Exercise

With the following information, calculate compositions of gas and liquid in equilibrium at Separator and Stock
respectively. Determine the total gas-oil ratio and oil formation volume factor at the bubble point.
(Use k-factors from Appendix A. Use decane k-factors for haptanes plus)
Separator condition
p
=
T
=
Stock tank condition
p
=
T
=
Stock-tank Oil Gravity

105 psig
100 F

14.7 psia
100 F
=

o
40.79 API

Reservoir condition at the bubble point

pb
=
1951 psig
T
=
250 F
MoR =
103 lb/lb mole
roR =
41.2 lb/cu ft
Reservoir oil
Component composition,
mole fraction
C1
0.2648
C2
0.0951
C3
0.0961
i-C4
0.0173
n-C4
0.0501
i-C5
0.0188
n-C5
0.0281
C6
0.0378
C7+
0.3919
1.0000
Properties of haptanes plus
Specific gravity
Molecular weight

119.7 psia

1965.7 psia

35.2 API
208 lb/lb mole

Solution
a. Calculation of Separator Gas-Liquid Equilibrium Using Separator Feed
Trial

fg1 = 0.5000

0.4000

Equilibrium
Composition
ratio @ 100 F
Composition
Composition
Component separator feed,
& 119.7 psia, separator liquid, separator liquid, xj
mole fraction zj
kj
xj = zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
= zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
C1
0.2648
24.6
0.0207
0.0254
C2
0.0951
4.84
0.0326
0.0375
C3
0.0961
1.51
0.0766
0.0798
i-C4
0.0173
0.65
0.0210
0.0201
n-C4
0.0501
0.486
0.0674
0.0631
i-C5
0.0188
0.198
0.0314
0.0277

n-C5
C6
C7+

Final
So

0.0281
0.0378
0.3919
1.0000
fg1
fl1

=
=

0.165
0.0573
0.00102

0.3920
0.6080

0.0482
0.0715
0.7830
1.1524

0.0422
0.0607
0.6527
1.0091

lb mole SP gas / lb mole SP feed

lb mole SP liquid / lb mole SP feed

b. Calculation of Stock Tank Gas-Liquid Equilibrium Using Separator Liquid

Trial

Component
C1
C2
C3
i-C4
n-C4
i-C5
n-C5
C6
C7+

Final
So

fg2
fl2

fg2 = 0.4000

0.2000

Equilibrium
Composition
separator liquid, ratio @ 100 F Composition stock Composition stock
& 14.7 psia,
tank liq,
xj =
tank liq,
xj =
mole fraction
kj
zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
zj
0.0258
200
0.0003
0.0006
0.0380
38.9
0.0023
0.0044
0.0801
11.1
0.0159
0.0265
0.0201
4.42
0.0085
0.0119
0.0627
3.43
0.0318
0.0422
0.0274
1.3
0.0245
0.0259
0.0418
1.06
0.0408
0.0413
0.0600
0.34
0.0815
0.0691
0.6441
0.0053
1.0698
0.8041
1.0000
1.2754
1.0260
=
=

0.1664
0.8336

lb mole ST gas / lb mole SP liquid

lb mole ST liquid / lb mole SP liquid

c. Calculation of Total Gas-Oil Ratio

Component
C1
C2
C3
i-C4
n-C4
i-C5
n-C5
C6
C7+

Composition
stock tank liquid,
Molecular
xj
weight,
Mj
0.0008
16.043
0.0052
30.07
0.0299
44.097
0.0128
58.123
0.0447
58.123
0.0261
72.15
0.0414
72.15
0.0674
86.177
0.7719
208
1.0000

Exercise during class

d. Calculation of Oil Formation Volume Factor

xj*Mj
0.0121
0.1562
1.3175
0.7427
2.5967
1.8843
2.9841
5.8043
160.5582
176.0563

Exercise during class

quilibrium at Separator and Stock Tank,

or at the bubble point.

0.3900

0.3920

Composition
Composition
Composition
separator liquid, separator liquid, xj separator gas,
xj = zj/[1+fg(kj-1)] = zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
yj = kj*xj
0.0260
0.0258
0.6354
0.0381
0.0380
0.1837
0.0802
0.0801
0.1209
0.0200
0.0201
0.0130
0.0627
0.0627
0.0305
0.0274
0.0274
0.0054

0.0417
0.0598
0.6420
0.9977

0.0418
0.0600
0.6441
1.000

0.1664

Composition
Composition stock
stock tank liq,
tank gas, yj =
xj = zj/[1+fg(kj-1)]
kj*xj
0.0008
0.1514
0.0052
0.2021
0.0299
0.3316
0.0128
0.0565
0.0447
0.1532
0.0261
0.0340
0.0414
0.0438
0.0674
0.0229
0.7719
0.0041
1.000
1.000

0.0069
0.0034
0.0007
1.000