• Thermophysical Properties of Condensate Fluids - Discusses the importance of accurate property estimation, examines prediction of gas and condensate properties and discusses physical property prediction from equations of state.
• Phase Behavior of Condensate Fluids - Examines the importance of accurate phase behavior prediction and emphasizes the importance of phase diagrams. Also discusses in detail phase behavior calculations using equations of state and examines specialized topics (plus fraction characterization, effect of heavies on dew point curve, retrograde condensation, etc.).
• Condensate Reservoir Performance Analysis - Examines proper sampling procedures and well conditioning, discusses PVT tests (CVD, CCE, flash separation, composite liberation) and discusses optimization of surface separation units.
• NGL, LPG, and GTL Technologies - Reviews condensate processing technology, examines plant components and process cycles, focuses on new technologies for condensate processing to optimize product value and emphasizes importance and practical application of perturbation analysis.
• Basic Reservoir Modeling - Discusses reservoir modeling including practical guidelines for application, explains key concepts (porosity, relative permeability, phase mobility, etc.) and presents elementary modeling techniques (material balance approach, zero-dimensional modeling).
• Advanced Reservoir Modeling - Presents flow equations for multi-dimensional and multi-phase modeling, examines of numerical methods and discusses algorithm development for CFD applications.

Outline

Chapter 1: Property Estimation for Condensate Fluids

• 1.1 Importance of Property Estimation
• 1.2 Characterization of Condensate Fluids
• 1.3 Gas Property Estimation
• 1.4 Condensate Property Estimation

Chapter 2: Advanced Equations of State

• 2.1 Importance of Equations of State (EOS)
• 2.2 Ideal Gas Behavior
• 2.3 Real Gas Behavior
• 2.4 Cubic Equations of State
• 2.5 Physical Properties from EOS

Chapter 3: Fundamental Concepts of Vapor-Liquid Equilibria

• 3.1 Phase Behavior and Process Optimization
• 3.2 Single-Component Phase Diagrams
• 3.3 Phase Behavior of Binary Mixtures
• 3.4 EOS-Based Phase Behavior Calculations
• 3.5 Algorithms for Basic VLE Calculations
• 3.6 Phase Envelopes and Quality Lines
• 3.7 Effect of Heavies on Dew Point Curve
• 3.8 Retrograde Condensation
• 3.9 Plus Fraction Characterization
• 3.10 Binary Interaction Parameters

Chapter 4: Sampling of Fluid from Gas Condensate Reservoirs

• 4.1 Importance of Proper Sampling
• 4.2 Recommendations for Sampling
• 4.3 Well Conditioning
• 4.4 PVT Analysis of Condensate Fluid Samples
• 4.5 Natural Gas Sampling

Chapter 5: Condensate Reservoir Performance Analysis

• 5.1 Condensate Fluid Testing
• 5.2 Reservoir Depletion
• 5.3 Gas Cycling
• 5.4 Productivity Impairment
• 5.5 Reservoir Performance Analysis

Chapter 6: Surface Separation Units

• 6.1 Role of Surface Separation
• 6.2 Surface Separator Optimization
• 6.3 Separator Train Performance Analysis

Chapter 7: NGL Plant Design and Analysis

• 7.1 Overview of NGL Processing
• 7.2 Components of an NGL Plant
• 7.3 Process Cycles
• 7.4 Perturbation Analysis

Chapter 8: LPG Plant Design and Analysis

• 8.1 Overview of LPG Processing
• 8.2 Components of an LPG Plant
• 8.3 Process Cycles
• 8.4 Perturbation Analysis

Chapter 9: Fundamentals of Reservoir Performance Analysis

• 9.1 Importance of PVT Testing
• 9.2 CCE Test
• 9.3 CVD Test
• 9.4 Flash Separation Test
• 9.5 Composite Liberation Test
• 9.6 Importance of Reservoir Simulation
• 9.7 Overview of Prediction Methods

Chapter 10: Zero-Dimensional Modeling

• 10.1 Material Balance Approach
• 10.2 Compositional (Jacoby-Berry) Approach
• 10.3 Relative Permeability and Phase Mobility
• 10.4 ZDM Algorithm Development

Chapter 11: Porous Media

• 11.1 Properties of Reservoir Rock
• 11.2 Fluid Dynamics of Porous Media

Chapter 12: Introduction to Mathematical Modeling

• 12.1 Use of Mathematical Models
• 12.2 Classification of Partial Differential Equations
• 12.3 Single-Phase Flow Equations
• 12.4 Two-Phase Flow Equations
• 12.5 Phase Behavior and Fluid Flow Modeling

Chapter 13: Numerical Methods for Reservoir Simulation

• 13.1 Importance of Numerical Methods
• 13.2 Finite Difference Method
• 13.3 Finite Element Method
• 13.4 Numerical Method of Lines
• 13.5 Selection of Numerical Method

Chapter 14: Developing the Compositional Model

• 14.1 Integration of Model and Numerical Method
• 14.2 Algorithm Development for Single-Phase Flow
• 14.3 Algorithm Development for Two-Phase Flow
• 14.4 Implementation of the Compositional Model