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Petroleum Technology-Part I: Terminology & Classification of Petroleum
Petroleum Technology-Part I: Terminology & Classification of Petroleum
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
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PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY- Part I
TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
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PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY- Part I
TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
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PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY- Part I
TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM
organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts Table for
division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:
Natural materials:
Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.
- upto
thousands of ppm.
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