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Permeability Tutorial

The document provides a classification of reservoir permeability values, converting them into oilfield units. It includes examples of calculating flow rates in different systems using given parameters and formulas. Additionally, it presents problems related to oil well production rates and reservoir characteristics for further analysis.

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Permeability Tutorial

The document provides a classification of reservoir permeability values, converting them into oilfield units. It includes examples of calculating flow rates in different systems using given parameters and formulas. Additionally, it presents problems related to oil well production rates and reservoir characteristics for further analysis.

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Reservoir permeability classification:

Permeability Value (mD) Classification


<10 Fair
10 – 100 High
100 – 1000 Very High
>1000 Exceptional

Conversion to Oilfield Units:

Symbol Darcy unit Oil field


q cc/sec bbl/d or cu ft/d
K darcy md
A sq cm sq ft
h cm ft
L cm ft
p atm psia
µ cp cp
r cm ft

Example 1
What is the flow rate of a horizontal rectangular system when the
conditions are as follows?
permeability = k = 1 darcy
area = A = 6 ft2
viscosity = µ= 1.0 cp
length = L = 6 ft
inlet pressure = P1 = 5.0 atm
outlet pressure = P2 = 2.0 atm

Solution:
We must insure all the variables are in the correct units.
k = 1 darcy
A = 6 ft2 (144 in2/1 ft2) (6.45 cm2/1 in2) = 5572.8 cm2
L = 6 ft (12 in/1 ft) (2.54 cm/1 in) = 182.88 cm
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P1 = 5.0 atm
P2 = 2.0 atm

Example 2:
What is the flow rate of the system in field units?

Solution:
We must insure that all the variables are in the correct units.
k = 1 darcy = 1,000 md
A = 6 ft2
L = 6 ft
P1 = (5.0 atm) (14.7 psi/atm) = 73.5 psi
P2 = (2.0 atm) (14.7 psi/atm) = 29.4 psi

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Example 3
Determine the oil flow rate in a radial system with the following set of
conditions:
K = 300 md re = 330 ft
h = 20 ft rw = 0.5 ft
Pe =2,500 psia re/rw = 660
Pw =1,740 psia ln (re/rw) = 6.492
µ= 1.3 cp

Solution:

hk
𝑞 = 0.007082 re ( Pe − Pw )
μ ln( )
rw

(300) (20)
𝑞 = 0.007082 ( 2500 − 1740)
1.3 (6.492)

𝑞 = 3826 res bbl/d

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Problem 1:

A well is producing in a radial reservoir at a bottom hole pressure of 5500 psi. The
reservoir pressure is 6000 psi. Oil viscosity is 0.25 cp. If the permeability of the reservoir
is 20 md, the thickness is 30 ft and the drainage radius is 1000 ft, at what rate will the
well produce? The well bore radius is 6 inches. If, the well produce at a rate of 6706 RB/
day, what will be the bottom hole flowing pressure?

Problem 2:

An oil well is producing at a rate of 350 bbl/d in a 160 acre spacing. The reservoir
thickness is 28 ft, the viscosity of oil is 0.4 cp, the bottomhole pressure is 300 psi and the
reservoir pressure is 2300 psi. What is the permeability of the reservoir? The well bore
radius is 3-inch.
There is some uncertainty as to the areal extent of the reservoir. If you assume 80 acres
instead of 160 acres, what value of permeability do you get?

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