Reservoir Engineering

  1. Properties of Reservoir Fluids
    1. Hydrocarbon Composition
      1. Hydrocarbon Components
        1. Paraffins
          1. Naphthenes
            1. Aromatics
            2. Non-Hydrocarbon Components
              1. Nitrogen
                1. Carbon Dioxide
                  1. Hydrogen Sulfide
                  2. Plus Fractions
                    1. Impurities and Contaminants
                    2. Phase Behavior
                      1. Phase Diagrams
                        1. Pressure-Temperature Diagrams
                          1. Phase Envelopes
                            1. Critical Point
                              1. Cricondentherm
                                1. Cricondenbar
                                2. Phase Transitions
                                  1. Bubble Point
                                    1. Dew Point
                                      1. Retrograde Condensation
                                      2. Equations of State
                                        1. Ideal Gas Law
                                          1. Van der Waals Equation
                                            1. Peng-Robinson Equation
                                              1. Soave-Redlich-Kwong Equation
                                            2. Reservoir Fluid Classification
                                              1. Dry Gas
                                                1. Wet Gas
                                                  1. Gas Condensate
                                                    1. Volatile Oil
                                                      1. Black Oil
                                                        1. Heavy Oil
                                                        2. Natural Gas Properties
                                                          1. Gas Gravity
                                                            1. Gas Compressibility Factor
                                                              1. Z-Factor Correlations
                                                                1. Standing-Katz Charts
                                                                  1. Equation of State Methods
                                                                  2. Gas Formation Volume Factor
                                                                    1. Gas Viscosity
                                                                      1. Viscosity Correlations
                                                                        1. Temperature and Pressure Effects
                                                                        2. Gas Density
                                                                          1. Gas Solubility
                                                                          2. Crude Oil Properties
                                                                            1. Solution Gas-Oil Ratio
                                                                              1. Below Bubble Point
                                                                                1. Above Bubble Point
                                                                                  1. Rs Correlations
                                                                                  2. Oil Formation Volume Factor
                                                                                    1. Bo Correlations
                                                                                      1. Temperature and Pressure Effects
                                                                                      2. Oil Density and API Gravity
                                                                                        1. Oil Viscosity
                                                                                          1. Dead Oil Viscosity
                                                                                            1. Live Oil Viscosity
                                                                                              1. Viscosity Correlations
                                                                                              2. Oil Compressibility
                                                                                                1. Bubble Point Pressure
                                                                                                  1. Bubble Point Correlations
                                                                                                    1. Laboratory Determination
                                                                                                  2. Formation Water Properties
                                                                                                    1. Water Formation Volume Factor
                                                                                                      1. Water Viscosity
                                                                                                        1. Water Compressibility
                                                                                                          1. Water Density
                                                                                                            1. Salinity Effects
                                                                                                              1. Resistivity
                                                                                                                1. Dissolved Gas Content
                                                                                                                2. PVT Laboratory Testing
                                                                                                                  1. Sample Collection
                                                                                                                    1. Surface Sampling
                                                                                                                      1. Downhole Sampling
                                                                                                                        1. Sample Preservation
                                                                                                                        2. Recombination Studies
                                                                                                                          1. PVT Experiments
                                                                                                                            1. Constant Composition Expansion
                                                                                                                              1. Differential Liberation
                                                                                                                                1. Constant Volume Depletion
                                                                                                                                  1. Flash Liberation
                                                                                                                                    1. Swelling Test
                                                                                                                                      1. Multiple Contact Test
                                                                                                                                      2. Quality Control
                                                                                                                                        1. Data Validation

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