Volume of fluid passing through a certain area
per unit time: LaTeX Math Inline body A
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q_A = \frac{d V_A}{ d t} |
In Petroleum Industry this term depends on context and may mean pipeline flowrate or wellbore flowrate which can be measured at separator (and called Surface flowrate) or downhole (and called Sandface flowrate).
Volumetric flowrate
is related to mass flowrate LaTeX Math Inline body q_A
and fluid density LaTeX Math Inline body \dot m_A
as: LaTeX Math Inline body \rho
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\dot m_A = \rho \cdot q_A |
See Also
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Natural Science / Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics
[ Mass Flowrate ]
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Well Testing (WT) / Flowrate Testing
[ Well & Reservoir Surveillance ]
[ Sandface flowrates ] [ Oil sandface flowrate ] [ Gas sandface flowrate ] [ Water sandface flowrate ]
[ Surface flowrates ] [ Oil surface flowrate ] [ Gas surface flowrate ] [ Water surface flowrate ]Most frequently used to define the volumetric flow rate