"would you know if there is any other way to determine if a field is commercial without flow testing? "
I can't think of any.
With a dual packer kit SLB's MDT wireline test tool can be set up to run what they call "mini-DST's" which can provide pressure transient data but this is not really a replacement for a full DST which provides much more data as well as confirming economic flow rates at surface.
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