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1 - MBE Solution Gas Drive Below Bubble Point Pressure - 15879
1 - MBE Solution Gas Drive Below Bubble Point Pressure - 15879
Havlena and Odeh (1963) provides the best explanation of the material balance of a reservoir. It
considers most reservoir conditions including the produced fluid, expansion of oil and its originally
dissolved gas, the gas cap expansion and the initial water expansion and pore volume reduction.
The formula derived by Havlena and Odeh is described below:
F N[ E0 mEg E f ,w ] We
eqn (1)
Where:
Underground Withdrawal, F N p [ Bo ( Rp Rs ) Bg ] Wp Bw
Expansion of oil and its originally dissolved gas, Eo ( Bo Boi ) ( Rsi Rs ) Bg
Bg
1
B
gi
cw S wi c f
p
1 S wi
When the reservoir pressure falls below the bubble point pressure:
From equation (1) When the pressure of the reservoir is equal to the bubble point pressure
of the reservoir ( P Pb ) , the gas dissolved in the oil begins to be liberated. Because of this, the
initial volume of the gas cap is zero. Hence, the ratio of the initial gas cap to the initial oil volume in
the reservoir is, m 0 . This results in the term for the expansion of the gas cap Eg to be neglected
from the equation.
From the bubble point pressure and below ( P Pb ) , the expansion of the solution gas far
outweighs the expansion of the initial reservoir water and formation rock expansion. This allows us
to neglect the term, E f ,w
For the sake of simplicity, we will assume that water is not encroached or produced from the
reservoir. Wp 0 and We 0
F N [ E0 ]
By completing the terms:
N p Bo
N p Rp Bg
N p Rs Bg
NBo
NBoi
NRsi Bg
NRs Bg
Explanation
The volume of oil produced in res.bbl
The volume of gas liberated from the produced
oil in res.bbl
The volume of gas dissolved in the produced oil
in res.bbl
The volume of oil remaining in the reservoir in
res.bbl
The initial volume of oil in the reservoir at the
initial reservoir pressure in res.bbl
The initial volume of gas dissolved in the oil in
the reservoir at the initial reservoir pressure in
res.bbl
The current volume of gas dissolved in the oil in
the reservoir at the current pressure res.bbl