The importance of water-hydrocarbon phase equilibria during reservoir production and drilling operations

Revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-302

  De Hemptinne, J C ^a   Dhima, A ^a   Zhou, H ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GAS ABSORPTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; WATER;

GAS DISSOLUTION; HENRY'S CONSTANTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DRILLING; HYDROCARBON; OIL WELL; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; WATER;

DRILLING; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

EID: 0032073660     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1998025     Document Type: Article

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