• Fundamentals of Phase Behavior - Presents basic principles of phase behavior along with its significance to the oil and gas industry, discusses oil and gas sampling and PVT analysis of samples and emphasizes importance of accurate phase behavior predictions.
• Phase Diagrams - Conveys importance of phase diagrams, presents single-component and multi-component phase diagrams, and discusses quantitative deductions from phase diagrams.
• Gas and Liquid Properties - Identifies and examines key oil and gas properties, focuses on accurate property calculation including detailed examples and emphasizes effect of gas and liquid properties on engineering design.
• Equations of State - Explains the concept of equations of state, discusses in detail the Peng-Robinson and SRK equations of state and presents calculation of properties from equations of state.
• Phase Behavior Prediction - Focuses on the use of equations of state to calculate dew and bubble point, liquid dropout, phase envelopes, etc.
• Practical Applications - Examines important topics such as the effect of heavies on a dew point curve, retrograde condensation, etc.. Also discusses applications to engineering design and optimization.

Outline

Chapter 1: Gas Condensate Systems

• 1.1 Natural Gas - The Energy of the Future
• 1.2 Gas Condensate Fluids
• 1.3 Sampling of Gas and Condensates
• 1.4 PVT Analysis of Condensate Fluid Samples
• 1.5 Engineering Systems Involving Condensates
• 1.6 Phase Behavior Prediction - The Quintessential Tool
• 1.7 Sources of Phase Behavior Data

Chapter 2: Phase Diagrams

• 2.1 The Importance of Phase Diagrams
• 2.2 Single-Component Phase Diagrams
• 2.3 Phase Behavior of Binary Mixtures
• 2.4 Ternary Phase Diagrams
• 2.5 Phase Relationships of Multi-Component Mixtures
• 2.6 Quantitative Deductions from Phase Diagrams

Chapter 3: PVT Relationships of Single-Phase Natural Gas

• 3.1 Ideal Gas Behavior
• 3.2 Ideal Gas Mixtures
• 3.3 Real Gas Mixtures
• 3.4 Gas Properties
• 3.5 Engineering Design using PVT Data

Chapter 4: PVT Relationship of Condensates

• 4.1 Liquid Density and Gravity
• 4.2 Formation Volume Factor (FVF) and Gas-Oil Ratio (GOR)
• 4.3 Isothermal Compressibility
• 4.4 Oil Viscosity
• 4.5 Composition of Condensate Fluids
• 4.6 Retrograde Condensation and Phase Behavior
• 4.7 Liquid Dropout Process

Chapter 5: Advanced Equations of State

• 5.1 Departure from Ideal Gas Behavior
• 5.2 Van der Waals Representation
• 5.3 Cubic Equations of State
• 5.4 Physical Properties from an EOS

Chapter 6: VLE of Condensate

• 6.1 Phase Equilibria Relationships
• 6.2 Algorithms for VLE Calculations

Chapter 7: Advanced Topics in VLE

• 7.1 Phase Envelope Construction
• 7.2 Quality Line Generation
• 7.3 Effect of Heavies on Dew Point Curve

Chapter 8: LPG and NGL Systems

• 8.1 LPG Extraction Process
• 8.2 NGL Extraction Process
• 8.3 Optimal Conditions for Condensate Processing
• 8.4 Handling of Trace Elements

Chapter 9: Engineering Applications

• 9.1 System Dependence of PVT Behavior
• 9.2 Compositional Reservoir Simulation
• 9.3 Zero-Dimensional Simulation of Recovery Performance
• 9.4 Compositional Pipeline Simulation