Wet Gas Metering: Trends in Applications and Technical Developments

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 181-190

  Mehdizadeh, Parviz ^a   Marrelli, Jack ^b   Ting, Ven C ^b  

^a Production Technology

^b ChevronTexaco ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAS CONDENSATES; INVESTMENTS; MINERALOGY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FLOW RATES; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; WET GAS METERING;

GAS METERS;

EID: 1142278900     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77351-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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