Natural Gas Reservoir with initial formation temperature
T_i > T_{c, \rm max} above Cricondentherm
T_{c, \rm max} and stays gaseuous at separator (outside Vapour Liquid Envelope, see Fig. 1).
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Fig. 1. Production path of the Dry Gas Reservoir on the Phase Equilibrium Diagram. The downward solid black arrow shows a reservoir pressure depletion path. The downward grey dash arrow shows a wellbore lift pressure drop path. |
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