<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> At the beginning of 21st century, natural gas from conventional and unconventional reservoirs has become important fossil energy resource and its role as energy fuel has increased. The exploration of unconventional gas reservoirs has been discussed recently in many conferences and journals. The paper presents considerations which will be used to build the thermodynamic model that will describe the phenomenon of vapour - liquid equilibrium (VLE) in the retrograde condensation in rocks of ultra-low permeability and in the nanopores. The research will be limited to "tight gas" reservoirs (TGR) and "shale gas" reservoirs (SGR). Constructed models will take into account the phenomenon of capillary condensation and adsorption. These studies will be the base for modifications of existing compositional simulators</p></abstract>

At the beginning of 21st century, natural gas from conventional and unconventional reservoirs has become important fossil energy resource and its role as energy fuel has increased. The exploration of unconventional gas reservoirs has been discussed recently in many conferences and journals. The paper presents considerations which will be used to build the thermodynamic model that will describe the phenomenon of vapour - liquid equilibrium (VLE) in the retrograde condensation in rocks of ultra-low permeability and in the nanopores. The research will be limited to "tight gas" reservoirs (TGR) and "shale gas" reservoirs (SGR). Constructed models will take into account the phenomenon of capillary condensation and adsorption. These studies will be the base for modifications of existing compositional simulators

Analysis of Vapour Liquid Equilibria in Unconventional Rich Liquid Gas Condensate Reservoirs

Faculty of Drilling. Oil and Gas / Natural Gas Engineering Department AGH University of Science & Technology in Kraków, Poland

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

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At the beginning of 21st century, natural gas from conventional and unconventional reservoirs has become important fossil energy resource and its role as...

Analysis of Vapour Liquid Equilibria in Unconventional Rich Liquid Gas Condensate Reservoirs

Published Online: Mar 03, 2015

Page range: 46 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0008

Keywords
unconventional natural gas, gas condensate, capillary condensation, adsorption, shale

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Vapour Liquid Equilibria in Unconventional Rich Liquid Gas Condensate Reservoirs

Published Online: Mar 03, 2015

Page range: 46 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0008

Keywordsunconventional natural gas, gas condensate, capillary condensation, adsorption, shale

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
unconventional natural gas, gas condensate, capillary condensation, adsorption, shale