Reservoir oil bubblepoint pressures revisited; solution gas-oil ratios and surface gas specific gravities

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 153-169

  Valko P P ^a   McCain Jr , W D ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubblepoint pressure; Non parametric regression; Oil property correlation; Solution gas oil ration; Surface gas specific gravity

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUID DYNAMICS; VENTS;

BUBBLEPOINT PRESSURES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 0037370802     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(02)00319-4     Document Type: Article

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