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PTA (Flow Regimes) DDF
PTA (Flow Regimes) DDF
PTA (Flow Regimes) DDF
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Unsteady-state Flow
A shut-in well that is centered in a homogeneous
circular reservoir of radius re with a uniform
pressure pi throughout the reservoir.
If the well is allowed to flow at a constant flow rw re
rate of q, a pressure disturbance will be created
at the sandface.
The pressure at the wellbore (Pwf) will drop
instantaneously as the well is opened.
The pressure disturbance will move away
from the wellbore at a rate that is determined
by (kϕµCt):
Permeability
Porosity
Fluid viscosity
Total compressibilities
Unsteady-state Flow
At time t1, the pressure disturbance has moved a
distance r1 (the radius of investigation) into the
reservoir.
rw re
Notice that the pressure disturbance radius is
continuously increasing with time.
As long as the radius of investigation has
NOT reached the reservoir boundary (re), the
reservoir will be acting as it's INFINITE in size
(the outer drainage radius re, can be
MATHEMATICALLY infinite, i.e., re =∞).
A well that is producing at a constant Pwf.
The propagation of the radius of investigation
with respect to time.
At time t4, the pressure disturbance reaches the
boundary, i.e., ri = re. This causes the pressure
behavior to change.
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rw re
• Velocity of pressure
disturbance is
determined by (kϕµCt).
• At time t1, the pressure
disturbance has moved a • As the disturbance
distance r1 (the radius of NOT reached the
investigation) into the reservoir boundary (re),
reservoir. the reservoir will be
acting as it's INFINITE
in size (re =∞).
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Diffusivity Equation
• Fluid flow in a porous medium is governed by Diffusivity Equation (DE).
• Assumptions: DE Components:
• Homogeneous reservoir
Darcy’s Law for radial flow:
• Darcy’s law valid
• Single-phase flow
• Slightly compressible fluid
• Constant viscosity
Continuity equation:
• Small pressure gradients
• General DE for radial flow:
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