Phase fractionation at South Eugene Island Block 330

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 223-239

  Meulbroek, Peter ^a   Cathles III, Lawrence ^a   Whelan, Jean ^b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Equation of state; Eugene Island; Evaporative fractionation; Fluid phase equilibrium; Gas washing; Geochromatography; Phase fractionation; Separation migration

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATIVE FRACTIONATION; GAS WASHING; OIL ALTERATION; SEPARATION MIGRATION; SOUTH EUGENE ISLAND ROCK;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE SEPARATION;

PETROLOGY;

FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON; P-T CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032431746     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00180-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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