Development of New Decline Model for Shale Oil Reserves

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2013-08

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This thesis provides a new methodology to forecast ultimate recovery, based on more reliable production forecast for shale oil wells using historical production data. Compared to available decline curve methods including Arps (AIME: 160, 228-247), Valko (SPE 134231) and Duong (SPE 137748), this method is more accurate and more conservative. Production forecasts play a vital role in determining the value of oil or gas wells, and improved accuracy enhances management decisions on field development. The new, more accurate method was verified using both field data and numerical simulations. This method can potentially be used in most shale reservoirs producing single-phase liquid.

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Reserves, Decline curve analysis, Stretched exponential production decline model (SEPD), Arps, Samit

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