Production testing requirements

Production testing requirements

Production testing may cover a whole range of operations and involvement of a number of services and equipment contractors. In the following, general requirements to the outline, execution and follow-up of the operations are defined.

General Production Test Outline

1) Perforate the casing across the test interval or clean up the wellbore in open-hole testing. (Will be done prior to completion).

2) Determine the initial reservoir pressure.

3) Unload the well.

4) Flow the well at a stable rate.

5) Shut in and record . . .