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Pressure Transient Well Tests

In pressure transient well tests, the pressure is recorded as a function of time and interpreted using various analysis methods. These include build-up tests and drawdown tests in production wells and falloff tests in injection wells. Pressure transient well test analysis procedures are based on classical mathematical relationships between flow rate, pressure and time.