10.5.

13 Swelling Test
Topic Version 1 Published 12/09/2016 Topic Change History

For Standard PRODML v2.0

A swelling test is a PVT test that is used for characterization of gas injection EOR processes. In essence, a
swelling test is a series of constant composition expansion tests, in each of which an increasing amount of
particular injection gas is added to a reservoir oil sample at fixed temperature. In each expansion test,
saturation pressure and physical and transport properties of the mixture (density and viscosity) can be
determined. Swelling test data are used to optimize an equation-of-state model that properly represents phase
behavior of reservoir oil and injection gas mixture at different mixing ratios.

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