ABSTRACT
The quality of an experimental pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) study depends heavily on the quality of the samples collected from the field. A PVT study will only reflect the reservoir fluid if performed on fluid samples that are representative of the fluid at down-hole conditions. Figure 2.1 shows the workflow from the time a fluid sample is taken until an equation of state (EoS) model is developed, which matches the observed fluid behavior and can be used as input to compositional reservoir, process, and flow simulations.
