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Reservoir Fluids Day 3 PDF
Reservoir Fluids Day 3 PDF
Lecturers
Dynis Tchato, Senior petroleum engineer at Assala Energy (Gabon)
Cédric Bella, Junior petroleum engineer
Freddy Nganso, Junior petroleum engineer
Course outline
1. Definition of PVT analysis
2. Chemical composition of petroleum fluids
3. Petroleum fluids properties
4. Correlations to estimate hydrocarbons
properties
5. Equation of state
6. Sampling
7. Determination of PVT parameters in the
laboratory
8. Water properties
Required books
The Properties of Petroleum Fluids, 2nd ed.,
McCain, W. D., Penn Well Publishing Co.,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1990.
Fundamentals of reservoir engineering, 1st
ed., Dake, L. P., Elsevier science,
Amsterdam, 1978.
Chapter 1 : Definition of PVT analysis
Methods
Compositional analysis of the gas phase by gas
chromatography; N2, CO2, C1-C10
Compositional analysis of the liquid phase by
gas chromatography up to C20+, often(C11+,
C7+) and/or distillation from C10 to C20+.
Chapter 2 : Chemical composition of
petroleum fluids
Main families of hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons
Aromatics
(ex. benzene, toluene, Aliphatics
xylene)
Saturated (or
Unsaturated
Alkanes)
Normal Cycloalkanes
alkanes Iso-alkanes (or Alkenes (ex. Alkynes (ex.
(ex. methane, (ex. napthtenes)
ethylene) acetylene)
ethane, isobutane) (Ex.
propane) cyclohexane)
Chapter 2 : Chemical composition of
petroleum fluids
Depending on its composition, crude oil can either
be paraffinic, napthenic, aromatic or asphaltenic
For paraffinic crude oils, wax precipitation can
occur at some temperatures
Wax precipitation can occur
– In wells
– In production facilities
– In pipelines
Wax precipitation can occur for
– Gas condensates
– Light oil at T < 150 °F
– Heavy oil at T < 150 °F
End of chapter 2.
Homework 1
Ex 1, 2, 3 p42 &43 From : The properties of
reservoir fluids
Chapter 3 : petroleum fluids properties
Types of reservoir fluids
Physical properties of petroleum fluids are
function of pressure, temperature and
composition.
There are five types of reservoir fluids :
Crude oil : Saturated oil, Undersaturated oil
Gas : Dry gas, wet gas, gas condensate
We can see the difference between these
fluids by looking at their phase diagrams
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D C
B
Saturated oil :
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Undersaturated oil :
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Dry gas:
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Wet gas:
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Gas condensate:
Chapter 3 : petroleum fluids properties
Classification of reservoir fluids according to the
chemical composition