A new method of evaluating well-controlled reserves of tight gas sandstone reservoirs

Based on static geology and dynamic production of typical wells in Yan'an gas field, a convenient method of the wells controlled reserves was established combining with material balance method (MB). The method was applied to 88 wells in Yan'an tight gas field. The results show that:(1)Controlled by pore structure, wells are divided into three types based on the morphology of the capillary pressure curve and the analysis of the parameter characteristics, and their productivity is evaluated, respectively.(2)The flow material balance method (FMB) ignores the change of natural gas compressibility, viscosity and Z in the calculation. After the theoretical calculation of 30 gas samples, the slope of the curve of the relationship between bottom hole pressure and cumulative production and the slope of the curve of the relationship between average formation pressure and cumulative production are not equal.(3)Compared with the results of the MB, the result of the FMB is smaller, and the maximum error is 34.66%. The consequence of the modified FMB is more accurate, and the average error is 2.45%, which has good applicability. The established method is simple, only requiring production data with high precision, providing a new method to evaluate well-controlled reserves of tight gas sandstone. This method with significant application value can also offer reference values for other evaluating methods of well-controlled reserves.

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Based on static geology and dynamic production, this study establishes a convenient method for evaluating the controlled reserves of wells in Yan'an gas field. By applying the method to 88 wells, the productivity and parameter characteristics of the wells are evaluated. The modified flow material balance method is more accurate and applicable. This study provides a new method for evaluating the controlled reserves of tight gas sandstone wells and offers reference values for other evaluating methods.