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RESERVOIR FLUID
BEHAVIOR
• Critical pressure, pc
• Critical temperature, Tc
• Critical volume, Vc
• Critical compressibility factor, zc
• Acentric factor, T
• Molecular weight, M
There are several correlations that are developed to estimate the oil
compressibility at pressures above the bubble-point pressure, i.e.,
undersaturated crude oil system. Three of these correlations are presented
below:
• The Vasquez-Beggs correlation
• The Petrosky-Farshad correlation
• McCain’s correlation
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METHODS OF CALCULATING VISCOSITY OF THE DEAD OIL
• Beal’s correlation
• The Beggs-Robinson correlation
• Glaso’s correlation
METHODS OF CALCULATING THE SATURATED OIL
VISCOSITY
• The Chew-Connally correlation
• The Beggs-Robinson correlation
METHODS OF CALCULATING THE VISCOSITY OF THE
UNDERSATURATED OIL
The Vasquez-Beggs Correlation
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Surface/Interfacial Tension
The surface tension is defined as the force exerted on the
boundary layer between a liquid phase and a vapor phase per
unit length. This force is caused by differences between the
molecular forces in the vapor phase and those in the liquid phase,
and also by the imbalance of these forces at the interface. The
surface can be measured in the laboratory and is unusually
expressed in dynes per centimeter. The surface tension is an
important property in reservoir engineering calculations and
designing enhanced oil recovery projects.
Sugden (1924)
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Surface/Interfacial Tension
Fanchi (1985)
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Surface/Interfacial Tension
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Example 2-35
The composition of a crude oil and the associated equilibrium gas
is given below. The reservoir pressure and temperature are 4,000
psia and 160°F, respectively.
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PROPERTIES OF RESERVOIR WATER
Water Formation Volume Factor
Water Viscosity
Gas Solubility in Water
Water Isothermal Compressibility
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