Predicting the Properties of Sour Gases and Condensates: Equations of State and Empirical Correlations

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 271-287

  Elsharkawy, Adel M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY INTERACTION NUMBERS; GAS CONDENSATE SYSTEMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPACTION; COMPOSITION; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642482380     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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