Inflow performance relationship (IPR)

In general, inflow relationship performance is the relationship between pressure and

flow rate. Inflow relationship performance is very useful for Petroleum Engineering in
planning production methods and the amount of fluid production in a well. IPR is
made by measuring the amount of production against a decrease in pressure, then
plotted between the amount of production and pressure.

In oil wells it is often assumed that the relationship between pressure drop and
increase in fluid production is proportional so that when in a pot it has a line gradient
that is equal to each part (straight line). This method uses the assumption that the flow
is a single phase flow. Using this method has the advantage that the process becomes
easier, it's just that this method can only accurately predict if the pressure at the
bottom of the well has not reached the bubble point pressure. One method that uses
this assumption is the Darcy method.

In the reality of the field, when the pressure below the bubble point pressure the gas
that dissolved in the oil will be separated so that the flow of fluid changes to
multifase-flow so that using the assumption above is no longer accurate to predict the
relationship between pressure and flow rate. This is because the gas has lower
viscosity than oil and water so gas in the reservoir will flow faster than water and oil.
In determining the IPR in this condition there are several equations that can be used,
one of which is the vogel equation. The vogel equation was originally developed for
solution gas drives, but t this equation is also can be used for other types of drives.

Beside methods above there are also composite methods. This method can be used
whe the conditions when it star above bubble point and end below bubble point.
Actually there are still many more methods to make IPR. The method to make IPR
depends on availability of the well data and condition of reservoir.