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Steady-state behavior

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003604

A flow condition in a reservoir where both the pressure and flow rate at any point remain constant over time. This implies that the rate of fluid entering a given volume equals the rate of fluid leaving it. True steady-state flow is rarely achieved in reservoirs but can be approximated in certain boundary-dominated flow scenarios.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003604
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Testing
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003604",
  "term": "Steady-state behavior",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A flow condition in a reservoir where both the pressure and flow rate at any point remain constant over time. This implies that the rate of fluid entering a given volume equals the rate of fluid leaving it. True steady-state flow is rarely achieved in reservoirs but can be approximated in certain boundary-dominated flow scenarios.",
  "subject": "Well Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/steady-state-behavior/"
}

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