TPG4150 Reservoir Recovery Techniques 2015 1

Exercise 3

Exercise 3 - Derivation and solution of single phase flow equations

The simplest form of the flow equation was derived in the classroom (see handout) as
2P c P
=( ) .
x 2 k t

Part 1
List all the assumptions made in the derivation of this equation.

Part 2
Make similar derivations for one-dimensional, radial flow, and for one-dimensional spherical flow.

Part 3
The transient linear equation was solved using IC and BCs of P( x, t = 0 ) = PR , P( x = 0 ,t ) = PL and
P( x = L,t ) = PR , to yield the following series solution:
x 2 1 n 2 2 k nx

P( x, t ) = PL + ( PR PL ) +
L n=1 n
exp( 2
L c
t ) sin( )
L
The steady state form of the simple, linear equation is
d 2P
=0
dx 2
which was solved by integration and using the two boundary conditions to determine the integration constants,
to yield the steady state solution:
x
P( x, t ) = PL + ( PR PL ) .
L
Solve the steady state equations for the following conditions:
1. Radial flow
a) P( r = re ) = Pe and q(r = rw ) = qw
b) P( r = re ) = Pe and P( r = rw ) = Pw
2. Spherical flow (neglect gravity) :
a) P( r ) = Pi and P( r = rw ) = Pw
b) P( r = re ) = Pe and q(r = rw ) = qw

Part 4
Solve the transient equations (if possible) for the following conditions:
1. Radial flow:
P( r ,t = 0 ) = Pi , P( r ,t ) = Pi and q(r = rw ) = qw
2. Spherical flow (neglect gravity):
P( r ,t = 0 ) = Pi , P( r ,t ) = Pi and q(r = rw ) = qw

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe

Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics 3.9.15