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p_n(t)(t) = p_i + \int_0^t  p_u(t - \tau) dq = p_{i,n} + \int_0^t  p_u(t - \tau) \cdot q(\tau) d\tau


In case production history can be approximated by a finite sequence of constant rate production intervals (called Pressure Transients):

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p(t) = p_i +sum_{k = 1}^N  \sum_{\alpha = 1}^{N_k} \big(left[ q^{(\alpha)}_k - q^{(\alpha-1)}_k \big)right] \cdot p^up_{nk}u(t - t_t^{\alpha k})

where

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_n{,n}q^{()}_nrate value of

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pressure at

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initial pressure at

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-the well

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-th transient at

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index number of a pressure transient (period of time where rate was constant) 

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total number of transients-th well4

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pressure transient response in

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starting point of the

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rate value of

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pressure transient response to the unit-rate production (DTR)

with assumption:

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     for any pair of wells 
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     which means pressure drop is zero before the well starts unit-rate production


Hence, convolution is using initial formation pressure 

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, unit-rate transient responses of  wells and cross-well intervals 
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 and rate histories 
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 to calculate pressure bottom-hole pressure response as function time 
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:

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The weight coefficients 

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  control contributions from corresponding components and should be calibrated to the reference transients (manuualy or automatically).


The 

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methodology SDCV methodology constitute a big area of practical knowledge and not all the tricks and solutions are currenlty automated and require a practical skill. 

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