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Reservoir EngineeringMaterial Balance

Cumulative Gas Production from Gas Expansion

G_p = G\left(1-\frac{B_{gi}}{B_g}\right)

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Gas Drive Index in Gas Reservoirs

GDI=\frac{G}{G_p}\left(1-\frac{B_{gi}}{B_g}\right)

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Gas Expansion Factor from Cumulative Gas Production

E_g=E_{gi}-\frac{G_p}{43560Ah\phi(1-S_{wi})}

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Gas Expansion Term in Gas Reservoirs

E_g = B_g - B_{gi}

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Gas Material Balance Equation

\frac{P}{z} = \frac{P_i}{z_i} - \left(\frac{P_{sc}T}{T_{sc}V}\right)G_p

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Gas Recovery Factor from p/z Material Balance

RF_g=1-\frac{P_z}{P_i/z_i}

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Gas Saturation in Water-Drive Gas Reservoirs

S_g=\frac{(G-G_p)B_g-\frac{W_e-W_pB_w}{1-S_{wi}-S_{grw}}S_{grw}}{\frac{GB_{gi}}{1-S_{wi}}-\frac{W_e-W_pB_w}{1-S_{wi}-S_{grw}}}

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Havlena-Odeh Cumulative Water Influx from Fluid Withdrawal

W_e=F-GE_G

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Initial Gas Cap

G = \frac{m N B_{oi}}{B_{gi}}

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Initial Gas In Place for Water-Drive Gas Reservoir

G=\frac{G_pB_g-(W_e-W_pB_w)}{B_g-B_{gi}}

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Modified Cole Plot for Water-Drive Gas Reservoirs

\frac{F}{E_t}=G+\frac{W_e}{E_t}

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Original Gas in Place from p/z Material Balance

G=\frac{G_p}{1-P_z/(P_i/z_i)}

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Rock Expansion Term in Abnormally Pressured Gas Reservoirs

E_R=\frac{c_f+c_wS_{wi}}{1-S_{wi}}

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Schilthuis Cumulative Water Influx

W_e=J_s(P_i-\bar{P})\Delta t

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Trapped Gas Volume in Water-Invaded Zones

TG=\frac{W_e-W_pB_w}{1-S_{wi}-S_{grw}}S_{grw}

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Underground Fluid Withdrawal - Havlena and Odeh

F = G_p B_g + W_p B_w

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van Everdingen-Hurst Single-Step Water Influx

W_e=B\Delta p W_{eD}

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Water Influx Constant for van Everdingen-Hurst Aquifer

B=1.119\phi c_tr_e^2hf

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Water Influx from Pot Aquifer Model

W_e=c_tW_i(P_i-P)

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Water-Drive Index for Gas Reservoirs

WDI=\frac{W_e-W_pB_w}{G_pB_g}