Determination of fluid composition equilibrium under consideration of asphaltenes - A substantially superior way to assess reservoir connectivity than formation pressure surveys

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 602-613

  Pfeiffer, Thomas ^a,b   Reza, Zulfiquar ^b   Schechter, David S ^a   McCain, William D ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MECHANISM; ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; BLACK OIL; EQUILIBRATION PROCESS; EQUILIBRATION TIME; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; FLUID COMPONENTS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FORMATION PRESSURE; INITIAL CONDITIONS; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; LOW MASS; NANOAGGREGATES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PRESSURE COMMUNICATION; PRESSURE EQUILIBRATION; RESERVOIR FLUID; RESERVOIR MODELS; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; STANDARD PROCEDURES; STATIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS; TIME CONSTANTS; TIME-SCALES; WIRELINE FORMATION TESTER;

ASPHALTENES; COMMUNICATION; EXHIBITIONS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84856636165     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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