PVT and phase behaviour analysis in petroleum exploration

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 207-222

  Di Primio, R ^a,c   Dieckmann, V ^b   Mills, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c Saga Petroleum as   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Ekofisk; Eldrisk; GOR; Maturity; Migration; Petroleum mixing; Petroleum populations; Phase envelopes; PVT analysis; Snorre; Tampen Spur

Indexed keywords

BARENTS SEA; EKOFISK; ELDFISK; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; PETROLEUM POPULATIONS; PHASE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; PHASE ENVELOPES; SNORRE; SOURCE ROCK MATURITY; TAMPEN SPUR;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIXING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; PHASE COMPOSITION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

OIL WELL; PHASE CHANGE; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURE CORRELATION;

PETROLEUM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VOLUME;

EID: 0032431258     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00102-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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