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| Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}= B \cdot \int_0^t W_{eD} \left( \frac{(t-\tau)\chi}{r_e^2} |
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RC1\fracpartial p_1}{\partial t_D} = \frac{\partial^2 p_1}{\partial r_D^2} + \frac{1}{r_D}\cdot \frac{\partial p_1}{\partial r_Ddownarrow}_{AQ}(t)= \frac{dQ^{\downarrow}_{AQ}}{dt} |
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=1 = 1gradp(t_D, r_D) r_D}
\Bigg|_{r_D=r_{aD}} = 0or
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Transient flow in Radial Composite Reservoir:
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p_a(t = 0, r)= p(0) |
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\frac{\partial p_a}{\partial r}
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Consider a pressure convolution:
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p_a(t, r) = p(0) + \int_0^t p_1 \left(\frac{(t-\tau) \cdot \chi}{r_e^2}, \frac{r}{r_e} \right) \dot p(\tau) d\tau |
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\dot p(\tau) = \frac{d p}{d \tau} |
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and as such defines a unique solution of the above problem.Water flowrate within
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q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t)= \theta \cdot r_e \cdot h \cdot u(t,r_e) |
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Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = \int_0^t q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) dt = \theta \cdot r_e \cdot h \cdot M \cdot \int_0^t \frac{\partial p_a(t,r)}{\partial r} \bigg|_{r=r_e} dt
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Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = \theta \cdot r_e \cdot h \cdot M \cdot \int_0^t d\xi \ \frac{\partial }{\partial r} \left[
\int_0^\xi p_1 \left( \frac{(\xi-\tau)\chi}{r_e^2}, \frac{r}{r_e} \right) \, \dot p(\tau) d\tau
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Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = \theta \cdot h \cdot M \cdot \int_0^t d\xi \ \frac{\partial }{\partial r_D} \left[
\int_0^\xi p_1 \left( \frac{(\xi-\tau)\chi}{r_e^2}, r_D \right) \, \dot p(\tau) d\tau
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Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t) = \theta \cdot h \cdot M \cdot \int_0^t d\xi \
\int_0^\xi \frac{\partial p_1}{\partial r_D} \left( \frac{(\xi-\tau)\chi}{r_e^2}, r_D \right) \Bigg|_{r_D=1} \, \dot p(\tau) d\tau
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The above integral represents the integration over the
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Derivation of Radial VEH Aquifer Drive @modelB \cdot \int_0^t \dot p(\tau) d\tau \int_0^{(t-\tau)\chi/r_e^2}
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| Q^{\downarrow}_{AQ}(t)= B \cdot \sum_\alpha W_{eD}
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}, \frac{r_a{r_e} \right)\Delta p_\alpha
= B \cdot W_{eD}
\left( \frac{ (t-\tau_1) \chi}{r_e^2} |
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,\frac{r_a}{r_e} \right)\Delta p_1 +
B \cdot W_{eD}
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}, \frac{r_a}{r_e} \right)\Delta p_2
+ ... + B \cdot W_{eD}
\left( \frac{ (t-\tau_N) \chi}{r_e^2} |
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,frac{r_a}{r_e} \This computational model is using a discrete convolution (also called superposition in some publications) with time-grid
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Moving to annual time step may accumulate a substantial mistake if formation pressure has varied substantially in some years.
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are available (http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/15433-PA).
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body | \displaystyle W_{eD}=\frac {1.2838 \cdot t_D^{1/2} + 1.19328 \cdot t_D +0.269872 \cdot t_D^{3/2} +0.00855294 \cdot t_D^2} {1+0.616599 \cdot t_D^{1/2}+0.0413008 \cdot t_D} |
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body | \displaystyle W_{eD}=\frac{-4.29881+2.02566 \cdot t_D}{\ln t_D} |
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The benefit of VEH approach is that net pay formation pressure history
is usually known so that water influx calculation based on aquifer properties
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In modern computers the convolution is a fast fully-automated procedure and VEH model is considered as a reference in the range of analytical aquifer models.
Although the model is derived for linear and radial flow it also shows a good match for bottom-water drive depletions.
See Also
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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Field Study & Modelling / Aquifer Drive / Aquifer Drive Models
Reference
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1. van Everdingen, A.F. and Hurst, W. 1949. The Application of the Laplace Transformation to Flow Problems in Reservoirs. Trans., AIME 186, 305.
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