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How Project Governance Affects Decision Making

January 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
Every day, project managers are challenged to make significant decisions that affect project progress, cost and operability outcomes. Learn how project governance affects those decisions and some standard practices and procedures you can apply in your career.
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Ethane – Water Phase Behavior at Low to Moderate Pressures

December 1, 2018
 |  Tip of the Month
In this tip, we will evaluate the accuracy of water content predicted by a process simulation software against limited measured experimental data.
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How to Generate Isothermal and Isobaric Retrograde Regions

November 1, 2018
 |  Tip of the Month
This Tip of the Month (TOTM) presents two methods for how a process simulation program can be used to quantitatively determine the isothermal and isobaric retrograde curves. A phase diagram, including the retrograde curves for rich gas, is generated and presented.
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Forecasting Oil and Gas Production For Unconventional Wells

November 1, 2018
 |  Tip of the Month
This Subsurface Tip of the Month introduces decline curve analysis and focuses on the modified Arps method for unconventional wells in detail, providing both equations and plots of forecasted production.
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Harnessing Coriolis – From Cannon Balls to Mass Flow Measurement

October 1, 2018
 |  Tip of the Month
Learn how harnessing the Coriolis effect allows engineers to provide direct, in-line and accurate mass flow measurement of both liquids and gases. Walk through the basic theory of the Coriolis effect, the development of this revolutionary technology and the challenges of creating the perfect flow meter.
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Propane - Water Phase Behavior at Low to Moderate Pressures

September 1, 2018
 |  Tip of the Month
In this Tip of the Month, we evaluate the accuracy of water content predicted by a process simulation software against limited measured experimental data. The tip studies the effect of pressure and temperature on the propane water content in equilibrium with liquid water, ice or hydrate phase. In addition, water content charts are presented for iso...
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