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The key principles of Field Development Planning are based on the following proxy equation: 

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\Delta { \rm Cash } = R_{HC} \cdot J_{HC} \cdot \left(  p_e - p_{wf} \right) -  { \rm Cost }

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The total field productivity index can be approximated by:

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 J_{HC} = N \cdot k \cdot h \cdot K

where

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number of producers

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formation permeability

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effective formation thickness

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productivity multiplier based on
WRC
well-reservoir contact


The actual economics of
petroleum production is more complicated than equation equations 

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 but it shows the fundamental ideas behind the Field Development Planning process.

The digital petroleum asset twins are capable to accurately simulate the holistic process of discounted cash flow generation from production activities and associated Financial Investment Metrics but it takes many more parameters than equation equations 

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See Also

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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Production 

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