Following important data & samples to be obtained from well test :

  • Gas production rate in MMSCF/D.
  • Oil or Condensate production rate in barrels per day.
  • B&W percentage of crude.
  • Gravities of oil , gas & water
  • Salinity of water with further compositional analysis if possible.
  • Viscosity of condensate or crude.
  • Pourpoint of condensate or crude, determined from fresh wellhead samples.
  • Rough wellhead composition of produced gas, including H2S,CO2, CO&N2 content.
  • Bottom hole pressures, build-ups and draw-downs.Bottom hole temperature.
  • Accurate recording of surface pressures, temperatures and flow data versus time.
  • Separator gas samples, Oil samples , under pressure
  • Bottom hole PVT samples.

Above introductory figure shows typical well testing layout for a very complete set of equipment. The equipment requirements and design for successful well testing obviously vary according to the specific requirement of operators.

Layout for Testing GAS Condensate or OIL Wells