Dew point vs bubble point: A misunderstood constraint on gravity drainage processes

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2009, CIPC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Nenniger, J E ^a   Gunnewiek, L ^b  

^a N Solv Corp   (Canada)

^b HATCH LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; PROPANE;

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; IN-SITU EXTRACTIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MATERIAL BALANCE; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; UNSTABLE MATERIALS; VOLATILE COMPONENTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 85088065905     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2009-065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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