ABSTRACT
A new technique has been developed for determination of the formation thermal conductivity, skin factor, and contact thermal resistance for boreholes where the temperature recovery process after drilling operations is not completed. Slider suggested a technique for analyzing transient pressure tests when conditions are not constant. We extend the Slider’s method for transient temperature well tests (Kutasov and Eppelbaum 2007). It is assumed that the volumetric heat capacity of formations is known, and the instantaneous heater’s wall temperature and time data are available for a cylindrical probe with a constant heat fl ow rate placed in a borehole. A semianalytical equation is used to approximate the dimensionless wall temperature of the heater. A simulated example is presented to demonstrate the data processing procedure.
