CC1 Reservoir fluids

Part 1 : General Knowledge

1. Definitions : bubble point pressure, dew point pressure, cricondentherm, cricondenbar,
critical point, oil formation volume factor, gas formation volume factor, viscosity,
density.
2. Can gas formation volume factor be greater than oil formation factor? Justify your
answer.
3. What is the goal of a PVT study?
4. What is the difference between Crude oils and hydrocarbons?
5. What are the methods used to determine the chemical composition of petroleum
fluids?
6. How many crude oils are produced and commercialized in Cameroon? Name them
and say where they are produced.
7. What are the 3 main families of hydrocarbon?
8. Name five properties of crude oil and Five properties of natural gas. Name 3
correlations used to determine the bubblepoint pressure.
9. Give the formula to convert specific gravity into API gravity. What is the
classification of crude oils based on API gravity?
10. What is the difference between wet gas and dry gas?

Part 2: Knowledge Application

A field has been developed after drilling of a new exploration well. PVT analysis of its oil
gave the following fluid parameters function of pressure.

P (bar) Rs (scf/STB) Bo (m3/m3) Co (psi-1)

300.2 420 1.17 0.000008
250.1 420 1.18 0.000008
180.3 420 1.19 0.000008
134.0 420 1.20 0.000008
110.3 410 1.19 0.000008
89.6 295 1.14 0.000008
68.9 210 1.11 0.000008
48.3 147 1.08 0.000008
27.6 93 1.06 0.000008

1. Based on the above table, what is the saturation pressure (bubblepoint pressure)
2. With standing correlation chart given, estimate reservoir temperature assuming an oil
API gravity of 30 and gas gravity of 0.7 (Draw it on the chart and give it back with
copy)
3. With Beal correlation chart below, estimate dead oil viscosity
4. What is the oil viscosity at bubble point pressure?
5. What type of crude oil is it?