A compositional wellbore/reservoir simulator to model multiphase flow and temperature distribution

International Petroleum Technology Conference, IPTC 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 774-787

  Pourafshary, P ^a   Varavei, A ^b   Sepehrnoori, K ^b   Podio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FORECASTING; GASOLINE; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; SIMULATORS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BLACK-OIL MODELING; COMPOSITIONAL EFFECTS; COMPOSITIONAL MODELING; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THREE-PHASE EQUILIBRIA; WELLBORE SIMULATIONS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 67650556927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-12115-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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