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Aquifer Drive
Aquifer Drive
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Inputs & Outputs

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bodyp(t)

field-average formation pressure at time moment

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bodyt

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body--uriencoded--Q%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_%7BAQ%7D(t)

cumulative subsurface water influx from aquifer

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bodyp_i

initial formation pressure

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body--uriencoded--q%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_%7BAQ%7D(t) = \frac%7BdQ%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_%7BAQ%7D%7D%7Bdt%7D

subsurface water flowrate from aquifer

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body--uriencoded--J_%7BAQ%7D

aquifer Productivity Index

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \tau = \frac%7Bc_t \, V_\phi%7D%7BJ_%7BAQ%7D%7D

aquifer relaxation time



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Detailing Inputs

LaTeX Math Inline
body\displaystyle J_{AQ} = \frac{\theta}{2\pi} \cdot \frac{2 \pi

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\frac{d Q_{WAQ}}{dt} + \frac{1}{\tau} Q_{WAQ} = J \cdot ( p_i - p(t))

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\frac{A_{AQ}}{A_e}

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\theta

central angle of net pay areaaquifer contact

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\sigma

aquifer transmissibility

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A_e

net pay area

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A_{AQ}

aquifer

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area

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body\displaystyle \tau = \frac{V_{

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AQ} \, c_t}{J_{AQ}}

aquifer relaxation time

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c_t=c_r +c_w

aquifer total compressibility

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bodyc_r

aquifer pore compressibility 

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bodyc_w

aquifer water compressibility

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V_{AQ}

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= A_e \cdot h \cdot \phi

aquifer volume 

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bodyh

aquifer effective thickness

LaTeX Math Inline
body\phi

aquifer porosity


Physical Model

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Radial Composite Reservoir

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Const Productivity IndexAquifer
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J_{AQ} = \frac{q_{AQ}}{p_{AQ}(t)

field-average formation pressure at time moment

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pay area

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-p(t)} = \rm const
Pseudo Steady State Flow
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p_{AQ}(t) = p_i - \frac{Q_{AQ}(t)}{V_{AQ} \cdot c_t}





Fig. 1. Fetkovich aquifer drive schematic



Mathematical Model

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\tau \cdot \frac{d Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt} +  Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ} = с_t \, V_\phi \cdot \left[  p_i - p(t) \right]
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q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t)=\frac{d Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt} 

 which can be explicitly integrated:

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Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = J_{AQ} \, \exp \left( -\frac{t}{\tau} \right) \, \int_0^t   \big[ p_i - p(\xi) \big] \, \exp \left( \frac{\xi}{\tau} \right) \, d \xi



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Assumption #1 = Const Productivity Index Aquifer

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LaTeX Math Inline
bodyA_e

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LaTeX Math Inline
bodyJ = \rm const

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Const PI expansion

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q_{
WAQ
AQ} = \frac{d Q_{
WAQ
AQ}}{dt} = J_{AQ} \cdot ( p_{AQ}(t) - p(t))
Finite-volume reservoir PSS depletion


Assumption #2 = Pseudo Steady State Flow:

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p_{AQ}(t) = p_i - \frac{Q_{
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{WAQ} c_t}
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Eliminating

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See Also

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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Field Study & Modelling / Aquifer Drive / Aquifer Drive @modelModels

Reference

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 1.   Fetkovich, M.J. 1971. A Simplified Approach to Water Influx Calculations—Finite Aquifer Systems. J Pet Technol 23 (7): 814–28. SPE-2603-PAhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2118/2603-PA