TP ON DU KH VIT NAM

TRNG I HC DU KH VIT
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Constant-Composition Expansion
Test (CCE)
Group CCE : Vu Van Long (Leader)
Vu Xuan Van
Nguyen Quang Khai
Tran Phuong
Nguyen Van Thu
Nguyen Ba Hoang Linh
Tran Xuan Truong

Lecturer : Nguyen Viet Khoi Nguyen, MSc.

PVT Overview
PVT represents the behaviour of hydrocarbon reservoir fluids (i.e.,

oil, gas, water) during life of the field, as well as effect of changes in
temperature and pressure during fluid transfer from reservoir to
surface/processing facilities.
Routine PVT studies normally cover the following laboratory test:

1. Compositional analysis of the system

2. Constant-composition expansion
3. Differential liberation (vaporization) test
4. Separator tests
5. Constant-volume depletion
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Constant-Composition Expansion
Purpose:
- Saturation pressure (bubble-point and dew-point pressure)
- Isothermal compressibility coefficients of the single-phasefluid in excess of saturation pressure
- Compressibility factors of the gas phase
- Pressure-Volume relations of these hydrocarbons ( Vhc=F(P) )
Object:
- Gas condensate
- Crude oil

Comparison
Characteristic

Constantcomposition
expansion

Differential
liberation test

Separator test Constant-volume

depletion

Primary
purpose

Determine
pressurevolume
relation

Describe the
Determine the
separation process changes in
in reservoir
the volumetric
behavior of
the reservoir
fluid.

Object

Gas
Gas condensate
condensate
and crude oil
and crude oil

Original oil

Gas condensate and

volatile oil

Condition of
Simulation

P>Pi
T=Treservoir

P=Pb
T=Treservoir

P=Pb
T=Treservoir

P=Pd
T=Treservoir

Measured
parameters

Relative
volume
(Vrel); Oil

factor
Bod, Btd, Z, Bg

Volume factor Cumulative volume of

Boffb, Rsfb,
produced gas (Gp), zd, zi,
Solution gas-oil sl, np, z
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Provides a variety of
useful important
information needed in
reservoir engineering
calculations.

Process CCE

Process CCE

Correcting CCE Data

Psat P
Y-function: Y
P (Vrel 1)
Psat: saturation pressure, psia
p:
pressure, psia
Vrel: relative volume at pressure p

Y a bP

Correcting CCE Data

Saturation pressure
Pressure at which vapor and liquid are in equilibrium. For

oils, equal to the bubble point. For condensates, the dew

point.
Bubble-point pressure: In their original condition, reservoir

oils include some natural gas in solution. The pressure at

which this natural gas begins to come out of solution and
form bubbles.
Dew-point pressure: The pressure at which liquids begin to

condense from the vapor phase in a gas stream.

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Saturation pressure

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Isothermal Compressibility Coefficients

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Isothermal Compressibility Coefficients

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Determine gas compressibility

Caculate the comprsessibility factor a t pressure p (z) from the

compressibility at pressure p (z):

If the compressibility factor is measured at dew-point Pd:

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Determine gas compressibility

Problem: Calculate the deviation factor at pressure above dew

point ?

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Determine gas compressibility

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Determine gas compressibility

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Total hydrocarbon volume

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Determine density at any pressure

Above pubble point pressure:

Below pubble point pressure:

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