Chapter Seven

Retrograde Gas Condensate

M.A. Ahmadi1, and A. Bahadori2,3     1Petroleum University of Technology (PUT), Ahwaz, Iran     2Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia     3Australian Oil and Gas Services Pty Ltd, Lismore, NSW, Australia

Abstract

This chapter presents an introduction to reservoir-fluid types and properties along with a full description regarding retrograded gas-condensate reservoir-fluid characterization. Moreover, this chapter provides useful information about flow regimes in the gas-condensate reservoirs and problems during condensate production. In this chapter, a thorough description of most common equations of state along with their advantages and drawbacks, and calculation procedures are provided. In this ...

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