Testing Fluid Properties and Behavior
Unlocking the Secrets of Reservoir Fluids: Testing Properties and Behavior Unlocking the Secrets of Reservoir Fluids: Testing Properties and Behavior As reservoir pressure is reduced and liquid and gas phases are formed, one or the other of the two phases is produced differentially to some degree because of variations of permeability of the rock to gas and oil as fluid saturations change. Hydrocarbon analysis of the composite production therefore changes from that of the original material in place in the reservoir. Thus, behavior of reservoir fluids during production operations cannot be described completely by what their behavior would be under equilibrium conditions as previously described. Laboratory measurements are needed on phase behavior of reservoir fluid samples for conditions of change where liquid and gas separate both differentially and under equilibrium conditions to solve production problems involving separation under both conditions. The practical approach to the study o...