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dq / dt
q / t
lim
t 0
q
q
q
D Di
qi
D Di cons tan t
q
D Di
qi
3. Hyperbolic decline
q
D Di
qi
qi
q (t )
1 Di t
q (t )
Eq .2
qi
1 nD i t
1/ n
Eq .3
exponential decline
qi q
Gp
Di
qi
ln(q i / q )
Di
Eq .4
harmonic decline
Gp
hyperbolic decline
1
q in
1
Gp
n 1
Eq .6
n
1
Di (1 n ) q i
q
Eq .5
1 qi
ta
ln Eq .7
Di qa
n
1 qi
ta
1 Eq .9
nD i qa
1
ta
Di
qi
1 Eq .8
qa
A plot of log(q) vs t is
2.
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4.
Towler also pointed out that linear regression impose more weight
on smaller values of production rates as it involves logs of
variables. Furthermore, the two suggested procedures on linear
regression do not produce equivalent results.