QUICKLY CALCULATE THE WATER CONTENT OF NATURAL GAS

Source: F.M.A.Kazim, 'Quickly calculate the water content of natural gas'; Hydrocarbon Processing ; March
The correlation is based on the graph of McKetta and Wehe (J.J. McKetta and A.H. Wehe, Petroleum Refiner

Only change numbers in blue! calculated constants A, B Constants used in equatio

T<37 37<T<82
Calculating the water content: A 6.84182 11.15868 Constants
B 1.01270 1.01453 a1
Pressure = 96.0 bar F -> C: a2
Temperature = 21.0 C F = 9/5 (C) +32 a3
Bar -> psi: a4
Water content if T < 37 C : 264.5 mg/mstd 1 bar = 14.504 psi b1
Water content if 37 C < T < 82 C : 489.3 mg/mstd lbs -> mg b2
1 lb = 453592 mg b3
Water content = 264.5 mg/mstd cf --> m3 b4
347.2 ppmV 1 cf = 0.0283 m3
lb/scf --> kg/m3std The constants are used in
1 lb/scf = 16.019 kg/m3std expression describing the

Note that at pressures above 70 bara the The water content is calculated according to:
correlation overestimates the water content Where:
significantly. W = watercontent in lbH2O/MMscf
T = temperature (F)
A and B are constants defined as:
cessing ; March 1996, p. 105-108.
roleum Refiner, No.8, 1958, p. 153)

Constants used in equations:

Temperature ranges
T < 37 C 37 C < T < 82 C
4.34322 10.38175
1.35912 -3.41588
-6.82391 -7.93877
3.95407 5.84950
1.03776 1.02674
-0.02865 -0.01235
0.04198 0.02313
-0.01945 -0.01155

The constants are used in an analytical

expression describing the graphs referred to above.
T
W=A. B
ted according to: 4 i1
P350
i=1
( )
A = ai
600
4 i1
P350
B= b ( i )
i=1 600