Oil Material Balance

Brief

The general form of the Oil Material Balance equation was first published by Schilthuis in 1941.

Math & Physics

Equating all underground withdrawals to the sum of the volume changes:

$N_p B_o + N_p (R_p - R_s) B_g = N (B_o - B_{oi}) + N (R_{si} - R_s) B_g + m N B_{oi} (\frac{B_g}{B_{gi}} - 1) + (P_i - P_{res}) N (1 + m) B_{oi} \frac{c_w S_{wc} + c_f}{1 - Swc}- (W_p B_w - W_i B_w - G_{gi} B_{gi} - W_e B_w)$

For use in the code to find Pres:

Pres = Pi - (Np * Bo + Np * (Rp - Rs) * Bg + (Wp * Bw - Wi * Bw - Ggi * Bgi - We * Bw) - (N * (Bo - Boi) + N * (Rsi - Rs) * Bg + m * N * Boi * (Bg / Bgi - 1))) * (1 - Swc) / (N * (1 + m) * Boi * (cw * Swc + cf))

For use in the code to find Np:

Np = (N * (Bo - Boi) + N * (Rsi - Rs) * Bg + m * N * Boi * (Bg / Bgi - 1) + N * (1 + m) * Boi * (Pi - Pres) * (cw * Swc + cf) / (1 - Swc) - (Wp * Bw - Wi * Bw - Ggi * Bgi - We * Bw)) / (Bo + (Rp - Rs) * Bg)

Discussion

... most powerful tool for investigating reservoirs and understanding their performance ...

— L.P. Dake

... the safest technique in the business since it's minimum assumption route through the subject of reservoir engineering ...

— L.P. Dake

See also

Gas Material Balance

Nomenclature

$B_{g}$ = gas formation volume factor, bbl/scf

$B_{ginj}$ = initial gas formation volume factor, bbl/scf

$B_{ginj}$ = injection gas formation volume factor, bbl/scf

$B_{oi}$= initial oil formation volume factor, bbl/stb

$B_o$= oil formation volume factor, bbl/stb

$B_w$water formation volume factor, bbl/stb

c_f c_w G_{gi} M m N N N N N_p N_p P_{res} P_i R_{si} R_p R_s R_s S_{wc} Swc W_e W_i W_p

$B_g$ = gas formation volume factor, ft³/scf

$B_{gi}$ = initial gas formation volume factor, ft³/scf

$GIIP$ = gas initially in place, scf

$G_p$ = cumulative gas produced, scf