UNDERSTANDING GAS-WELL LOAD-UP BEHAVIOR

This paper describes the hydraulics of wellbore load-up for gas wells. A theoretical model of transient load-up hydraulics is presented and compared with field test data. Application of this technology allows predictive techniques to be used in analyzing gas-well load-up. It also establishes an understanding of load-up behavior, which is valuable in analyses of production problems and evaluations of production alternatives for low-pressure gas wells.