Suez University

Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering

Petroleum Engineering Department
Fluid Properties
2nd Year Students
Sheet # 1

1- A single gaseous hydrocarbon has a density of 2.550 grams per liter at 100° C
and one atmosphere. Chemical analysis shows that for each carbon atom in the
molecule there is one atom of hydrogen. What is the formula of this hydrocarbon

2- A 20 cu ft tank of ethane is evacuated until a pressure of 0.1 psia is obtained. If

the temperature is 60° F, what weight of ethane remains in the tank? What is the
gas density?

3-Three pounds of n-butane are placed in a vessel at 120°F and 60 psia.

Calculate the volume and the density of the gas assuming an ideal gas behavior.

4- A gas well is producing gas with a specific gravity of 0.65 at a rate of 1.1
MMscf/day. The average reservoir pressure and temperature are 1,500 psi and
150°F. Calculate: assuming an ideal gas behavior
a. Apparent molecular weight of the gas
b. Gas density at reservoir conditions
c. Flow rate in lb/day

5- A gas well is producing a natural gas with the following composition:

component yi
Co2 0.05
C1 0.9
C2 0.03
C3 0.02
Assuming an ideal gas behavior, calculate:
a. Apparent molecular weight
b. Specific gravity
c. Gas density at 2000 psia and 150°F

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6- A gas has the following composition

component yi
C1 0.89
C2 0.05
C3 0.02
i-C4 0.01
n-C4 0.03
What are the weight fractions, the apparent molecular weight, the specific
gravity? If the total pressure is 20 psia, what is the partial pressure of each gas

7- A gas has the following composition

component Weight fraction
C1 0.7
C2 0.07
C3 0.1
C4 0.1
C5 0.03
What is the composition in mole %

8- A gas reservoir has the following gas composition: the initial reservoir
pressure and temperature are 3000 psia and 180°F, respectively.
component yi
Co2 0.02
N2 0.01
C1 0.85
C2 0.04
C3 0.03
i-C4 0.03
n-C4 0.02
Calculate the gas compressibility factor under initial reservoir conditions

9-A gas well is producing at a rate of 15,000 ft3/day from a gas reservoir at an
average pressure of 2,000 psia and a temperature of 120°F. The specific gravity
is 0.72. Calculate the gas flow rate in scf/day.

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