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Modelling facility for field-average formation pressure 

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 at any time moment 
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 as response to production flowrates history, which in case of MBO fluid takes form:

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\phi_n(p) = \frac{B_o - R_s \, B_g}{1- R_s \, R_v} \cdot F_O 
+\frac{ B_g - R_v \, B_o}{1- R_s \, R_v} \cdot F_G 
+B_w  \, F_W 
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\phi_n = \exp \left[ c_\phi \, (p-p_i)  \right] \approx 1 + c_\phi \, (p-p_i)  + 0.5 \, c^2_\phi \, (p-p_i)^2 
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F_O = V_\phi^{-1} \, \delta \, Q_O + 
\left[ \frac{s_{oi}}{B_{oi}} + \frac{R_{vi}\, s_{gi}}{B_{gi}}\right]
F_{Oi}
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F_{Oi} =
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 \frac{s_{oi}}{B_{oi}}  + \frac{R_{vi}\, s_{gi}}{B_{gi}}
\right]
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\delta \, Q_O = - Q^{\uparrow}_O
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F_G = V_\phi^{-1} \, \delta \, Q_G + 
\left[ \frac{R_{si}\, s_{oi}}{B_{oi}} + \frac{ s_{gi}}{B_{gi}}\right]
F_{Gi}
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F_{Gi} = \
left[ \
frac{R_{si}\, s_{oi}}{B_{oi}}  + \frac{ s_{gi}}{B_{gi}}
\right]
 
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\delta \, Q_G = Q^{\downarrow}_G - Q^{\uparrow}_G + Q^{\downarrow}_{GCAP}
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F_W = V_\phi^{-1} \, \delta \, Q_W + 
\frac{ s
F_{
wi}}{B_{wi}}
Wi} 
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F_{Wi} = \frac{ s_{wi}}{B_{wi}} 
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\delta \, Q_W = Q^{\downarrow}_W - Q^{\uparrow}_W + Q^{\downarrow}_{WAQ}

where

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p = p_i + \frac{\delta Q}{c_\phi \, V_\phi} + \delta p_i
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initial formation pressure:

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bodyp_i = p(0)

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Cumulative oil production by the time moment

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bodyV_\phi = V \cdot \phi_i

initial open pore volume of the main pay (excluding the aquifer and gas cap)

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Cumulative gas production by the time moment

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body\phi_i = \phi(p_i)

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body--uriencoded--Q%5e%7B\uparrow%7D_W(t)

Cumulative water production by the time moment

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pore compressibility 

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body--uriencoded--Q%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_W(t)

Cumulative water injection by the time moment

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initial water saturation

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body--uriencoded--Q%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_G(t)

Cumulative gas injection by the time moment

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body--uriencoded--s_%7Bgi%7D

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

Cumulative water influx from Aquifer Expansion by the time moment

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initial oil saturation:

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body--uriencoded--s_%7Boi%7D = 1 - s_%7Bwi%7D - s_%7Bgi%7D

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body--uriencoded--Q%5e%7B\downarrow%7D_%7BGCAP%7Dt)

Cumulative gas influx from Gas Cap expansion by the time moment

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bodyB_o(p)

Oil formation volume factor as functions of reservoir pressure

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Solution GOR as functions of reservoir pressure

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Gas formation volume factor as functions of reservoir pressure

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Vaporized Oil Ratio as functions of reservoir pressure

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Water formation volume factor as functions of reservoir pressure

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The MatBal equation 

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can be re-written in the following popular form:

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p

_i = \frac{ B_{og} \, F_{Oi} + B_{go} \, F_{Gi} + B_w \, F_W -1}{c_\phi}
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B_{og} = \frac{B_o - R_s \, B_g}{1- R_s \, R_v}
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B_{go} = \frac{ B_g - R_v \, B_o}{1- R_s \, R_v}

where

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body\delta Q

Cumulative Voidage Replacement Balance (CVRB)

 





The MatBal equation 

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can be complemented by constant PI model of Bottom-Hole Pressure (
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bodyp^{\uparrow}_{wf}(t)
 for producers and 
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 for injectors):

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Low pressure dry gas

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body\{ \phi_e = {\rm const}, \ c_t = {\rm const} \}--uriencoded--c_t = c_\phi + c_%7B\rm fluid%7D = %7B\rm const%7D

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body--uriencoded--c_t = c_r + \frac{1}{p} g = \sim \frac{1}{p}frac%7B1%7D%7Bp%7D

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p(t)  = p_i + \frac{\Delta Q(t)}{V_\phi \cdot c_t}



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p(t)  = p_i \exp \left[ \frac{\Delta Q(t)}{V_\phi} \right]

where

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 is Cumulative Voidage Replacement Balance (CVRB):

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\Delta Q = -  \frac{B_o - R_s \, B_g}{1- R_s \, R_v} \cdot  \, Q^{\uparrow}_O + \frac{ B_g - R_v \, B_o}{1- R_s \, R_v} \cdot \, \left( Q^{\downarrow}_G - Q^{\uparrow}_G + Q^{\downarrow}_{GCAP} \right) + B_w \, \left( Q^{\downarrow}_W - Q^{\uparrow}_W + Q^{\downarrow}_{WAQ} \right)
) 


The above approximations sometime allow using simple graphical methods for rough estimation of drainage volume 

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and associated Hydrocarbon Reserves.

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