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    Gas Condensate Reservoir Analysis

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    Gas condensate reservoirs produce mostly gas with some liquid dropout occurring in separators. On a phase diagram, the retrograde gas field must be above the critical temperature point. The diagram shows phase changes in the reservoir as pressure drops, while the curve shows changes as fluid cools rising in the wellbore and separator. In both cases, liquids drop out as pressure drops below dew point pressure. With retrograde condensate, liquid percentage increases to point A then decreases with further pressure decline, meaning first condensation then vaporization occurs, which can aid further liquid recovery.

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    Gas Condensate Reservoir Analysis

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    Gas condensate reservoirs produce mostly gas with some liquid dropout occurring in separators. On a phase diagram, the retrograde gas field must be above the critical temperature point. The diagram shows phase changes in the reservoir as pressure drops, while the curve shows changes as fluid cools rising in the wellbore and separator. In both cases, liquids drop out as pressure drops below dew point pressure. With retrograde condensate, liquid percentage increases to point A then decreases with further pressure decline, meaning first condensation then vaporization occurs, which can aid further liquid recovery.

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    Gas condensate reservoirs produce mostly gas with some liquid dropout occurring in separators. On a phase diagram, the retrograde gas field must be above the critical temperature point. The diagram shows phase changes in the reservoir as pressure drops, while the curve shows changes as fluid cools rising in the wellbore and separator. In both cases, liquids drop out as pressure drops below dew point pressure. With retrograde condensate, liquid percentage increases to point A then decreases with further pressure decline, meaning first condensation then vaporization occurs, which can aid further liquid recovery.

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    Gas Condensate Reservoir Analysis

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    Gas condensate reservoirs produce mostly gas with some liquid dropout occurring in separators. On a phase diagram, the retrograde gas field must be above the critical temperature point. The diagram shows phase changes in the reservoir as pressure drops, while the curve shows changes as fluid cools rising in the wellbore and separator. In both cases, liquids drop out as pressure drops below dew point pressure. With retrograde condensate, liquid percentage increases to point A then decreases with further pressure decline, meaning first condensation then vaporization occurs, which can aid further liquid recovery.

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    Gas Condensate Reservoir Analysis

    Phase Behavoir
    Gas condensate field produce mostly gas, with some liquid dropout,
    frequently occurring in the separator. The phase diagram shows the
    retrograde gas field must have a temperature higher than the critical
    point temperature. The vertical line on the phase diagram shows the
    phase changes in the reservoir, while the curve line shows these
    changes as the fluid cools going up the wellbore and into the
    separator.
    In both cases, liquids drop out as the pressure drops below dew point
    pressure.
    With the retrograde condensate, the %liquid begins to increase to
    point "A" then decreases with further pressure declines. Thus the
    name "retrograde" meaning to retreat or go back. So first
    condensation and then vaporization occurs, and this vaporization can
    help in further recovery of liquids.

    Any hydrocarbon above the dew point line is 100% gas. Any hydrocarbon above the
    bubble point line is 100% liquid. Hydrocarbons above the bubble point line and close to
    the critical point are volatile oils. The cricondentherm is the maximum temperature
    which two phase flow can exist (maximum temperature on the dew point line of the
    phase diagram). But a field may have both a oil leg and gas cap, which during depletion
    produces some condensate from the gas.
    Fields with active water drive may experience little pressure declines, so condensation
    occurs only at surface and a constant GLR would be expected.
    Specific gravity and hydrocarbons in place

    Recovery estimates
    In cases where an active water drive will support pressure, so condensation occurs in
    the surface separators, the conventional volumetric estimates of gas recovery are
    possible, where Er=(nitial gas volume - final gas volume)/ final gas volume. This is the
    ultimate or displacement recovery. A sweep factor can be added, since so: Er = (Gi-
    Gf)/Gi*F.
    An example of material balance which includes gas condensate production is given in
    Craft and Hawkins, page 82.

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