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			      \BDISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT\b

	  Users of 'GOW' must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
	  This program material is supplied as is.  The author disclaims
	  all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without 
	  limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
	  for any purpose.  The author assumes no liability for incidental 
	  or consequential damages in connection with or arising from the 
	  furnishing, use, or performance of this program material.


	  \U1.1  General\u

	  'GOW' calculates physical properties of the following gases and
	  liquids:
		 a) Gases
		   - Natural gas
		   - Nitrogen
		   - Air

		 b) Liquids
		   - Oil
		   - Water
		   - Methanol/Water mixtures
		   - Monoethylene glycol/Water mixtures
		   - Diethylene glycol/Water mixtures
		   - Triethylene glycol/Water mixtures

	  Oil properties are calculated based on a black-oil model.  
	  In fluid-property terms the black-oil model employs 2 pseudo-
	  components:
	 
	     1) "OIL" defined as produced oil at stock tank conditions
	     2) "GAS" defined as produced separator gas
	 
	  The basic assumption is that gas may dissolve in the oil    
	  phase, but oil will not dissolve in the gas phase.  For    
	  mixtures of heavy oil and light components this is a    
	  reasonable assumption, but is a misleading assumption for    
	  mixtures of light and intermediate components.
	 
	 
	  \U1.2  Program Requirements and Overview\u
	 
	  Make sure you have the MINIMUM EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION    
	  required by GOW: 
  
	  a) DOS version:
	     1) An IBM PC, XT, AT or compatible computer
	     2) 256 K or more of RAM memory
	     3) DOS 2.0 or later operating system
	  
	  b) Windows version:
	     1) A computer with 80386 processor or better (486, Pentium)
	     2) 4 MB RAM memory 
	     3) Windows 3.+


	  \U1.3  Program Information\u
	 
	  The program is divided into 2 major sub-programs, one for gas 
	  properties and one for liquid properties.

	  'GOW' will let you choose between SI-units (metric) or
	  Customary units.
	  
	  The gas property routine calculates:
	 
		       - Molecular weight
		       - Density
		       - Compressibility
		       - Gas formation volume factor
		       - Z-factor (gas deviation factor)
		       - Viscosity
		       - Thermal conductivity
		       - Specific heat
		       - Ideal isentropic coefficient, Cp/Cv
		       - Real isentropic coefficient, k
		       - Pseudo Critical properties
		       - Pseudo Reduced properties
	 
	 
	  The liquid property routine calculates:
	 
		       - API gravity (for oil only)
		       - Density
		       - Compressibility
		       - Formation volume factor (oil and water only)
		       - Solution gas-liquid ratio (oil and water only)
		       - Bubble point pressure (oil only)
		       - Viscosity
		       - Thermal conductivity
		       - Surface tension
		       - Specific heat
		       - Pseudo Critical properties
		       - Pseudo Reduced properties