Modeling relative permeability effects in gas-condensate reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 643-654

  Pope, G A ^a   Wu, W ^a   Narayanaswamy, G ^a   Delshad, M ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Wang, P ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; GAS CONDENSATES; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; SURFACE TENSION;

COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATIONS; CRITICAL CONDENSATE SATURATIONS; GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; GAS RELATIVE PERMEABILITIES; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MODEL;

GAS CONDENSATES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY EFFECTS;

EID: 0031620497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/49266-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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