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Oil Properties PDF
Oil Properties PDF
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The API gravities of crude oils usually range from 47 API for the lighter crude
oils to 10 API for the heavier asphaltic crude oils.
Example 1
Calculate the specific gravity and the API gravity of a crude oil system with a
measured density of 53 lb/ft3 at standard conditions.
For a particular gas and crude oil to exist at a constant temperature, the solubility
increases with pressure until the saturation pressure is reached.
with
It should be noted that Standings equation is valid for applications at and below
the bubble-point pressure of the crude oil.
At Pb, the oil r\eaches its maximum expansion and consequently attains a maximum value of Bob for
the oil formation volume factor.
As the pressure is reduced below pb, volume of the oil and Bo are decreased as the solution gas is
liberated.
When the pressure is reduced to atmospheric pressure and the temperature to 60F, the value of Bo is
equal to one.
Six different methods of predicting the oil formation volume factor are presented
below:
Standings correlation
The Vasquez-Beggs correlation
Glasos correlation
Marhouns correlation
The Petrosky-Farshad correlation
Other correlations