The objective of this study was to investigate a workflow where well test data could be used more effectively in history matching of full-field reservoir simulation models and also in situations where existing simulation models could be used in well test interpretation. The need to effectively use information available from well test analysis in full-field simulation has long been recognized. However, only limited benefit could be obtained by reconciliation of the analytical well test model with the numerical full-field model. We present a more complete approach where a more integrated approach using a common model is advocated. . The benefits of such a workflow can be summarized as follows: ?Improved well test interpretation by using simulation models that have been built using geological, geophysical, petro-physical, and dynamic data. ?Improved history matching of simulation models by incorporating transient pressure data. ?Use common data models like fluid (PVT) and SCAL data. Existing commercial well test and near wellbore modeling software packages, were used to carry out this task. These packages provide engineering interfaces to the simulator that make their respective workflows easy. However, there were a number of situations where manual intervention and workarounds were necessary. We would like to propose an easy to use software that can provide a complete workflow for regular use.
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