Inflow Performance

Exercises
 Reservoir Capabilities
• Darcy’s Law for radial flow
– Liquid flow in Laminar Flow through
a permeable medium is described by
Darcy’s Law
7.08X 10 k h p  p wf 
3
q
  re  
 o Bo  ln    0.75  s 
 
  w r 
(for pseudo-steady state flow conditions)
 Productivity Index
• A common indicator of liquid reservoir
behavior is PI or productivity index
– Referred to as “J” in SPE
nomenclature

q
J STB / D / psi
p  p wf
Productivity Index in Terms
of Darcy’s Law

0.00708 k h
J
  re  
o Bo  ln    0.75  s 
  rw  

(for pseudo steady state flow conditions)

 Calculating Flowrate
• Using PI, we can calculate flowrate, q,
quickly and easily from

q  J (p  pwf )
 Exercise 1
• Given reservoir parameters:
k = 30 md
h = 40 ft
o = 0.5 cp
Bo = 1.2 RB/STB
hole size = 8 ½ inches
s =0
 Exercise 1
• Calculate:
– J for re = 1,000 ft
– q for a drawdown ( p  pwf) of 750 psi
– q for a drawdown of 1,000 psi
– With p = 3,000 psia, calculate q for a
complete drawdown
– Assume pseudo-steady state, radial flow
 Exercise 1
Inflow Performance
Solution

7.08 x 103 kh
J
  re  
 o Bo  ln    0.75  s 
  rw  

7.08 x 10 3 30  40 


  1,000  
0.5  1.2   ln    0.75  0 
  0.354  
 1.97 STB / D / psi
 Exercise 1
Inflow Performance
Solution

• For a drawdown of 750 psi

q = J (p - pwf)
= (1.97) (750) = 1,480 STB/D

• For a drawdown of 1,000 psi

q = (1.97) (1,000) = 1,970 STB/D
 Exercise 1
Inflow Performance
Solution
• For a complete drawdown
q = J (p - 14.7)
= 1.97 (3,000 - 14.7)
= 5,880 STB/D
 Multiphase Flow
• Mathematical model for Vogel’s curve

 q  
2
 pwf   pwf 
   1  0.2    0.8   
 qmax    p   p  
 Multiphase Flow
• Mathematical relationship between
Vogel (qmax) and reservoir pressure,
productivity index above Pbp

J p
qmax 
1.8
 Finding Vogel qmax
1

0.8

0.6
pwf/pr

0.4

0.2

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2

q/qmax
 Exercise 2
• Reservoir parameters:
p = 2,350 psia
k = 140 md
h = 35 ft
o = 0.8 cp
Bo = 1.25 rbbl/STB
re = 2,000 ft
rw = 0.411 ft
pb = 3,000 psia
s = 2
 Exercise 2
• Calculate J

• Calculate qmax

• Construct IPR curve

• Assume pseudo-steady state radial

flow
 Exercise 2
Inflow Performance
Solution
7.08 x 103 kh
J
  re  
 o Bo  ln    0.75  s 
  rw  

7.08 x 10 3 140  35 


0.8  1.25   ln  2,000   0.75  2 
  0.411  
 3.562 STB / D / psi

Jp
qmax 
1 .8


3.562 2,350  4,650 STB / D
1 .8
 Exercise 2
Inflow Performance
Solution
2,500

2,000

1,500
Pwf (psia)

1,000

500

0
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
q, STB/D
 Multiphase Flow
• Generalized Vogel

pb
Pressure

pwf

J pb
qb
1.8 qmax
O

O Rate q
 Multiphase Flow
• How to find qmax:

for q  qb , Darcy' s law applies: q  Jp  p wf 


  2
 p  p 
for q  qb then: q  qb  qmax  qb  1  0.2 wf  0.8  wf  
  pb  pb  


J pb
qmax  qb 
1.8
 Exercise 3
• Reservoir parameters:
p = 2,350 psia
k = 140 md
h = 35 ft
o = 0.8 cp
Bo = 1.25 rbbl/STB
re = 1,500 ft
rw = 0.411 ft
pb = 2,000 psia
s = 2
 Exercise 3
• Calculate J

• Calculate qmax

• Construct IPR curve

• Assume pseudo-steady state radial

flow
 Exercise 3
Inflow Performance
Solution
J  3.562 STB / D / psi
qb  J  p  pb 
 3.562 2350  2000 
 1247 STB / D
J pb
qmax  qb 
1.8
 1247 
3.562 2000 
 5205 STB / D
1.8
 Exercise 2
Inflow Performance
Solution
2,500

2,000

1,500
Pwf (psia)

1,000

500

0
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
q, STB/D
PETE – 331 Reservoir Deliverability
Exercise:

A closed circular reservoir having pressure of 5651 psia will be put on

production with selected flowing bottom hole pressures. What would be
the production rates from the reservoir if the Pbhf is set to 5651 psia,
5000 psia, 3000 psia and 1000 psia.
The following data are given:

Porosity: 0.19
Permeability 8.2 md
Pay zone thickness: 53 ft
Bubble point pressure: 50 psia
Fluid formation volume factor: 1.1
Fluid viscosity : 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: 12.9 10-6
Drainage area: 640 acres
Wellbore radius 0.328 ft
No wellbore damage or improvement

Consider pseudo-steady state and steady state flow condition.

24
PETE – 331 Reservoir Deliverability
Exercise:

Calculate the productivity index of a well in a closed circular reservoir

having a pressure of 5651 psia and construct its IPR curve.
The following data are given:

Porosity: 0.19
Permeability 8.2 md
Pay zone thickness: 53 ft
Bubble point pressure: 50 psia
Fluid formation volume factor: 1.1
Fluid viscosity : 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: 12.9 10-6
Drainage area: 640 acres
Wellbore radius 0.328 ft
No wellbore damage or improvement

Consider pseudo-steady state flow condition.

25
PETE – 331 Reservoir Deliverability
Exercise:

Calculate the productivity index of a well in a closed circular reservoir

having a pressure of 5651 psia and construct its IPR curve using the
generalized Vogel equation.
The following data are given:

Porosity: 0.19
Permeability 8.2 md
Pay zone thickness: 53 ft
Bubble point pressure: 3000 psia
Fluid formation volume factor: 1.1
Fluid viscosity : 1.7 cp
Total compressibility: 12.9 10-6
Drainage area: 640 acres
Wellbore radius 0.328 ft
No wellbore damage or improvement

Consider pseudo-steady state flow condition.

26