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A saturated reservoir is a reservoir where the reservoir pressure has fallen below the bubble point pressure line. Black oil ...
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If one understands thermodynamic states, one can get really good at deriving material balance relationships for different reservoirs. It's simple, ...
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The reservoir can produce different types of fluids. Each different fluid type has characteristics that petroleum engineers need to be ...
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In high school we all learn about the single phase diagram for pure substances. Unfortunately, petroleum engineers don't normally use ...
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So far we have considered reservoir pressures maintained above the dew point. At reservoir pressures above the dew point, only ...
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In past discussions we looked at how to keep track of reservoir produced volumes below and above the bubble point ...
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Previously we discussed the two phase oil formation volume factor. It accounted for both free gas and oil in the ...
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So far we have considered reservoir pressures maintained above the bubble point. At reservoir pressures above the bubble point, only ...
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When oil is transported to the surface, we learned that it shrinks. It shrinks because gas evolves out of the ...
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