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A method for determining the hydraulic properties of tight formations

Author(s) -

Bredehoeft John D.,

Papadopulos Stavros S.

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

water resources research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863

H-Index - 217

eISSN - 1944-7973

pISSN - 0043-1397

DOI - 10.1029/wr016i001p00233

Subject(s) - slug test , permeability (electromagnetism) , petroleum engineering , hydraulic head , volume (thermodynamics) , geotechnical engineering , geology , chemistry , thermodynamics , groundwater , physics , biochemistry , membrane , aquifer

A method for testing formations of very low permeability is presented. The method is based on an analytical solution that describes the decay of a head change caused by pressurizing the volume of water stored in a shut‐in well. Type curves prepared from this solution are matched with observed data to determine the hydraulic properties of the formation tested. The test is similar to the conventional slug test; however, its much shorter duration makes the testing of extremely tight formations feasible.

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