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Well

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total subsurface flowrate of the well

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bodyJ

total well productivity Index

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bodyp_e

apparent formation pressure of dual-layer formation

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body \delta p_2

wellbore pressure loss between the tips of two layers

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bodyh

true vertical height between the layers tops

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body\rho

wellbore fuid density

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bodyg

gravity constant
Layer #1

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body--uriencoded--p_%7Bwf%7D = p_%7Bwf, 1%7D

bottom-hole pr4essure pressure at Layer #1 top

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bodyq_1

total subsurface flowrate of the Layer #1

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bodyp_1

formation pressure of the Layer #1

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bodyJ_1

productivity Index of the Layer #1
Layer #2

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body--uriencoded--p_%7Bwf2%7D = p_%7Bwf%7D + \delta p_2

bottom-hole pr4essure at Layer #2 top

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body \delta p_2

wellbore pressure loss between the tips of two layers

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bodyq_2

total subsurface flowrate of the Layer #2

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bodyp_2

formation pressure of the Layer #2

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bodyJ_2

productivity Index of the Layer #2


In many practical cases one can safely assume:

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\delta p_2 = \rho \, g \, h

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The above equations are valid for both producers producers 

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and injectors
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p_{wf, 1} = p_{wf} = p_1 - q_1/J_1


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p_{wf,2} = p_{wf} + \delta p_2 = p_2 - q_2/J_2


This leads to

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q_1 = J_1 \cdot (p_1 - p_{wf})


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q_2 = J_2 \cdot (p_2 - p_{wf,2}) = J_2 \cdot ((p_2-\delta p_2)- p_{wf})

and

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q = q_1 + q_2 = q_1 = J_1 \cdot (p_1 - p_{wf})+ J_2 \cdot ((p_2-\delta p_2)- p_{wf})


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q =  - (J_1+J_2)\cdot  p_{wf} + J_1 \cdot p_1 + J_2 \cdot (p_2-\delta p_2)

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q =  (J_1 + J_2) \cdot (p_e - p_{wf}), \ {\rm where} \ J = J_1 + J_2 \ {\rm and} \ p_e = J^{-1} \cdot (J_1 \cdot p_1 + J_2 \cdot (p_2-\delta p_2))



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