Proper use of equations of state for compositional reservoir simulation

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 74-81

  Wang, Peng ^a   Pope, Gary A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EQUATIONS OF STATE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POROUS MATERIALS; SIMULATORS;

COMPOSITIONAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0035400913     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/69071-jpt     Document Type: Review

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