Title | Effect of Heterogeneity on the Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1999 |
Authors | Narayanaswamy, G., M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope |
Journal | SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 03 |
Start Page | 296 |
Pagination | 296-302 |
Date Published | 06/1999 |
ISSN | 1094-6470 |
Other Numbers | SPE 56881-PA |
Keywords | Condensate Banking / Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells, Formation Damage |
Abstract | An analytical method for calculating an effective non-Darcy flow coefficientfor a heterogeneous formation is presented. The method presented here can beused to calculate an effective non-Darcy flow coefficient for heterogeneousgridblocks in reservoir simulators. Based on this method, it is shown that thenon-Darcy flow coefficient of a heterogeneous formation is larger than thenon-Darcy flow coefficient of an equivalent homogenous formation. Non-Darcyflow coefficients calculated from gas well data show that non-Darcy flowcoefficients obtained from well tests are significantly larger than thosepredicted from experimental correlations. Permeability heterogeneity is a verylikely reason for the differences in non-Darcy flow coefficients often seenbetween laboratory and field data. |
DOI | 10.2118/56881-PA |