Well Testing
Well testing methods and equipment, from flow tests and DST to well performance evaluation and fittings.
Parker vs Swagelok Fittings: Are They Interchangeable?
Short answer: no. Parker and Swagelok tube fittings can look almost the same, but they are designed and made to different tolerances.…
Skin Factor in Well Testing: Causes, Formula and Example
The skin factor is a number that tells you whether the area around a wellbore is damaged, undamaged or improved compared with…
Well Performance Evaluation
Well performance evaluation is the study of how much a well can produce and why. It combines reservoir flow equations (Darcy’s law),…
Introduction to Flow Tests
Tests on oil and gas wells are performed at various stages of drilling, completion and production. The test objectives at each stage…
Fitting Instructions for Other Types of Swagelok Connections and Fittings
This guide shows how to install Swagelok port connectors, plugs, adaptors and positionable elbows and tees. It follows the manufacturer’s assembly instructions.…
Fittings – Swagelok, Parker
Parker and Swagelok Fittings Although Parker and Swagelok Fittings may look the same you should not inany circumstances mix these fittings. Swagelok…
Bottom Hole Pressure Survey
A bottom hole pressure (BHP) survey measures the pressure, and often the temperature, at depth inside a well. BHP surveys are carried…
