Abstract:
Many gas condensate wells show a significant decrease in productivity once the pressure
falls below the dew point pressure. A widely accepted cause of this decrease in
productivity index is the decrease in gas relative permeability due to build up of
condensate in the near wellbore region. Predictions of well inflow performance require
accurate models for the gas relative permeability. Since these relative permeabilities
depend on fluid composition and pressure as well as condensate and water saturations, a
model is essential for both interpretation of laboratory data and for predictive field
simulations as illustrated in this paper.
Reference:
G.A. Pope, W. Wu, G. Narayanaswamy, M. Delshad, M. Sharma, P. Wang, "Modeling Relative
Permeability Effects in Gas-Condensate Reservoirs," SPE 49266 Proceedings of the
1998 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, 27-30 September.
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