Barometric Pressure Transient Testing: Analysis Methods and Solution Uniqueness: Final Report

摘要

Analysis of barometric pressure transients has been shown to be a useful tool in identifying the permeability structure in porous and permeable subsurface formations. The basic approach used in this technique requires monitoring surface barometric pressure fluctuations and the subsurface response to the surface pressure variation at one or more sensor locations over a period of time. These data are then used in conjunction with a given model of the subsurface to extract best estimates of one or more of the model parameters. A number of non-ideal conditions may affect solution uniqueness. These include the existence of noise on the data, sparse subsurface instrumentation, using an incorrect hole-formation model to interpret the data, and the frequency content of the recorded barometric pressure data. All of the work directed toward describing solution uniqueness and parameter uncertainty is presented. Other topics include refinement of several existing formation models, addressing the possibility of extracting an impulse response function from the measured data so that some kind of ''type-curve'' analysis can be applied, and the usefulness of carrying out the analysis in the frequency-domain. 5 refs., 21 figs., 10 tabs. (ERA citation 13:019686)