Condensate-bank characterization from well-test data and fluid PVT properties

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 596-611

  Bozorgzadeh, Manijeh ^a   Gringarten, Alain C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS CONDENSATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

CONDENSATE-BANK RADIUS; TRANSIENT-PRESSURE TEST; WELL-TEST INTERPRETATION MODELS;

WELL TESTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS CONDENSATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; WELL TESTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; WELL TECHNOLOGY; WELL TESTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 33751091486     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89904-pa     Document Type: Article

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