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Figure 4.28 Component mole fractions at Block (10,1,1) for methane injection into a
core of Fluid A.
12
10
Butane percentage,% 8 6
2 4
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Cycle number
Figure 4.29 Butane content after primary depletion and huff-n-puff cycles.
Meng and Sheng (2016b) did huff-n-puff experiments using a mixture of
15% butane and 85% methane. At the end of primary depletion, the butane
content in the produced stream was 2% (Fig. 4.29). It increased during the
first cycle because of revaporization as the pressure was increased. At later
cycles, it decreased as less butane was available and more methane flowed
into the production stream.