Composite IPR

Composite Inflow Performance Relationship

Composite IPR Curve

Composite IPR calculates IPR curve for oil wells producing water at various watercuts.

Composite IPR equation was derived by Petrobras based on combination of Vogel's IPR equation for oil flow and constant productivity for water flow .

Composite IPR curve is determined geometrically from those equations considering the fractional flow of oil and water .

Math and Physics

Total flow rate equations:

For P_b < P_wf < P_r

For pressures between reservoir pressure and bubble point pressure:

$q_t =J (P_r - P_{wf})$

For P_wfG < P_wf < P_b

For pressures between the bubble point pressure and the flowing bottom-hole pressures:

$q_t =\frac{-C+\sqrt{C^2-4B^2D}}{2B^2}\ for B \ne 0$

$q_t =D/C\ for B = 0$

where:

$A=\frac{P_{wf}+0.125F_oP_b-F_wP_r}{0.125F_oP_b}$

$B=\frac{F_w}{0.125F_oP_bJ}$

$C=2AB+\frac{80}{q_{o_{max}}-q_b}$

$D=A^2-80\frac{q_b}{q_{o_{max}}-q_b}-81$

For 0 < P_wf < P_wfG

$q_t =\frac{P_{wfG}+q_{o_{max}}tan(\beta)-P_{wf}}{tan(\beta)}$

where:

$tan(\beta) = CD/CG$

$CD = F_w\frac{0.001q_{o_{max}}}{J}+F_o0.125P_b \left ( -1+\sqrt{81-80 \frac{0.999q_{o_{max}}-q_b}{q_{o_{max}}-q_b}} \right)$

$CG = 0.001 q_{o_{max}}$

And

$P_{wfG}=F_w \left ( P_r - \frac{q_{o_{max}}}{J}\right )$

$q_{o_{max}}=q_b+\frac{JP_b}{1.8}$

Composite IPR calculation example

Figure.1 Composite IPR calculation example

Following the example problem #21, page 33 :

Given:

$P_r$ = 2550 psi

$P_b$ = 2100 psi

Test data:

$P_{wf}$ = 2300 psi

$q_t$ = 500 b/d

Calculate:

Determine the Composite IPR curves for F_w=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.

Solution:

The problem was run through PQplot software for different values of watercut.

Result Composite IPR curves are shown on Fig.1. Points indicate results obtained by Brown .

The PQplot model from this example is available online by the following link: Composite IPR calculation example

Nomenclature

$A, B, C, D, tan(\beta), CD, CG$ = calculation variables

$F_o$ = oil fraction, fraction

$F_w$ = water fraction, fraction

$J$ = productivity index, stb/d/psia

$P$ = pressure, psia

$q$ = flowing rate, stb/d

Subscripts

b = at bubble point

max = maximum

o = oil

r = reservoir

t = total

wf = well flowing bottomhole pressure

wfG = well flowing bottomhole pressure at point G

See also

IPR

Vogel's IPR

3 phase IPR

Darcy's law