PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS WITH PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS WITH UNIFORM FRACTURE DISTRIBUTION

Abstract

An ideal theoretical model has been developed of a naturally fractured reservoir with a uniform fracture distribution, motivated by an earlier model by J. E. Warren and P. J. Root. This model consists of a finite circular reservoir with a centrally located well and two distinct porous regions, referred to as matrix and fracture, respectively. In general, it may be concluded that the analysis of naturally fractured reservoir from pressure transient data relies considerably on the degree and the type of heterogeneity of the system. The testing procedure and test facilities are sometimes as important.