Robust and efficient simulation of formation-tester measurements with a rigorous compositional simulation code

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1107-1117

  Malik, M ^a   Torres Verdin, C ^a   Sepehrnoon, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TRANSITION ZONES; FLOW RATE SOURCES; FORMATION TESTER MEASUREMENTS; IMPLICIT PRESSURE EXPLICIT CONCENTRATION (IMPEC);

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PACKERS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

EID: 33750974178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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