Three-phase flash in compositional simulation using a reduced method

15th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 330-351

  Okuno, R ^a   Johns, R T ^a   Sepehrnoori, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATIONS; COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATORS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS; LOW TEMPERATURES; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; TWO-PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

ALGORITHMS; FLOODS; HYDROCARBONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 73949099244     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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