Nonisothermal gravitational composition variation in a large deep-water field

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-117

  De Oliveira Padua K G ^a,b,c  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b Federal U of Ouro Preto   (Brazil)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; EXTRAPOLATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; MIXING; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

NONISOTHERMAL GRAVITATIONAL COMPOSITION VARIATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0032666143     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2118/56407-pa     Document Type: Article

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