Nonisothermal gravitational equilibrium model

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-217

  De Oliveira Pádua, Kleber Galvao ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; VARIABILITY;

CONNECTIVITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODEL; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0345363196     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/55972-pa     Document Type: Article

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