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                                                                  Pressure derivative curve


                                    Unit slope portion
                                  storage and skin effect


                                                   Trough, a typical indication of
                                                   Presence of natural fractures


                                                         log(bt)
                       Figure 8.29. Eflect of natural fractures on pressure derivative on a log-log plot of
                       pressure and pressure derivative against time.









                                   0.35

                                   0.30                          3.5688  6.5452
                                        %tEHn=  2.9114----
                                   0.25


                                   0.20


                                   0.15

                                   0.10


                                   0.05


                                   0.00
                                      0.65   0.70  0.75   0.80  0.85  0.90   0.95   1.00


                        Figure 8.30. Storage CoefJicientfiom the time coordinate of  the minimum point of
                        the pressure derivative curve.
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