Investigation of formation connectivity using asphaltene gradient log predictions coupled with downhole fluid analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1574-1584

  Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^a   Dong, Chengli ^a   Betancourt, Soraya S ^a   Dubost, Francois X ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a   Zhang, Dan ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; BLACK OIL; CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURES; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; DELUMPING; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; DOWNHOLES; EQUATION-OF-STATE; FLOW BARRIERS; FLOW CONNECTIVITY; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID DENSITIES; FLUID PROPERTY; LABORATORY STUDIES; MOLECULAR AGGREGATION; NANOAGGREGATES; REAL TIME; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR FLUID; WATER WASHING;

ASPHALTENES; BIODEGRADATION; CENTRIFUGATION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUIDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 78349243300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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