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Nonideal gas

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002558

A gas whose behavior deviates significantly from the ideal gas law, particularly at high pressures and low temperatures typical of reservoir conditions. The compressibility factor (Z-factor) is used to correct for these deviations in reservoir engineering calculations. Methane, ethane, and propane are common components of nonideal reservoir gases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002558
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Testing
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002558",
  "term": "Nonideal gas",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A gas whose behavior deviates significantly from the ideal gas law, particularly at high pressures and low temperatures typical of reservoir conditions. The compressibility factor (Z-factor) is used to correct for these deviations in reservoir engineering calculations. Methane, ethane, and propane are common components of nonideal reservoir gases.",
  "subject": "Well Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/nonideal-gas/"
}

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