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

Revision as of 12:13, 11 December 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.

P/Z plot at ep.pengtools.com

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

P/Z plot is a part of the Reservoir Management workflow in the E&P Portal used to estimate Reservoirs GIIP and recovery.

Gas Flowing Material Balance is the more advanced tool to determine the Reservoirs GIIP and recovery as well as Well's EUR and JD.

Nomenclature

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