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Amount of fluid mass passing through a certain area  per unit time:

\dot m_A = \frac{d m}{ d  t} \Big|_A = j_m \cdot A

where

mass flux


SI unitMetric unitOilfield units
kg/skg/slb/s



Mass flowrate is related to volumetric flowrate   and fluid density  as:

\dot m_A = \rho_A \cdot q_A


In case of Volatile Oil Reservoir the connection with surface flowrates will be:


q_O = \frac{m_O}{\rho_O}



q_G = \frac{m_G}{\rho_G}



q_W = \frac{m_W}{\rho_W}


See also


Natural Science / Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics

Volumetric Flowrate ] [ Mass Flux ]