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Multiphase Equilibria of Complex Reservoir Fluids

An Equation of State Modeling Approach

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Authors:
  1. Huazhou Li

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  • Provides insight into the complex fluid mixtures that are increasingly discovered in underground reservoirs
  • Provides a state-of-the-art coverage of phase behavior modeling using an equation of state approach
  • Includes cutting-edge algorithms that are dedicated to three-phase equilibrium computations

Part of the book series: Petroleum Engineering (PEEN)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Huazhou Li
    Pages 1-24

  3. Cubic Equation of State

    • Huazhou Li
    Pages 25-82

  4. Phase Stability Test

    • Huazhou Li
    Pages 83-138

  5. Two-Phase Equilibrium Calculations

    • Huazhou Li
    Pages 139-161

  6. Multiphase Equilibrium Calculations

    • Huazhou Li
    Pages 163-210
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About this book

This short monograph focuses on the theoretical backgrounds and practical implementations concerning the thermodynamic modeling of multiphase equilibria of complex reservoir fluids using cubic equations of state. It aims to address the increasing needs of multiphase equilibrium calculations that arise in the compositional modeling of multiphase flow in reservoirs and wellbores. 


It provides a state-of-the-art coverage on the recent improvements of cubic equations of state. Considering that stability test and flash calculation are two basic tasks involved in any multiphase equilibrium calculations, it elaborates on the rigorous mathematical frameworks dedicated to stability test and flash calculation. A special treatment is given to the new algorithms that are recently developed to perform robust and efficient three-phase equilibrium calculations.


This monograph will be of value to graduate students who conduct research in the field of phase behavior, as well as software engineers who work on the development of multiphase equilibrium calculation algorithms.
 








Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Huazhou Li

About the author

Huazhou Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta, Canada. The Petroleum Engineering courses that he teaches include Well Completion and Stimulation, Thermal Methods in Heavy Oil Recovery, and Advanced Production Engineering. His research activities are centered on the development of improved equation-of-state-based models and algorithms for better simulating the phase behavior of complex reservoir fluids. He has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and SPE conference papers. He currently serves as an associate editor for Geofluids. The awards that he receives lately include the Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty from SPE in 2020, the Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award from the University of Alberta in 2018, and the Outstanding Technical Editor Award from SPE Journal in both 2016 and 2019. He is a member of SPE. Li holds a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering and an MSc degree in Drilling Engineering from the China University of Petroleum (East China), and a PhD degree in Petroleum Systems Engineering from the University of Regina.

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