Evaluation of reservoir connectivity from downhole fluid analysis, asphaltene equation of state model and advanced laboratory fluid analyses

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1122-1134

  Dong, Chengli ^a   Petro, David ^b   Latifzai, Ahmad S ^a   Zuo, Julian ^c   Pomerantz, Andrew E ^c   Mullins, Oliver C ^c  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Marathon ^*  (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; LABORATORIES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ASPHALTENE GRADIENTS; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS; RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874053899     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/158838-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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