Compositional gradient: its role in near-critical reservoir development

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.

authors

• Barrufet, Maria

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

author list (cited authors)

• Luo, S. Q., & Barrufet, M. A.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Luo, SQ||Barrufet, MA

publication date

• January 2004

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING  Journal

keywords

• Compositional Gradient
• Near-critical Reservoir
• Simulation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.petrol.2004.07.005

start page

• 193

end page

• 201

volume

• 45

issue

• 3-4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2004.07.005