Experimental and Simulation Constructing of Phase Diagram and Quality Lines for a Lean Gas Condensate Reservoir Fluid

Gharesheikhloo, Ali Asghar; Moayyedi, Mahmoud

doi:10.30492/ijcce.2014.11343

Experimental and Simulation Constructing of Phase Diagram and Quality Lines for a Lean Gas Condensate Reservoir Fluid

Document Type : Research Note

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¹ Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, I.R. IRAN

² National Iranian Oil Company, Tehran, I.R. IRAN

10.30492/ijcce.2014.11343

Abstract

Constructing phase diagram and its subsequent quality lines for lean gas condensate reservoirs is always crucial and challenging topic in reservoir fluid studies. Due to small amounts of liquid drop-outs in lean gas condensates at reservoir conditions, full experimental tracking of phase diagram and its relevant quality lines is almost impossible for lean gas condensates.On the other hand, EOS models of reservoir fluid characterization softwares are always unable to estimate condensed liquid drop-outs at different pressures and temperatures precisely. This study aims to present a commingled experimental-simulation method which was designed to pinpoint and keep track full phase diagram with correspondent quality lines for a lean gas condensate fluid.

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