Molecular and isotopic fractionation of light hydrocarbons between oil and gas phases

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1115-1139

  Carpentier, B ^a   Ungerer, P ^a   Kowalewski, I ^a   Magnier, C ^a   Courcy, J P ^a   Huc, A Y ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Compositional heterogeneity; Gas condensate; Migration; Molecular partition; Numerical simulation; Phase segregation; PVT experiments; Reservoir architecture

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARAFFINS; PHASE SEPARATION;

ISOTOPE RATIO; LIGHT HYDROCARBONS; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR PARTITION; RESERVOIR STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC GAS;

FRACTIONATION;

FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PARTITIONING; PHASE SEGREGATION;

EID: 0030432151     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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