Compositional gradient: its role in near-critical reservoir development Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • In thick reservoirs, gravity force can generate variation in composition along the hydrocarbon column. For near-critical reservoirs, compositional gradient can be appreciable, and as a result, it can significantly influence reservoir development strategy. Through simulation study, this paper investigates the effect of isothermal compositional gradient on the estimation of initial in situ hydrocarbon, prediction of gas/oil contact (GOC) location, and reservoir production performance. 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

author list (cited authors)

  • Luo, S. Q., & Barrufet, M. A.

citation count

  • 6

complete list of authors

  • Luo, SQ||Barrufet, MA

publication date

  • January 2004