Compressibility Factors for Natural Gases as a

Function of Pseudoreduced Pressure and Temperature.

Pseudo Reduced Pressure, Pr
1.1

1.1

Pseudo Reduced Temperature

3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.8

1.0

0.9

1.

1.

1.
05

1.7

1.7

1.6

0.8

1.3
1.1

1.0
1.05
1.2
0.95

1.

1.5

0.6

1.35
1.3

1.2

1.6
1.8

0.5
1.15

1.7
1.9

1.3

2.4
3.0

2.6

1.2

1.05

0.25
2.8

1.1

3.0

1.1
Compressibility of
Natural Gases
(Jan. 1, 1941)

2.6 2.4
2.2
2.0

1.0

1.8
1.7
1.6

0.9
7

1.4

2.2

2.0

1.1

0.3

1.5

4
1.
1.5

1.25

0.4

1.6

1.4

1.

0.7

1.

Compressibility Factor, z

1.45

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.1
1.4
1.3

1.05

0.9
9

10

11

12

13

Pseudo Reduced Pressure, Pr

14

15

Air/Mercury Capillary Pressure Curves

h(ft)

k(md) 55

25

0.05

0.01

(%) 15

10

10

150

Capillary Pressure (psi)

100

50

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90 100

Pore Space Not Occupied by Mercury

h (ft) Scale 2cm = 10ft

Rock Type

Top of
Reservoir

100% Sw in Rock Type

A Found at This Level

20

40
60
Oil Saturation

80

FWL
100

Water Saturation
100

80

60

40

20

72.15
86.17

28.97
28.02

32.00
44.01

34.08

18.02

AIR
NITROGEN

OXYGEN
CARBON
DIOXIDE

HYDROGEN
SULPHIDE

WATER

128.3
142.3

72.15

ISO-PENTANE

M-PENTANE
M-HEXANE

M-NONANE
N-DECANE

58.12
58.12

ISO-BUTANE
M-BUTANE

100.2
114.2

30.07
44.09

ETHANE
PROPANE

M-HEPTANE
M-OCTANE

16.04

MOLECULAR
WEIGHT

METHANE

COMPOUND

212.0

76.5

297.4
109.3

317.7
320.4

303.4
345.2

209.2
258.2

96.9
155.7

82.1

10.9
31.1

127.5
43.7

258.7

_F

BOILING
POINT AT
14.7 PSIA

3206

1306

732
1072

547
492

335
312

397
370

485
434

482

530
551

709
518

673

PRESSURE
PSIA

1165

673

278
548

239
227

1073
1115

973
1025

847
915

830

733
766

550
666

344

TEMP _R

CRITICAL CONSTANTS

0.9991

0.7211
0.7333

0.8875
0.7082

0.8305
0.8837

0.6241

0.5625
0.5838

0.5072

Gm.
PER
cc

62.37

48.02
44.78

42.92
44.09

39.36
41.43

38.96

35.12
36.43

31.66

POUNDS
PER
CU FT

LIQUID DENSITY
60_F, 14.7 PSIA

337.95
374.91

264.03
300.99

190.11
227.07

190.11

153.15
153.15

79.23
116.19

42.27

POUNDS
PER
WCF

17.78
18.30

21.89
19.55

27.83
24.34

27.38

30.59
31.75

36.35

CU FT GAS
PER
GALLON
LIQUID

GAS DENSITY
60_F, 14.7 PSIA
(PERFECT GAS)

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS & MISCELLANEOUS COMPOUNDS

15.88
14.30

19.95
17.77

26.36
22.83

26.17

29.70
30.77

35.78

LIQUID
(ACTUAL)

CU FT GAS
PER
GALLON

4.0
reD = 3.5

=
r eD

reD = 4.0
reD =

3.5

3 .0

3.0
reD = 2.5

Qt 2.5

2.0

reD = 2.0

1.5

1.0
reD = 1.5
0.5

0
0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

tD

6.0

7.0

20
reD = 7.0
reD = 8.0

18

reD =

6
r eD =

.0

16

14

Qt

reD = 5.0

12

10

reD = 4.5

reD = 4.0

reD = 3.5
reD = 3.0

0
0

10

20

30

40

50

tD

60

70

110

re
D

100

90

80

70

Qt
60

50

reD = 10.0

40

reD = 9.0
reD = 8.0

30
reD = 7.0
20

reD = 6.0
reD = 5.0

10

0
0

20

40

60

80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300

tD

Qt

10-1
10-2

1.0
8
6

10
8
6

2
4

6 8 10-1

tD

1.0

6 8 10

FINITE LINEAR AQUIFER

reD = 1.5

reD = 2.0

reD =
reD = 6.0
reD = 5.0
reD = 4.5
reD = 4.0
reD = 3.5
reD = 3.0
reD = 2.5

WD

10
8

102
8
6

10

2
4

6 8 102

r eD

tD

6 8 103

r eD

reD = 15.0

102

103

10
8 104

reD = 2.5

reD = 3.0

reD = 4.0
reD = 3.5

reD = 5.0
reD = 4.5

reD = 6.0

reD = 10.0
reD = 9.0
reD = 8.0
reD = 7.0

'd)
nt
o
(c

USE THIS SCALE FOR LINE reD = (CONT'D) ONLY