F lo w in g B o t t o m H o le P r e s s u r e ( p s ia )

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Empirical IPR.xls
This spreadsheet calculates and plots well IPR curve with empirical models.

Instructions:
1) Update data in blue;
2) Run Macro Solution;
3) View results.

Input Data:
Reservoir pressure: 4505 psia
Test point 1, flow rate: 1152 Mscf/d
bottom hole pressure: 3025 psia
Test point 2, flow rate: 1548 Mscf/d
bottom hole pressure: 1685 psia

Solution:

( p̄2 − p2wf 1 ) q2 −( p̄ 2− p 2wf 2 ) q1

B= = 4.05
q21 q2 −q 22 q 1

( p̄ 2 −p 2wf 1 )−Bq 21
A= = 5012
q1

q1

n=
log
( ) q2
= 0.66
p̄ −p 2wf 1
2
log
( p̄ 2− p 2wf 2 )
q1
C= n
= 0.0264
[ p̄ 2− p 2wf 1 ]
pwf (psia) q (Mscf/d) p̄2 − p2wf = Aq+Bq2
Forchheimer Backpressure Objective Function
15 1704 1709 0.000
239 1701 1706 0.000
464 1693 1698 0.000
688 1679 1683 -0.001
913 1660 1663 0.000
1137 1634 1637 0.000
1362 1603 1605 0.000
1586 1566 1567 0.000
1811 1523 1522 0.000
2035 1472 1471 0.000
2260 1415 1412 0.000
2484 1349 1346 0.000
2709 1274 1272 0.000
2933 1190 1189 0.000
3158 1094 1095 0.001
3382 984 990 0.000
3607 858 871 0.000
3831 712 734 0.000
4056 535 572 0.000
4280 314 368 0.000
4505 0 0 0.000
= Aq+Bq2 q=C ( p̄ 2− p 2wf )n