The plot of water production rate (along y-axis) against the oil production rate (along x-axis).
It can be used for express Watercut Diagnostics of thief water production.
The mathematical model of the thief water production from aquifer is based on the following equation:
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where
water production rate | oil production rate | ||||
water productivity index of petroleum reservoir | oil productivity index of petroleum reservoir | ||||
formation pressure in aquifer | water productivity index of aquifer |
For the case of aquifer pressure is higher than that of petroleum reservoir:
For the case of aquifer pressure is lower than that of petroleum reservoir:
In practical applications, the equation is often considered through the weighted average values:
<q_W> = a \, \cdot <q_O> + \, b |
where
are weighted average of and |
There are different ways to calculate weighted average of the dynamic variable, for example:
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