This paper successfully applied the geoengineering workflow for integrated well-test analysis to characterize fluid flow in a newly discovered fractured reservoir in the Barents Sea. A reservoir model containing fractures and matrix was built and calibrated using this workflow to match complex pressure transients measured in the field. We outline different geological scenarios that could potentially reproduce the pressure response observed in the field, highlighting the challenge of non-uniqueness when analysing well-test data. However, integrating other field data into the analysis allowed us to narrow the range of uncertainty, enabling the most plausible geological scenario to be taken forward for more detailed reservoir characterization and history matching. The results provide new insights into the reservoir geology and the key flow processes that generate the pressure response observed in the field. This paper demonstrates that the geoengineering workflow used here can be applied to better characterize naturally fractured reservoirs. We also provide reference solutions for interpreting well tests in fractured reservoirs where troughs in the pressure derivative are recognizable in the data.@en

A geological well testing model containing fractures and matrix was built to match an observed complex well test response in a reservoir that was known to be fractured. The resulting match of a well intersecting minor fractures near a major fracture was considered a good match in consideration of alternative geological scenarios. This match leads to a better understanding of the key reservoir features to reliably support development decisions@en