HPHT viscosities measurements of mixtures of methane/nitrogen and methane/carbon dioxide

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-55

  Davani, Ehsan ^a   Falcone, Gioia ^b   Teodoriu, Catalin ^b   McCain, William D ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide viscosity; Gas viscosity correlation; Gas viscosity measurement; High Pressure High Temperature; HPHT; Methane viscosity; Nitrogen viscosity

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS VISCOSITY; GAS VISCOSITY CORRELATION; HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE; HPHT; MIXED HYDROCARBONS; RESERVOIR FLUID;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

METHANE;

EID: 84875246614     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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