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Well Productivity Index Calculator

Darcy PI flow — rate from J and drawdown, or back-calculate J from a test.

Results

Drawdown ΔP

800 psi

Liquid rate

2,000 STB/d

Productivity index

2.50 STB/d/psi

Estimated rate ≈ 2000 STB/d at 800 psi drawdown (J = 2.50 STB/d/psi). Non-Darcy or multiphase effects need deliverability or VLP/IPR coupling.

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PI is the slope of your inflow — until it is not

Productivity index summarizes stabilized radial flow into a wellbore. It is invaluable for quick rate checks when reservoir pressure and flowing BHP are trusted.

High-rate gas or fractured wells often depart from Darcy PI — deliverability exponents and coupled IPR/VLP models come next.

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