Productivity Index
Oil Well Testing: (DST program)
Initial flow period, from 5 to 10 minutes.
Initial shut-in period, from 30minutes to 1 hour.
Clean up period, till clean.
Flowing period, from few hours to several days.

Final Shut-in, high permeability well- 1.5 times flow

period (including clean up).Average permeability 2
times flow period (including clean up). Low
permeability 3 times flow period (including clean
up).
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 GAS WELL: (AOF)
Deliverability Tests:
To determine flow capacity and to predict flowrate
decline over the life of the well.

Gas well with AOF > 50 MMSCFD are classified as

HIGH Productivity Wells.

Gas well with AOF < 50 MMSCFD are classified as

LOW / AVERAGE Productivity Wells.
 HIGH Productivity Gas Well: A.O.F.
BACK PRESSURE TEST

Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.

Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 different rates with stabilization on each
chokes, from 4 to 8 hr on each choke.
Final Shut-in, from 12 to 24 hr.
Note:
There is stabilization when: (delta P) < 0.1% WHP, every 30
min.
HIGH Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
BACK PRESSURE TEST

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LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST

Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.

Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with
stabilized Shut-in periods between flow (6 to 12 hr).
The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.

Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.

LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST

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LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST

Clean-up, from a few hours to 24 hr.

Initial Shut-in, twice the duration of the Clean-up
Flow at 4 rates of equal duration (4 to 8 hr) with Shut-
in equal periods between flow, no matter if stable
pressure has been reached or not.
The Final flow (4th), extends until stabilization.
Final Shut-in, from 34 to 72 hr.
LOW Productivity Gas Wells: A.O.F.
MODIFIED ISOCHRONAL PRESSURE TEST

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 Productivity

- Recent software products available for WT data

interpretation, offer greater flexibility of test
program needs.

- The traditional approach such as Back Pressure &

Isochronal Test can be modified to reduce the
numbers of flow, and hence the overall timing of the
test.
THE END