Rate Transient Analysis for Commingled Production Wells with Multiple Channel Sand Layers in Tight Gas Reservoirs

Naichao Feng (), Guoting Wang (), Tong Xu, Sen Chang, Shaohui Duan, Fangxuan Chen, Shuai Zheng and Yunxuan Zhu
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Naichao Feng: PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Guoting Wang: PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Tong Xu: Research Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an 710018, China
Sen Chang: Sulige Gasfield Development Company, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an 710021, China
Shaohui Duan: Sulige Gasfield Development Company, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an 710021, China
Fangxuan Chen: PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Shuai Zheng: PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Yunxuan Zhu: PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: To address the challenges of characterizing commingled production from multiple channel sand layers with varying boundaries and shapes in tight gas reservoirs, a novel Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) model was established based on the principle of equivalent seepage volume (ESV). This model enables the determination of boundary sizes and permeabilities of individual channel sand layers within commingled tight reservoirs using modern production decline analysis theory. The production decline behavior under different channel sizes, numbers, and configurations was systematically investigated through type curve analysis. The results reveal the existence of five distinct stages in the production decline curves for unequal-width channel sands. The intermediate transient flow stage serves as a diagnostic indicator for identifying boundary disparities among layers. Furthermore, reservoirs with smaller boundary distances, fewer wide channel sand layers, and lower thickness proportions of wider channels exhibit poorer productivity and tend to experience accelerated production decline during early and middle transient flow stages. The proposed method provides an effective approach for characterizing boundary parameters of commingled tight reservoirs and offers a theoretical foundation for evaluating individual layer contributions and productivity.

Keywords: rate transient analysis; tight gas reservoir; multilayer commingling; channel sand layer; reservoir boundary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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