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A formal number characterizing the size of a drainage area  A_e:

(1) r_e = \sqrt{\frac{A_e}{\pi}}


In case of circular drainage area the  r_e takes a physical sense of a distance from well to the drainage area boundary.


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Physics /  Fluid Dynamics / Percolation

Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Field Study & Modelling / Drainage (fluid flow)

[ Drainage volume ] [ Drainage area (Ae) ]

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