Consider a cylindrical oil reservoir of radius 1.2 km and height 20 m having in situ pressure of 45 MPa. A well of 200 mm is drilled in the middle of the reservoir to extract oil. Estimate the quantity of oil that may flow per day to the well. Assume viscosity of oil is 75 cp, specific gravity 0.85 and permeability 50 md in situ condition.

Consider a cylindrical oil reservoir of radius 1.2 km and height 20 m having in situ pressure of 45 MPa. A well of 200 mm is drilled in the middle of the reservoir to extract oil. Estimate the quantity of oil that may flow per day to the well. Assume viscosity of oil is 75 cp, specific gravity 0.85 and permeability 50 md in situ condition.

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