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The Petroleum Engineering Handbook - Gulf Publishing Company

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Nomenclature<br />

C p<br />

C g<br />

C o<br />

C r<br />

C t<br />

C w<br />

D<br />

E e<br />

E r<br />

H<br />

h<br />

I s<br />

K<br />

K r<br />

k<br />

L w<br />

M<br />

N<br />

p<br />

p c<br />

p g<br />

p w<br />

p o<br />

q<br />

q laser<br />

R<br />

R wi<br />

r<br />

S SL<br />

S LV<br />

S wi<br />

S or<br />

Δt<br />

Δt F<br />

Δt s<br />

T<br />

T m<br />

T sat<br />

t d<br />

V F<br />

V EP<br />

: Heat capacity<br />

: Gas compressibility<br />

: Oil compressibility<br />

: Rock compressibility<br />

: Total (rock + fluid) compressibility<br />

: Water compressibility<br />

: Well diameter<br />

: Effective total energy<br />

: Effective total energy<br />

: Thickness<br />

: Enthalpy<br />

: Instability number<br />

: Permeability<br />

: Relative permeability<br />

: <strong>The</strong>rmal diffusivity<br />

: Well depth or length<br />

: Mobility ratio<br />

: Rotary speed<br />

: Pressure<br />

: Capillary pressure<br />

: Pressure in the gas phase<br />

: Pressure in the water phase<br />

: Pressure in the oil phase<br />

: flow rate<br />

: laser source energy<br />

: Rate of rock penetration<br />

:Relative weight of an indicator, j<br />

: radius<br />

: Solid/liquid energy transfer<br />

: Liquid/vapor energy transfer<br />

: Initial water saturation<br />

: Residual oil saturation<br />

: Time interval<br />

: Time interval in fluid<br />

: Time interval in solid<br />

: Temperature<br />

: Mean temperature<br />

: Saturation temperature<br />

: drilling time<br />

: Total pore volume<br />

: Effective pore volume<br />

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