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Linear flow

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002173

A flow regime where reservoir fluids move in parallel paths toward a planar source, such as a hydraulic fracture or a long horizontal wellbore. This flow pattern occurs before the effects of the fracture tips or reservoir boundaries are felt, with fluid entering the fracture perpendicularly along its entire face. On a log-log diagnostic plot of pressure derivative versus time, linear flow is identified by a characteristic line with a slope of one-half.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002173
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Testing
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002173",
  "term": "Linear flow",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A flow regime where reservoir fluids move in parallel paths toward a planar source, such as a hydraulic fracture or a long horizontal wellbore. This flow pattern occurs before the effects of the fracture tips or reservoir boundaries are felt, with fluid entering the fracture perpendicularly along its entire face. On a log-log diagnostic plot of pressure derivative versus time, linear flow is identified by a characteristic line with a slope of one-half.",
  "subject": "Well Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/linear-flow/"
}

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