Petrophysics and Geochemistry

  1. Geochemistry and Properties of Formation Fluids
    1. Formation Water Chemistry
      1. Salinity and Total Dissolved Solids
        1. Major Ion Composition
          1. Sodium
            1. Calcium
              1. Magnesium
                1. Chloride
                  1. Sulfate
                    1. Bicarbonate
                    2. Minor and Trace Elements
                      1. Water Resistivity
                        1. pH and Alkalinity
                          1. Isotopic Composition of Water
                            1. δ¹⁸O Values
                              1. δD Values
                                1. Tritium Content
                                2. Geochemical Evolution of Formation Water
                                  1. Meteoric Water
                                    1. Connate Water
                                      1. Diagenetic Water
                                      2. Water-Rock Interaction Processes
                                      3. Hydrocarbon Composition and Properties
                                        1. Crude Oil
                                          1. Hydrocarbon Composition
                                            1. Saturates
                                              1. Aromatics
                                                1. Resins
                                                  1. Asphaltenes
                                                  2. Physical Properties
                                                    1. Density and API Gravity
                                                      1. Viscosity
                                                        1. Pour Point
                                                        2. Chemical Properties
                                                          1. Sulfur Content
                                                            1. Nitrogen Content
                                                              1. Metal Content
                                                            2. Natural Gas
                                                              1. Composition
                                                                1. Methane
                                                                  1. Ethane
                                                                    1. Propane
                                                                      1. Butanes
                                                                        1. Heavier Hydrocarbons
                                                                        2. Gas Classification
                                                                          1. Wet Gas
                                                                            1. Dry Gas
                                                                              1. Sour Gas
                                                                                1. Sweet Gas
                                                                                2. Physical Properties
                                                                                  1. Gas Gravity
                                                                                    1. Heating Value
                                                                                    2. Gas-Oil Ratio
                                                                                      1. Impurities
                                                                                        1. Carbon Dioxide
                                                                                          1. Hydrogen Sulfide
                                                                                            1. Nitrogen
                                                                                              1. Helium
                                                                                          2. Pressure-Volume-Temperature Properties
                                                                                            1. Phase Behavior Fundamentals
                                                                                              1. Critical Properties
                                                                                                1. Bubble Point Pressure
                                                                                                  1. Dew Point Pressure
                                                                                                    1. Critical Temperature
                                                                                                      1. Critical Pressure
                                                                                                      2. Formation Volume Factors
                                                                                                        1. Oil Formation Volume Factor
                                                                                                          1. Gas Formation Volume Factor
                                                                                                          2. Solution Gas-Oil Ratio
                                                                                                            1. Compressibility
                                                                                                              1. Oil Compressibility
                                                                                                                1. Gas Compressibility
                                                                                                                  1. Water Compressibility
                                                                                                                  2. Laboratory PVT Analysis
                                                                                                                    1. Constant Composition Expansion
                                                                                                                      1. Differential Liberation
                                                                                                                        1. Separator Tests
                                                                                                                        2. Equations of State
                                                                                                                          1. Peng-Robinson
                                                                                                                            1. Soave-Redlich-Kwong

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                                                                                                                        3. Geochemical Composition of Reservoir Rocks

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                                                                                                                        5. Diagenesis and Fluid-Rock Interaction