Petroleum reservoir rock and fluid properties. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Abhijit Y. Dandekar.
• Other Names: Dandekar, Abhijit Y
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; The Formation of Petroleum Reservoirs; Typical Characteristics of Petroleum Reservoirs; The Significance of Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties; ; PREAMBLE TO PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ROCK PROPERTIES; Introduction; Coring Methods; Important Issues Related to Coring Methods; Types of Cores; Allocation of Core Data for Measurement of Reservoir Rock Properties; Handling of Reservoir Rock Core Samples; Types of Core Tests; ; POROSITY; Significance and Definition; Types of Porosities; Classification of Porosity; Parameters that Influence Porosity; Laboratory Measurement of Porosity; Non-Conventional Methods of Porosity Measurements; Averaging of Porosity; Examples of Typical Porosities; ; ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; Significance and Definition; Mathematical Expression of Permeability - Darcy's Law; Dimensional Analysis of Permeability and Definition of a Darcy; Application of Darcy's Law to Inclined Flow and Radial Flow; Averaging of Permeabilities; Permeability of Fractures and Channels; Darcy's Law in Field Units; Laboratory Measurement of Absolute Permeability; Factors Affecting Absolute Permeability; Porosity and Permeability Relationships; Permeabilities of Different Types of Rocks; ; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF RESERVOIR ROCKS; Introduction; Mechanical Properties; Electrical Properties; ; FLUID SATURATIONS; Significance and Definition; Distribution of Fluid Saturations in a Petroleum Reservoir; Definition and Mathematical Expressions for Fluid Saturation; Reservoir Rock Samples Used for Fluid Saturation Determination; Laboratory Measurement of Fluid Saturation; Assessing the Validity of Fluid Saturation Data Measured on the Plug End Trim for the Core Plug Sample; Special Types of Fluid Saturations; Saturation Averaging; Factors Affecting Fluid Saturation Determination; ; INTERFACIAL TENSION AND WETTABILITY; Introduction and Fundamental Concepts; Interfacial and Surface Tension; Wettability; Fundamental Concepts of Wettability; A Discussion on Practical Aspects of Wettability; Measurement of Reservoir Rock Wettability; Factors Affecting Wettability; Relationship between Wettability, Irreducible Water Saturation, and Residual Oil Saturation; ; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; Introduction; Basic Mathematical Expression of Capillary Pressure; The Rise of Liquid in Capillaries; Dependence of Capillary Pressure on Rock and Fluid Properties; Capillary Pressure and Saturation History; Laboratory Measurement of Capillary Pressure; Characteristics of Capillary Pressure Curves; Converting Laboratory Capillary Pressure Data to Reservoir Conditions; Averaging Capillary Pressure - the 'J' Function; Calculation of Permeability from Capillary Pressure; Effect of Wettability on Capillary Pressure; Practical Application of Capillary Pressure; ; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; Fundamental Concepts of Relative Permeability; Mathematical Expressions for Relative Permeability; Salient Features of Gas-Oil and Water-Oil Relative Permeability Curves; Laboratory Measurement of Relative Permeability; Determination of Relative Permeability from Capillary Pressure Data; Factors Affecting Relative Permeability Measurements; Peculiarities of Relative Permeability Data; Assessing the Validity of Relative Permeability Data and Determination of Corey Exponents; Significance of Relative Permeability Data; Three-Phase Relative Permeability; ; INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS; Introduction; Chemistry of Petroleum; The Solid Components of Petroleum; Classification of Reservoir Gases and Oils; Five Reservoir Fluids; Formation Waters; ; INTRODUCTION TO PHASE BEHAVIOR; Introduction; Definition of Terms Used in Phase Behavior; Phase Behavior of a Pure Component; Phase Behavior of Two-Component or Binary Systems; Phase Behavior of Multicomponent Mixtures; Construction of Phase Envelopes; ; PHASE BEHAVIOR OF PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS; Introduction; Preamble to the Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids; A brief Description of the Plus Fraction; Classification and Identification of Fluid Type; Black Oils; Volatile Oils; Gas Condensates; Wet Gases; Dry Gases; Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids in the Two-Phase Region; ; SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS; Introduction; Practical Considerations of Fluid Sampling; Methods of Fluid Sampling; Evaluating the Respresentativity of Fluid Samples - Quality Checks; Factors Affecting Sample Representativity; ; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS; Introduction; Strategy of Compositional Analysis; Characteristics of Reservoir Fluid Composition; Gas Chromatography; True Boiling-Point Distillation; Characterization of Pseudo Fractions and Residue; Other Nonconventional Methods of Compositional Analysis; ; PVT ANALYSIS AND RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTIES; Introduction; Properties of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids; Laboratory Tests; Adjustment of Black Oil Laboratory Data; Other Sources of Obtaining the Properties of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids; ; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA; Introduction; Ideal Solution Principle; Empirical Correlations for Calculating Equilibrium Ratios for Real Solutions; Equations-of-State (EOS) Models; Use of EOS Models in PVT Packages; ; PROPERTIES OF FORMATION WATERS; Introduction; Compositional Characteristics of Formation Water; Bubble Point Pressure of Formation Water; Formation Volume Factor of Formation Water; Density of Formation Water; Viscosity of Formation Water; Solubility of Hydrocarbons in Formation Water; Solubility of Formation Water in Hydrocarbons; Compressibility of Formation Water
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (488 pages), (178 illustrations)
• Subjects: 553.282; Petroleum reserves -- Fluid dynamics; Petroleum reserves -- Mechanical properties; Petroleum engineering
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420004540; 1420004549
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