Calculate Original Gas in Place with a P/Z Chart

Example of matching p/z data to determine G, Original Gas-In-Place

Gp
p
p

G
z
z i

Model parameters:
(p/z)i, Initial value of p/z, psia =
G, Original Gas-In-Place, MMscf =

Field data:
Gp
(MMscf)
0.000
2.460
4.920
7.880
11.200
41.68

p/z
(psia)
5,000.0
4,795.0
4,545.0
4,167.0
3,636.0

calc. p/z
(psia)
5,072.7
4,773.3
4,473.9
4,113.6
3,709.6
0

r2, residual
squared
5279.449
472.336
5058.965
2848.546
5412.433

Sum of r2 = 19071.73

5,072.7
41.68

6,000
5,000
4,000
p/z (psia)

Model:

3,000
2,000
1,000

y = -121.7x + 5072.7

0
-1,000

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Cumulative Production, Gp (MMscf)

Note - The initial p/z is usually the most accurate data, so
often you will want to "honor" that point by only changing
G to match the observed data.
1. Changing only G, G = 44.30 MMscf.
2. Changing (p/z)i and G, G = 41.68 MMscf

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41.68 MMscf

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