CLASSIFICATION OF RESERVOIR

AND RESERVOIR FLUIDS

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 CLASSIFICATION OF RESERVOIR

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS ARE BROADLY CLASSIFIED AS OIL OR GAS RESERVOIRS.

THESE BROAD CLASSIFICATIONS ARE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED DEPENDING ON :
• THE COMPOSITION OF THE RESERVOIR HYDROCARBON MIXTURE
• INITIAL RESERVOIR PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
• PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF THE SURFACE PRODUCTION
 CLASSIFICATION OF RESERVOIR

Gas Reservoir

Oil Reservoir
 OIL RESERVOIR

Undersaturated Saturated Oil Gas Cap

Oil Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir
a. ORDINARY BLACK OIL
• LOW SHRINKAGE OIL
• VOLATILE CRUDE OIL
• NEAR CRITICAL CRUDE OIL
 GAS RESERVOIR

• RETROGRADE GAS CONDENSATE

• NEAR CRITICAL GAS CONDENSATE
• WET GAS
• DRY GAS
 RESERVOIR FLUIDS

• PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS ARE HYDROCARBONS AS HEAVY AS C200.

MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURES CONSISTING • A PARTICULAR C7+ COMPONENT WILL
PRIMARILY OF HYDROCARBONS. BELONG TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
• METHANE (CH4) IS THE SIMPLEST OF ALL COMPONENT CLASSES:
HYDROCARBONS, AND ALSO THE MOST
COMMON COMPONENT IN PETROLEUM
RESERVOIR FLUIDS
• PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS MAY CONTAIN
PROPERTIES OF RESERVOIR FLUIDS
 CLASSIFICATION OF RESERVOIR FLUIDS

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS MAY BE DIVIDED INTO:

• NATURAL GAS MIXTURES
• GAS CONDENSATE MIXTURES
• NEAR-CRITICAL MIXTURES OR VOLATILE OILS
• BLACK OILS
• HEAVY OILS