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Volume of fluid passing through a certain area A per unit time:
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q_A = \frac{d V_A}{ d t} |
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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 and fluid density as:
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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
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