Abstract
Abstract Pressure transient theory of flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids in porous media is extended to non-Newtonian/Newtonian fluid composite reservoirs. This paper examines application of non-Newtonian and conventional (Newtonian) well test analysis techniques to injectivity and falloff tests in wells where different amounts of non-Newtonian fluids have been injected into the reservoir to displace the in-situ Newtonian fluid (oil and/or water). Early time pressure data can be analyzed by non-Newtonian well test analysis methods. Conventional semilog methods may be used to analyze late time falloff data. The location of the non-Newtonian fluid front can be estimated from well tests using the radius of investigation equation for power-law fluids. An equation for calculating shear rates and apparent viscosities for power-law fluids in reservoirs is presented. An example problem is used to illustrate observations and solution techniques.
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