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:<math> GIIP </math> = gas initially in place, ft<sup>3</sup>
 
:<math> GIIP </math> = gas initially in place, ft<sup>3</sup>
 
:<math> P </math> = reservoir pressure (changing), psia
 
:<math> P </math> = reservoir pressure (changing), psia
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:<math> P_{i} </math> = initial reservoir pressure (constant), psia
 
:<math> P_{SC} </math> = pressure at standard conditions, psia
 
:<math> P_{SC} </math> = pressure at standard conditions, psia
:<math> P_{i} </math> = initial reservoir pressure (constant), psia
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:<math> T_i </math> = initial reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 
:<math> T_r </math> = reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 
:<math> T_r </math> = reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 
:<math> T_{SC} </math> = temperature at standard conditions (constant), °R
 
:<math> T_{SC} </math> = temperature at standard conditions (constant), °R
:<math> T_i </math> = initial reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 
 
:<math> V_r </math> = reservoir volume (constant), ft<sup>3</sup>
 
:<math> V_r </math> = reservoir volume (constant), ft<sup>3</sup>
 
:<math> V_g </math> = volume of gas in reservoir converted to standard conditions (changing), ft<sup>3</sup>
 
:<math> V_g </math> = volume of gas in reservoir converted to standard conditions (changing), ft<sup>3</sup>

Revision as of 09:12, 21 November 2017

Brief

The P/Z plot is a plot of P/z versus cumulative gas production, Gp.

The interpretation technique is fitting the data points with the straight line to estimate GIIP.

The P/Z plot is based on the Gas Material Balance equation.

Math & Physics

Applying Real Gas EOS at reservoir conditions:

 PV_r=z\frac{m}{M} RT_r (1)

Applying Real Gas EOS at standard conditions:

 P_{SC}V_g=1\frac{m}{M} RT_{SC} (2)

Dividing eq. 2 by eq. 1 and rearranging:

 V_g=\frac{P}{z} \frac{V_rT_{SC}}{P_{SC}T_{r}}(3)

Applying eq. 3 for initial conditions and for any point in time:

 GIIP=\frac{P_i}{z_i} \frac{V_rT_{SC}}{P_{SC}T_{r}}

Applying eq. 3 for any point in time:

 GIIP-G_p=\frac{P}{z} \frac{V_rT_{SC}}{P_{SC}T_{r}}

Therefore at any time:

 \frac{G_p}{GIIP}=1-\frac{P}{z} \frac{z_i}{P_i}, or  \frac{P}{z}=\frac{P_i}{z_i} \left (1- \frac{G_p}{GIIP}\right )

Thus a plot of P/z vs cumulative produced gas is a straight line intersecting X axis at GIIP.

Discussion

Griffith correlation adds a hook to the originally straight Hagedorn and Brown VLP curve.

Nomenclature

 GIIP = gas initially in place, ft3
 P = reservoir pressure (changing), psia
 P_{i} = initial reservoir pressure (constant), psia
 P_{SC} = pressure at standard conditions, psia
 T_i = initial reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 T_r = reservoir pressure (constant), °R
 T_{SC} = temperature at standard conditions (constant), °R
 V_r = reservoir volume (constant), ft3
 V_g = volume of gas in reservoir converted to standard conditions (changing), ft3
 z = gas compressibility factor (changing), dimensionless

References

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