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Chart Oil correlations based on USA samples.

The corresponding regression equations are found in Standing (1981).


Dead oil viscosity

μodcpp > pb

\displaystyle \mu_{od}(T) = \left( c_1 + c_2 \, \gamma_{API}^{c_3} \right) \left( \frac{c_4}{T+c_5} \right)^X
\log_{10} X = c_6 + \frac{c_7}{\gamma_{API}}

c_1 = 0.32, \ c_2 = 1.8 \cdot 10^7, \ c_3 = - 4.53, \ c_4 =360, \ c_5 = -260, \ c_6 = 0.43, \ c_7 = 8.33


Undersaturated oil viscosity

μocpp > pb

\displaystyle \mu_o(p) = \mu_{ob} + c_1 \, (p-p_b) \, \big [ c_2 \, \mu_{ob}^{c_3} + c_4 \, \mu_{ob}^{c_5} \big ]

c_1 = 0.001, \ c_2 = 0.024, \ c_3 = 1.6, \ c_4 = 0.038, \ c_5 = 0.56

where

Location

California/ Mid-Continent

\mu_{ob}

cpoil viscosity at bubble point pressure pb

T

°FFluid temperature

p

psiaFluid pressure

p_b

psiaBubble point pressure

\gamma_{API}

°APIOil API gravity

See Also


Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Engineering / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Engineering (RE) / PVT correlations / Oil correlations


References


Beal, C., 1946. The viscosity of air, water, natural gas, crude oils and its associated gases at oil field temperatures and pressures. Trans. AIME 165, 94–112

Standing, Marshall Burton. Volumetric and phase behavior of oil field hydrocarbon systems. Society of petroleum engineers of AIME, 1981






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