‘TABLE 1—DATA FOR EXAMPLE CALCULATION Present Future Time "hme ‘Average pressure, psig 2280 3,800 ‘Wellpbre flowing pressure, psig 1815 = Oil viscosity at , cP Bal 3.59 Formation volume factor at 5, pb\/bbl 1.373 1.150 ‘Average oil saturation, fraction O.768° 0.741" Relative oil permeability, fraction O.815**. 0.685** stele em Coreyayes roses ky = (2248) a Eq. 7 is quite useful in that it offers a means of calculating 2 well’s productivity index from basic reservoir parameters because J* can be evaluated 7 ®@ KGa, 5,) = effective oil permeability, md, at the average fuid soturation of the drainage volume, 6@), BAP) = viscosity and formation volume fac- {or at the average pressure of the Grainage volume Te the term quay is eliminated between Eqs. { and 6, one obtains @ general relationship for IPR curves at various average reservoir pressure values. That is: ‘Y Quite often one has a measured productivity index at a given average reservoir pressure and needs to predict the wel’s inflow performance for future times. This can be done by using the equations developed above and adjusting J* for changes in average satura tion and fluid properties. If J,* is the present-day value and Jj* any future value, the relation of J/* to Jg* is, from Eq. 8, weutSs) [eas 0 where subscripts f and p represent future and present times. Thus, the calculational procedure to be fol- lowed in developing the future TPR relationship is essentially 1. Calculate J,* from J by use of Eq. 7. 2. Adjust J,* to J;* by means of Eq. 10. 3. Calculate future IPR by means of Eq. 9 ‘The following example calculation will help to clarify this. Consider a well draining 40 acres at present time. ‘The productivity index, J, has just been determined as 0.92 STB/psi at a flow rate of 400 B/D. Average 1182 a Ag. 1—Caleulated IPR curve for condition ‘of = 1,800 psig. reservoir pressure at this time is 2,250 psig. We wish to develop an IPR curve applicable to the time when the average pressure will be 1,800 psi, Other pertinent data are in Table 1 Solution From E47, som fot am = 988m 1 + 08( 3356) | From Eq, 10, a 068s oss 30-101 (septs) / (ses) = 0.750 B/D/psi. From Eq. 9, 800 pig, Jy* = 0.750 B/D/psi @ @_ @) Pot! P qe i i oO 1,600 0.89 143 1,400 0.78 (270 1,200 0.67 383 ‘The values in Columns 1 and 3 constitute the future IPR curve. These are plotted in Fig. 1. References L.Ning, T, E, Wes Principles of Oi! Well Production, Mo ‘Graw-Hill Book Co, Iae., New York (1968). formance Kelationships. for Wi Pet. Tech. (an, 1968) M.B, Standing, SPE-AIME, Standard Oil Co. of California San Francisco, Calif. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY