JD

Brief

JD - dimensionless productivity index, inverse of dimensionless pressure (based on average pressure) .

Math & Physics

From the Darcy's law for an unfractured well located in the center of a circular drainage area, the JD in pseudo-steady state is as follows:

${J_D} = \frac{1}{ln{\frac{r_e}{r_w}-\frac{3}{4}+S}}$

Oil

${J_D} = \frac{141.2 B \mu}{kh} \frac{q}{\bar{P} - P_{wf}} = \frac{141.2 B \mu}{kh} J$

${q} = \frac{kh}{141.2 B \mu} (\bar{P} - P_{wf}) J_D$

Gas

$J_D=\frac{1422 \times 10^3\ T_R}{kh} \frac{q_g}{P_{\bar{P}}-P_{P_{wf}}}$

Maximum $J_D$

The unstimulated vertical well potential in a pseudo steady radial flow is:

${J_D}_{max} \approx \frac{1}{ln{\frac{500}{0.1}-\frac{3}{4}+0}} \approx 0.13$

The maximum possible stimulated well potential for pseudo steady linear flow is:

${J_D}_{max}= \frac{6}{\pi} \approx 1.91$ , see 6/π stimulated well potential

The maximum possible stimulated well potential for steady state linear flow is:

${J_D}_{max}= \frac{4}{\pi} \approx 1.27$ , see 4/π stimulated well potential

Nomenclature

$B$ = formation volume factor, bbl/stb

$J$ = productivity index, stb/psia

$J_D$ = dimensionless productivity index, dimensionless

$kh$ = permeability times thickness, md*ft

$\bar{P}$ = average reservoir pressure, psia

$P_{\bar{P}}$ = average reservoir pseudopressure, psia²/cP

$P_{wf}$ = well flowing pressure, psia

$P_{P_{wf}}$ = average well flowing pseudopressure, psia²/cP

$q$ = flowing rate, stb/d

$q_g$ = gas rate, MMscfd

$r_w$ = wellbore radius, ft

$r_e$ = drainage radius, ft

$S$ = skin factor, dimensionless

$T$ = temperature, °R

Greek symbols

$\mu$ = viscosity, cp

See Also

• Darcy's law
• JD
• J
• Production Potential