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Aquifer Drive
Aquifer Drive
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Inputs & Outputs

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bodyp(t)

field-average formation pressure at time moment

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bodyt

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bodyQ^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t)

cumulative subsurface water influx from aquifer

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bodyp_i

initial formation pressure

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bodyq^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = \frac{dQ^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt}

subsurface water flowrate from aquifer

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bodyJ_{AQ}

aquifer Productivity Index

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body\tau

aquifer relaxation time
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Detailing Inputs

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body\displaystyle J_{AQ} = \frac{\theta}{2\pi} \cdot \frac{2 \pi \sigma}{\ln \frac{A_{AQ}}{A_e}+0.75}


aquifer Productivity Index

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body\theta

central angle of net pay areaaquifer contact

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body\sigma

aquifer transmissibility

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bodyA_e

net pay area

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bodyA_{AQ}

aquifer area

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body\displaystyle \tau = \frac{V_{AQ} \, c_t}{J_{AQ}}

aquifer relaxation time

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bodyc_t=c_r +c_w

aquifer total compressibility

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bodyc_r

aquifer pore compressibility 

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bodyc_w

aquifer water compressibility

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bodyV_{AQ} = A_e \cdot h \cdot \phi

aquifer volume 

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bodyh

aquifer effective thickness

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body\phi

aquifer porosity


Physical Model

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Radial Composite Reservoir

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Const Productivity IndexAquifer
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J_{AQ} = \frac{q_{AQ}}{p_{AQ}(t)-p(t)} = \rm const
Pseudo Steady State Flow
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p_{AQ}(t) = p_i - \frac{Q_{AQ}(t)}{V_{AQ} \cdot c_t}





Fig. 1. Fetkovich aquifer drive schematic



Mathematical Model

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\frac{d Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt} + \frac{1}{\tau} Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ} = J \cdot ( p_i - p(t))
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q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t)=\frac{d Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt} 
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Assumption #1 = Const Productivity Index Aquifer:

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q_{AQ} = \frac{d Q_{AQ}}{dt} = J_{AQ} \cdot ( p_{AQ}(t) - p(t))


Assumption #2 = Pseudo Steady State Flow:

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p_{AQ}(t) = p_i - \frac{Q_{AQ}}{V_{AQ} c_t}


Eliminating

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