Fig. 1. Example of log-derivative P' (in red) along with pressure drop P (in blue) for a typical DTR presented on PTA type-library log-log plot
Synonym: Logarithmic Derivative = Log Derivative
Derivative with respect to the natural logarithm of the argument (see Fig. 1):
\frac{dp}{d(\ln t)} = t \, \frac{dp}{d t} |
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Fig. 1. Example of log-derivative P' (in red) along with pressure drop P (in blue) for a typical DTR presented on PTA type-library log-log plot |
The calculation algorithm of logarithmic derivative is brought in Logarithmic Derivative @model.
In Well Testing applications the logarithmic derivative is often denoted as |
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