A formal number characterizing the size of a drainage area

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r_e = \sqrt{\frac{A_e}{\pi}}

In case of circular drainage area the

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takes a physical sense of a distance from well to the drainage area boundary

The radius of a around a producing or injecting well where reservoir fluid is forced moving by the well operation.

In other words, the area, where reservoir fluid is moving along the streamlines which either stem from injecting well or end up at producing well.

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