Abstract:Drill Stem Tests (DSTs) in exploratory wells are important for production planning, for identifying the characteristics of oil and gas, and to assess the commercial viability of the entire reservoir. A new generation of downhole test tools has been developed to address the growing challenges of reservoir testing and evaluation in the deep and ultra-deep-water environments now being explored; these new tools maintain safety as paramount and strive for greater testing efficiency in the acquisition of the reservo… Show more
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