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Title: Back Pressure Tests Of Gas Wells
Author: Bruce S. Coe
Source: 1956 Southwestern Gas Measurement Short Course (Now called ISHM)
Year Published: 1956
Abstract: In the infant years of the oil and gas industry the primary product being sought was oil for which there was a market. Then, as today, the only way to obtain this product was to drill for it. Upon finding the desired product, the production practices were of an open flow nature. Many old-timers speak of the days when 50,000 to 100,000 bbls, of oil per day were produced upon initial completions. When drilling for oil and encountering gas, the first thought was to blow the cap off and pull the oil in. The most adept method to obtain the desired results was to open the well unrestricted to the atmosphere. It is not surprising that a test procedure of the open flow nature was a common practice for the determination of the capacity of gas wells. This practice was a standard procedure up until about the year of 1925. The most common practice in determining a wells open flow capacity was to measure the impact pressure at or near the mouth of the flowing stream which was done by the use of the pitot tube.

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