Fluid Phase Behavior for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs

Table of contents

1. Cover image
2. Title page
3. Table of Contents
4. Copyright
5. Dedication
6. List of Contributors
7. Biography
8. Preface
9. Acknowledgments
10. Chapter One. Oil and Gas Properties and Correlations
    1. 1.1. Introduction
    2. 1.2. Crude Oil Properties
    3. 1.3. Gas Properties
    4. 1.4. Interfacial Tension
11. Chapter Two. Equations of State
    1. 2.1. Introduction
    2. 2.2. Cubic Equation of State (EOS)
    3. 2.3. Noncubic EOS
    4. 2.4. Corresponding State Correlations
    5. 2.5. Mixing Rules
12. Chapter Three. Plus Fraction Characterization
    1. 3.1. Introduction
    2. 3.2. Experimental Methods
    3. 3.3. Splitting Methods
    4. 3.4. Properties Estimation
    5. 3.5. Recommended Plus Fraction Characterization Procedure
13. Chapter Four. Tuning Equations of State
    1. 4.1. Matching the Saturation Pressure Using the Extended Groups
    2. 4.2. Grouping Methods
    3. 4.3. Composition Retrieval
    4. 4.4. Assigning Properties to Multiple Carbon Number
    5. 4.5. Matching the Saturation Pressure Using the Grouped Composition
    6. 4.6. Volume Translation
14. Chapter Five. Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) Calculations
    1. 5.1. An Introduction to Equilibrium
    2. 5.2. Flash Calculations
    3. 5.3. Methods of Finding K-Value
    4. 5.4. Bubble and Dew-point Calculations
    5. 5.5. A Discussion on the Stability
    6. 5.6. Multiphase Flash Calculations
    7. 5.7. Calculation of Saturation Pressures With Stability Analysis
    8. 5.8. Identifying Phases
15. Chapter Six. Fluid Sampling
    1. 6.1. Introduction
    2. 6.2. Sampling Method
    3. 6.3. Recombination
    4. 6.4. PVT Tests
    5. 6.5. Flash Calculation
16. Chapter Seven. Retrograde Gas Condensate
    1. 7.1. Introduction
    2. 7.2. Gas-Condensate Flow Regions
    3. 7.3. Equations of State
    4. 7.4. Mixing Rules
    5. 7.5. Heavy Fractions
    6. 7.6. Gas Properties
17. Chapter Eight. Gas Hydrates
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Types and Properties of Hydrates
    3. 8.3. Thermodynamic Conditions for Hydrate Formation
    4. 8.4. Hydrate Deposition
    5. 8.5. Hydrate Inhibitions
18. Chapter Nine. Characterization of Shale Gas
    1. 9.1. Introduction
    2. 9.2. Shale Gas Reservoir Characteristics
    3. 9.3. Basic Science Behind Confinement
    4. 9.4. Effect of Confinement on Phase Envelope
19. Chapter Ten. Characterization of Shale Oil
    1. 10.1. Introduction
    2. 10.2. Types of Fluids in Shale Reservoirs and Genesis of Liquid in Shale Pores
    3. 10.3. Shale Pore Structure and Heterogeneity
    4. 10.4. Shale Oil Extraction
    5. 10.5. Including Confinement in Thermodynamics
20. Index