Peaceman Well Block Problem For Time-Dependent Flows of Compressible Fluid

TL;DR

This paper extends Peaceman's well block radius concept to transient, compressible fluid flows, providing a mathematical framework for better interpretation of simulation data in porous media.

Contribution

It introduces a novel method to handle time-dependent compressible flows by adapting the well block radius concept for transient conditions.

Findings

Method effectively couples coarse and fine scale solutions for transient flows.

Provides a mathematical tool for analyzing compressible fluid flow around wells.

Extends Einstein's approach to multiple flow regimes.

Abstract

We consider sewing machinery between finite difference and analytical solutions defined at different scales: far away and near the source of the perturbation of the flow. One of the essences of the approach is that coarse problem and boundary value problem in the proxy of the source model two different flows. In his remarkable paper Peaceman propose a framework how to deal with solutions defined on different scale for linear \textbf{time independent} problem by introducing famous, Peaceman well block radius. In this article we consider novel problem how to solve this issue for transient flow generated by compressiblity of the fluid. We are proposing method to glue solution via total fluxes, which is predefined on coarse grid and changes in the pressure, due to compressibility, in the block containing production(injection) well. It is important to mention that the coarse solution "does not see" boundary. From industrial point of view our report provide mathematical tool for analytical interpretation of simulated data for compressible fluid flow around a well in a porous medium. It can be considered as a mathematical "shirt" on famous Peaceman well-block radius formula for linear (Darcy) transient flow but can be applied in much more general scenario. In the article we use Einstein approach to derive Material Balance equation, a key instrument to define $R_0$. We will enlarge Einstein approach for three regimes of the Darcy and non-Darcy flows for compressible fluid(time dependent): $\textbf{I}. Stationary ; \textbf{II}. Pseudo \ Stationary(PSS) ; \textbf{III}. Boundary \ Dominated(BD).$