Methods for characterization of petroleum reservoirs employing property gradient analysis of reservoir fluids
US9442217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/0875
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
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Abstract
A methodology for reservoir understanding employs analysis of fluid property gradients to investigate and distinguish between non-compartmentalization of the reservoir, compartmentalization of the reservoir, and lack of thermodynamic equilibrium in the reservoir.
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