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Despite of terminological similarity there is a big difference in the way Dynamic Modelling,  Well Flow Performance and Well Testing deal with formation pressure and flowrates which results in a difference in productivity index definition and corresponding analysis.

This difference is summarized in the table below:


Formation pressureFlow ratePrroducivity Index
DM

p_R

field-average pressure within the 9-cell area A_{e9}

q

phase flowrate at sandface: \{ q_w, \, q_o, \, q_g \}

(each fluid phase separately)

J

phase productivity index:


J_ w = \frac{q_q}{p_R - p_{wf}} , J_o = \frac{q_o}{p_R - p_{wf}} , J_o = \frac{q_o}{p_R - p_{wf}}

WFP

p_R

field-average pressure within the drainage area A_e

p_e = \frac{1}{A_e} \int \int_{A_e} p(x,y,z) dS

q

surface component flowrate \{ q_W, q_O, q_G \}

(each fluid component separately)

and sometimes liquid flowrate q_{LIQ} = q_W + q_O

J_s

fluid component productivity index:

J_W = \frac{q_W}{p_R - p_{wf}} , J_O = \frac{q_O}{p_R - p_{wf}} , J_G = \frac{q_G}{p_R - p_{wf}}

and sometimes liquid productivity index: J_{liq} = \frac{q_{LIQ}}{p_R - p_{wf}}

WT

p_e

average pressure value at the boudary of drainage area A_e

p_e = \frac{1}{L_e} \int_0^{L_e} p(x,y,z) dl where L_e is the boundary of drainage area A_e

q

total flowrate at sandface:

q_t = B_w \, q_W + B_o \, q_O + B_g \, ( q_G - R_s q_O) – for Black Oil

q_t = B_w \, q_W + \frac{B_o - R_s B_g}{1 - R_v R_s} \, q_O + \frac{B_g - R_v B_o}{1 - R_v R_s} \, q_G – for Volatile Oil

or \{ W, \, O, \, G \} pseudo-components of Compositional Model

J_t

total multiphase productivity index: J_t = \frac{q_t}{p_e - p_{wf}}

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