a Petroleum Geochemistry & PVT Data
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By Keith F.M. Thompson, Ph.D., F.G.S., S.P.E.

keithfmt@petrosurveys.com
4th EDITION March, 2016

Part 1, RECENT RESEARCH

Part 2, PVT STUDIES   Part 3, LHC STUDIES
   
AUTHOR
  • Industry majors, research and consulting. Resume

PUBLICATIONS
CONSULTING AND TUITION

PART 1. RECENT RESEARCH
HYBRID GAS CONDENSATES

  • A novel class, product of oil and late-stage gas interaction.

BASIN-WIDE GAS MIGRATION, DRIVEN BY SOURCE PRESSURE

  • Pulsed gas injection identified using a novel index of gas maturity.

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PART 2. RESERVOIR FLUID (PVT) INVESTIGATIONS
OBJECTIVES

  • To elucidate PVT analytical data;    To exemplify Slope Analysis.

CONCEPTS
DATA SOURCES

DISCUSSION, PVT
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
LIGHT END SLOPES
LIQUID SLOPES
LT END.- LIQUID RELATIONSHIPS
EVAPORATIVE FRACTIONATION (EF)
BIODEGRADATION (BD)
GOR - SATURATION PRESSURE
RELATIONSHIPS

PART 3. LIGHT HYDROCARBON (LHC) INVESTIGATIONS
OBJECTIVES

  • Elucidate source, thernal history, BD and EF occurrence.

CONCEPTS

  • Light Hydrocarbon Ratios:  Paraffinicity and Aromaticity.

DISCUSSION, LHC
LHC IN SEDIMENTS
LHC IN OILS
EVAPORATIVE FRACTIONATION (EF)
BIODEGRADATION (BD)
SIMULTANEOUS EF - BD
GASOLINE REPLACEMENT