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which is valid for steady-state, radial flow, and constant <strong>production</strong> rate. The expression<br />

may be modified for pseudosteady-state flow by the inclusion of a skin term<br />

qo =<br />

2 π k h<br />

ln re rw - 0.75 + S +Dqo<br />

Using the concept of pseudopressure, defined as<br />

m P =<br />

the above expression may be written as<br />

qo =<br />

0<br />

P<br />

17<br />

kRO<br />

μO BO<br />

2 π k h<br />

ln re rw - 0.75 + S +Dqo<br />

dP<br />

PR<br />

Pwf<br />

kRO<br />

μO BO<br />

dP<br />

(2.55)<br />

(2.56)<br />

m PR - m Pwf (2.57)<br />

The oil flow rate in this expression refers to the oil flow rate in the reservoir. The flow rate<br />

may be converted to a standard flowrate by expanding the pseudopressure integrand to<br />

include a term that accounts for oil originating from the reservoir gas.<br />

m P =<br />

0<br />

P<br />

kRO<br />

μO BO<br />

+ kRG rS<br />

μG BG<br />

dP<br />

(2.58)<br />

Notice that for a nonvolatile gas, where the oil-gas ratio, rS , is zero, the equation reduces to<br />

Equation 2.56. The corresponding equation for gas with oil in solution is<br />

m P =<br />

0<br />

P<br />

kRG<br />

μG BG<br />

+ kRO RS<br />

μO BO<br />

dP<br />

(2.59)<br />

We now have a flow equation in terms of modified pseudopressure. The pseudopressure<br />

is a function of both pressure and saturation. By assuming a constant producing gas-oil<br />

ratio, a relationship may be found between saturation and pressure. In the preceding<br />

discussion of the reservoir material balance, the producing gas-oil ratio, RP , was<br />

approximated by<br />

RP = ΔGP<br />

ΔNP<br />

(2.60)

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