... inhibition coefficient eos gridblock flow assurance fraction wellbore calculation fugacity cpa composition operations united states government reservoir surveillance production control spe production asphaltene precipitation mole fraction texas Although there has been growing...

... for comparison. Fig. 4 Oil saturation ( S o , fraction) at different injection times; green denotes the steam-solvent chamber. The SAS phase starts after 2 years. Preheating period: Steam is injected into the reservoir such that a vertical communication between the injector and producer can...

... of Petroleum Engineers separation and treating production logging residence time fraction reservoir surveillance separator diameter production monitoring droplet experiment spe production oil outlet gas flow rate water flow rate experimental test rig separation performance production...

..., pump rotation speed, differential pump pressure, and void fraction of oil, on the pressure and the velocity distribution of the PCP flow field are examined. Various performance parameters in the transport of the oil–gas two-phase mixture are used in the analysis, including volumetric flow rate...

... require a combination of velocity and phase-fraction metering techniques to acquire a full-flow measurement. This is most commonly achieved by determining the fluid velocity using a Venturi flowmeter (or some other type of flow-constriction meter) in combination with a phase-fraction determination...

... Dynamics phase fraction application estimation Upstream Oil & Gas observer flow characterization condensate SPE Production soft sensor flow metering accuracy refinery fraction flow measurement equation Reservoir Surveillance multiphase flow subsystem disturbance interconnection...

... a similar vortex pattern with uniform media fluidization. drilling fluid chemistry drilling fluid selection and formulation drilling fluids and materials production monitoring production logging Upstream Oil & Gas media-volume fraction production control Reservoir Surveillance drilling fluid...

...‐diffraction patterns were then recorded from 2 to 75° 2 θ using Cobalt‐K α radiation. Quantitative analysis was performed by a normalized full‐pattern reference‐intensity‐ratio method. The sample was then ground consecutively into two size fractions (coarse and fine as determined by sieve analysis: 0.5 to 2...

... Copyright © 2020 Society of Petroleum Engineers artificial lift system production logging droplet production monitoring Engineering Reservoir Surveillance Pipe Viscometer emulsion different water fraction flow rate volumetric fraction coefficient SPE Production effective viscosity phase...

... flooding, varies very significantly between the two groups in each case. In one grouping, the sulfate is barely retarded, and it breaks through at seawater fractions lower than 10%. In the other grouping, however, sulfate does not break through until the seawater fraction in the produced brine exceeds 75...

... that minimize the volume fraction of droplets with a diameter smaller than the cut size of the hydrocyclone maximize the separation efficiency. Finally, it is demonstrated how the concept of pumping-pressure optimization can be implemented in a typical produced-water-treatment plant. 2 10 2017 24 1...

... −3 for k , 10 −3 for volume fractions, and 10 −5 for the x -, y -, and z -velocities, which were considered the convergence criteria. When the simulations converged, the results were monitored—more than 500 iterations for the inducer and more than 1,200 iterations for the separator. CFD...

... reservoirs, the situation becomes critical when asphaltene precipitates at reservoir conditions, blocking the production channels and starting a cycle of production decline in which additional pressure drop increases the precipitation of the asphaltene fraction. Therefore, it is essential to make an early...

... well with experimental data. For two-phase simulations, the Eulerian-Eulerian model is used. At low inlet gas volumetric fractions (GVFs), the numerically simulated pump-pressure increment using constant bubble sizes agrees well with experimental measurements. At higher GVFs, the simulation results...

... saturates fractions. A systematic characterization of 11 different bitumen and crude-oil samples was carried out by density and viscosity measurements and the determination of the elemental composition and saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes (SARA) contents. Further analyses were conducted...

... Production solubility different temperature Mehrotra carbon dioxide viscosity experiment fraction equation MPa pseudocomponent An efficient method for the recovery of oil from conventional reservoirs is gas injection. However, hydrocarbon gases gain less application for injection because...

... on the solubility of the (PPCA_Ca) complex system. Specifically, the precipitated complex was isolated and its solubility was determined experimentally in various brine compositions and as a function of temperature. MWDs were determined for the various fractions of PPCA. The solubility of the precipitated PPCA_Ca...

... when calibrated with the pressure-dependent grain contact and the fraction of nonslipping grains as parameters. We demonstrated that the calibrated parameters can be correlated with the mechanical damage in the proppant pack. The characterization of mechanical damage in proppant packs can improve...

... separator diesel Schlumberger heavy oil Engineering emulsion GOR viscosity model mousse well atl-3 Multiphase Flowmeter fraction Rio de Janeiro flow period viscosity liquid rate SPE Production University operator The Atlanta oil field is located in the north of the Santos basin...

...G. M. Paternost; A. C. Bannwart; V.. Estevam Summary This paper presents an experimental study about the performance of a centrifugal pump, focusing on the effects of the fluid viscosity and the intake free-gas fraction. The first part evaluates a single-phase performance map proposed by Solano...