Decline Curve Analysis

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Brief

Decline Curve Analysis DCA is an empirical method for rate decline analysis and rate forecasting published by Arps in 1945 [1].

DCA is applied for Wells and Reservoirs production forecasting.

Math & Physics

Note Rate Cumulative
Hyperbolic decline, 0 < b < 1 [2] q(t) = \frac{q_i}{(1+b\ D_i\ t)^{1/b}} Q = \frac{q^b_i}{D_i\ (1-b)} (q^{1-b}_i-q(t)^{1-b})
Exponential decline, b = 0 q(t) = {q_i}^{-D_i\ t} Q = \frac{q_i-q(t)}{D_i}
Harmonic decline, b = 1 q(t) = \frac{q_i}{1+D_i\ t} Q = \frac{q_i}{D_i} ln{\frac{q_i}{q(t)}}

References

  1. ↑ Arps, J. J. (1945). "Analysis of Decline Curves"Paid subscription required. Transactions of the AIME. Society of Petroleum Engineers. 160 (01). 
  2. ↑ "KAPPA Dynamic Data Analysis (DDA) book"Paid subscription required. 
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