Application of an improved equation of state to reservoir fluids: computation of minimum miscibility pressure

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 223-234

  Nasrifar, Kh ^a   Moshfeghian, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Equation of state; Heavy hydrocarbons; Minimum miscibility pressure; Square well fluid

Indexed keywords

GAS MIXTURES; POLAR COMPOUNDS;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; ERROR ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EQUATION OF STATE; MISCIBILITY; OIL WELL; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURE CORRELATION;

EID: 1642587027     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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