Compressible Flow

gas is so highly compressible that equations for

liquid flow cannot be used. Derivation of gas flow
rate for a linear horizontal system follows. Darcys
equation in differential form can be written as,

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 where q is the flow rate at reservoir
conditions, rcf/d.
Naturally, it is most desirable to determine gas
flow rate at surface, or standard conditions in
units of standard cubic feet per day (scf/d).
Beginning with Boyle's law for a re For steady-
state conditions, the flow rate in scf/d (qsc) is
constant everywhere in the system at any
pressure. al gas under isothermal conditions,

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Substituting for reservoir flow rate and separating variables

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 Note that viscosity and z-factor are strong
functions of pressure; therefore to solve this
Eq. two approximations were developed.
In the low-pressure region (p < 2000 psi),
z = constant and can be evaluated at average
pressure (p1+p2)/2.

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