well testing

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…

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…



