Motivation
In many practical cases the Radial Flow Pressure Diffusion is evolving towards pressure stabilization and can be efficiently analyzed using the pseudo-steady state flow model.
Physical Model
Mathematical Model
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| \frac{\partial p}{\partial t}= \chi \left[ \frac{\partial^2 p}{\partial r^2} + \frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial p}{\partial r} \right] |
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| \left[ \frac{\partial p}{\partial r} \right]_{r=r_e} = 0 |
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| \left[ r\frac{\partial p(t,r)}{\partial r} \right]_{r = r_w} = \frac{q_t}{2 \pi \sigma} |
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| p_{wf}(t)= p(t, r_w) - S \cdot \left[ r \frac{\partial p(t,r)}{\partial r} \right]_{r=r_w} = p(t, r_w) - \frac{q_t}{2 \pi \sigma} S |
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| p(t,r) = p_i - \frac{{\rm w \,} q_t }{V_e \, \phi \, c_t} \, t + \frac{{\rm w \,} q_t }{4\pi \sigma} \left[ 2 \ln \frac{r}{r_e} - \frac{r^2}{r_e^2} + 1 \right]
, \quad r_{wf} < r \leq r_e,
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| p_e(t) = p_i - \frac{{\rm w \,} q_t}{V_e \phi c_t}t |
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| p_{wf}(t) = p_e(t) - \frac{q_t}{2 \pi \sigma} \, \left[ {\rm w\, } \ln \frac{r_e}{r_w} + 0.5 + S \right] |
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Approximations
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| {\rm w} = 1 - \frac{r_w^2}{r_e^2} \approx 1 |
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| p(t,r) \approx p_i - \frac{q_t}{V_e \, \phi \, c_t} \, t + \frac{q_t}{4\pi \sigma} \bigg[ 2 \ln \frac{r}{r_e} - \frac{r^2}{r_e^2} + 1 \bigg]
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| p_{wf}(t) \approx p_e(t) - \frac{q_t}{2 \pi \sigma} \, \left[ \ln \frac{r_e}{r_w} + 0.5 + S \right] |
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| p_e(t) \approx p_i - \frac{q_t}{V_e \phi c_t}t |
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Applications
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shows how the
basic diffusion model parameters impact the relation between
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total sandface flowrate and plays important methodological role as they are used in many algorithms and express-methods of
Pressure Testing.
See Also
Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics / Fluid Dynamics / Radial fluid flow / Pressure diffusion / Pressure Diffusion @model / Radial Flow Pressure Diffusion @model
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Well Testing / Pressure Testing
[ Well & Reservoir Surveillance ]
