Recovery of Gas Condensate by Nitrogen Injection Compared with Methane Injection

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-32

  Sänger, Peter ^a   Hagoort, Jacques ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOLUBILITY;

GAS CONDENSATE; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 0032025796     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30795-pa     Document Type: Article

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