Oil & Gas: Self-Study

Module 1
University of Edinburgh
Oil & Gas Systems
Engineering
TBP Curve (Saudi Heavy
Crude Oil)

2
API Curve (Saudi Heavy
Crude Oil)

3
Sulfur Content (Saudi Heavy Crude Oil)
Problem 1: Estimating avg.
temperatures

5
Problem 1: Maxwell correlation
factors Differentials to be added to VABP for evaluating MABP
400 F 600 F

T. 1: T. 2: T. 3:
MEABP WABP MABP
2.010
3.837
5.478
7.672
9.683
11.878
14.072
16.452
11.360
12.729 18.647
14.552 21.212
16.377
18.428 23.960
20.252 26.523
22.306
24.587
29.457
26.410 32.390
29.151
35.693
31.205
33.716 38.811
36.456
42.483
38.968
41.938 46.156
44.449 50.011
47.419
49.932 53.868
53.360 58.093
56.559
62.318
67.099
71.878
76.658
82.175
87.508
6
93.027
Problem 1: Estimating avg.
temperatures

(MEABP)

7
Problem 1: Estimating avg.
temperatures

(WABP)

(MABP)

8
 Pseudo-components
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equal triangle areas

(Phys. Property)

9
(Crude Fraction)
Problem 2: Estimation of crude oil
API, S
 Problem 2: Estimation of crude oil API,
S heavy crude oil; compare with literature v
mate the average PI and sulphur (%S) of Saudi

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Problem 2: Estimation of crude oil API,
S