A method for determining the hydraulic properties of tight formations
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Water Resources Research
- Vol. 16 (1) , 233-238
- https://doi.org/10.1029/wr016i001p00233
Abstract
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.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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