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Analytical Development of an Improved Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) Model for Solution Gas Drive Reservoirs

Temitayo Sheriff Adeyemi, Deborah Oluwatosin Rufus

Abstract


Attempts have been made by many authors to develop an inflow performance relationship model suitable for solution gas drive reservoirs. However, they have not been as successful as most of the developed models suffer from certain degrees of inaccuracies, and this necessitates the need for an improved model as the economic analysis of an oilfield greatly depends on the ability to accurately forecast future production. Therefore, the objective of this research is to develop an improved inflow performance relationship model for solution gas reservoirs by employing a purely analytical approach and to compare the performance of the developed model with that of the existing IPR models (Vogel, Wiggins, Fetkovich, and Klins and Majher). A series expansion of the pseudo-steady state solution of the equation that governs fluid flow in reservoirs of radial geometry is obtained using Taylor's method, and the infinite series obtained is truncated after a reasonable number of terms to ensure a high degree of accuracy while also avoiding computational complexity. Moreover, the unknown coefficients in the truncated series were determined using the available reservoir fluid data. Finally, statistical analysis was carried out to determine the degree of deviation of the new and existing IPR models from the actual IPR. This analysis shows that the improved model (with an average coefficient of determination of 0.97) outperforms the existing IPR models to which it was compared. Therefore, the improved model is recommended for situations where extreme accuracy is of the utmost importance.

 

Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-02-04

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Keywords


Inflow Performance Relationship; Solution Gas Drive Reservoirs; Pseudosteady-state Flow.

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