Downhole fluid analysis coupled with novel asphaltene science for reservoir evaluation

SPWLA 51st Annual Logging Symposium 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mullins, Oliver C ^a   Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Freed, Denise E ^a   Elshahawi, Hani ^b   Cribbs, Myrt E ^c   Mishra, Vinay K ^a   Gisolf, Adriaan ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

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

^c Chevron North America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CRUDE OIL; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS; SATURATION PRESSURE; SOLID FLUID EQUILIBRIUM; STANDARD CUBIC EQUATIONS OF STATE;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84900329454     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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