Conference proceeding
Theoretical methodology for prediction of gas-condensate flow behavior
31 Dec 1996
Abstract
Theoretical and experimental evidence has shown that the flow of condensate in the early stages of condensate formation up to {sigma} < {sigma}{sub c} is represented by film flow. After a transition state in which the gas saturation reaches critical condensate saturation, the condensate flow is subsequently reduced to bulk flow. The condensate is formed in the smaller pores, fills these pores and will continue into the larger pores. In the presence of interstitial water saturation, the condensate is formed in the water surface in the early stages of condensate formation. In addition, the gravity field has an important effect on S{sub cc}. Therefore, ignorance of the gravity effect in the experimental and theoretical calculations leads to an overestimation of the value for S{sub cc}. It is also shown that the shape of relative permeability curves are suddenly changed for a given critical IFT value ({sigma}{sub c}).
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- Title
- Theoretical methodology for prediction of gas-condensate flow behavior
- Creators
- M Nikravesh - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)M Soroush - Drexel University
- Publisher
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Inc., Richardson, TX (United States)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991019173866904721