Despite of terminological similarity there is a big difference in the way WFP and Well Testing deal with formation pressure and flowrates which results in a big difference in productivity index definition and corresponding analysis. This difference is summarized in the table below:
| WFP | Well Testing |
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| Formation pressure | – field-average pressure within the drainage area
| – average pressure value at boudary of the drainage area
| | Flow rate | surface liquid rate | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | q_{\rm liq}=W, q_O+, q_W |
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– surface liquid rate | total flowrate at sandface | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | q_t = B_w \, q_W + \frac{B_o - R_s B_g}{1 - R_v R_s} \, q_O + \frac{B_g - R_v B_o}{1 - R_v R_s} \, q_G |
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– total flowrate at sandface | | Prroducivity Index | | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | J_{sw} = \frac{q_W}{p_R - p_{wf}} |
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, | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | J_{\rm liq}}so} = \frac{q_O}{p_R - p_{wf}} |
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, g g | | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | J_t = \frac{q_t}{p_e - p_{wf}} |
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