Ratio of field-wide oil production rate q_O to field-wide water injection rate q_{WI}:
(1) | {\rm PIR} = \frac{q_O}{q_{WI}} |
It measures how efficiently waterflood supports the oil production and represent one of the key Waterflood Diagnostics.
The PIR can be related to the current VRR as:
(2) | {\rm PIR}= \frac{1}{\rm IVRR} \cdot \frac{1-Y_w}{Y_w + (1-Y_w) \, \left[ \frac{B_o}{B_w} + \frac{B_g}{B_w} \, ( {\rm GOR} - R_s) \right] } |
(see (Instantaneous Voidage Replacement Ratio = IVRR:3) for derivation)
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Production / Subsurface Production / Field Study & Modelling / Production Analysis / Waterflood Diagnostics