Differential vaporisation

• Objective : To generate PVT data below bubble points

• This type of liberation is characterized by a varying composition of the
total hydrocarbon system.
• The experimental data obtained:
1. Amount of gas in solution as function of pressure
2. The shrinkage in oil volume as a function of pressure
3. Density of remaining oil as function of pressure
• Considered to be the representative of gas-liquid separation process
in reservoir below bubble point
• Flash liberation is considered to take place between reservoir and
through the separator
• To obtain oil formation factor and GOR that can be used to predict the
behaviour of reservoir when pressure drop below bubble point
Procedure
• The test is carried out on reservoir oil samples and involve charging a
visual PVT cell with a liquid sample at bubble point pressure and at
reservoir pressure
• The pressure is reduced in steps, usually 10 to 15 pressure levels, and
all the liberated gas is removed and its volume is measured at
standard conditions
• The volume of remaining oil VL is measured at each pressure level
• Final stage is reduced the cell to 60 F keeping pressure at atmospheric
pressure. Final oil volume is measured as residual oil.
Parameters
Calculation of Bod, differential oil volume factor
• The above procedure is continued to atmospheric atmosphere where
oil remaining is measured and converted to standard condition, 60⁰F
(Vsc)
• Bod are calculated by dividing the recorded oil volumes VL by volume
residual oil , Vsc
Calculation of Rsd and Btd
• Rsd, the differential solution gas oil ratio is calculated by dividing the
volume of gas in solution by residual oil volume.
• Rsdb, differential gas oil ratio at the bubble point pressure
• Btd, relative total volume calculated from
Calculation of Z and Bg
• Gas deviation z-factor of liberated solution gas at the specific pressure
is calculated from recorded gas volume measurement as

• Psc = standard pressure, ⁰R

• Tsc = standard temperature, psia
• P = pressure, psia
• T= temperature, ⁰R
• Gas formation volume ,Bg

• Bg= gas formation volume

• Psc = standard pressure, ⁰R
• Tsc = standard temperature, psia
• P = pressure, psia
• T= temperature, ⁰R