A comparison of two different IMPSAT models in compositional simulation

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-151

  Haukås, Jarle ^a,b   Aavatsmark, Ivar ^a   Espedal, Magne ^a   Reiso, Edel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b British Geological Survey   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GAS CONDENSATES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

ISOCHORIC VARIABLES; PHASE MOLE FRACTIONS;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 34247262030     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/101700-PA     Document Type: Article

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