Oil correlations based on World wide oil samples.
Reference separator gas gravity | \displaystyle \gamma_{gs} = \gamma_g \, \left [ 1+ 5.912 \cdot 10^{-5} \, \gamma_{API} \, T \, \ln ( p_{sep} /114.7) \right] | |||
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Bubble point pressure | pb | \displaystyle p_b = \left[ \frac{R_{sb}}{c_1 \, \gamma_g \, \exp \left[ \frac{c_3 \, \gamma_{API}}{T+459.67} \right ]} \right]^{1/c_2} \gamma_{API} \leq 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 0.0362, \, c_2 = 1.0937, \ c_3 = 25.7240 \gamma_{API} > 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 0.0178, \, c_2 = 1.1870, \ c_3 = 23.9310 | ||
Rs | scf/stb | p ≤ pb | \displaystyle R_s(p, T) = c_1 \, \gamma_g \, p^{c_2} \, \exp \left[ \frac{c_3 \, \gamma_{API}}{T + 459.67} \right] \gamma_{API} \leq 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 0.0362, \, c_2 = 1.0937, \ c_3 = 25.7240 \gamma_{API} > 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 0.0178, \, c_2 = 1.1870, \ c_3 = 23.9310 | |
Bo | bbl/stb | p ≤ pb | \displaystyle B_o(p, T) = 1 + c_1 \, R_s(p, T) + (T-60) \, \left( \frac{\gamma_{API}}{\gamma_g} \right) \, \big[ c_2 +c_3 \, R_s(p) \big] \gamma_{API} \leq 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 4.677 · 10^{-4}, \, c_2 = 1.751· 10^{-5}, \ c_3 = -1.811· 10^{-8} \gamma_{API} > 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 4.670 · 10^{-4}, \, c_2 = 1.100 · 10^{-5}, \ c_3 = 1.337 · 10^{-9} | |
Bo | bbl/stb | p > pb | \displaystyle B_o(p, T) = B_{ob} \cdot \exp \left[ - A \cdot \ln \left( \frac{p}{p_b} \right) \right] A = c_1 + c_2 \, R_{sb} +c_3 \, T + c_4 \, \gamma_g + c_4\, \gamma_{API} c_1 = -1,433·10^{-5}, \ c_2 = 5·10^{-5}, \ c_3 = 17.2·10^{-5}, \ c_4 = -1,180·10^{-5}, \ c_5 = 12.61·10^{-5} | |
co | psi-1 | p > pb | \displaystyle c_o(p, T) = \frac{A}{p} A = c_1 + c_2 \, R_{sb} +c_3 \, T + c_4 \, \gamma_g + c_4\, \gamma_{API} c_1 = -1,433·10^{-5}, \ c_2 = 5·10^{-5}, \ c_3 = 17.2·10^{-5}, \ c_4 = -1,180·10^{-5}, \ c_5 = 12.61·10^{-5} | |
μo | cp | p > pb | \displaystyle \mu_o(p, T) = \mu_{ob} \cdot \left( \frac{p}{p_b} \right)^m, m=c_1 \cdot p^{c_2} \cdot \exp(c_3 + c_4 \, p) c_1 = 2.6, \ c_2 = 1.187, \ c_3 = -11.513, \ c_4 = -8.98 \cdot 10^{-5} |
where
Location | World-wide | |
p | psia | Fluid pressure |
T | °F | Initial formation temperature |
\gamma_{API} | °API | Oil API gravity |
\gamma_o | frac | Oil specific gravity |
\gamma_g | frac | Gas specific gravity |
p_{sep} | psig | |
T_{sep} | °F | Separator temperature |
p_b | psia | Bubble point pressure |
B_{ob} | bbl/stb | Formation volume factor at bubble point pressure pb |
\mu_{ob} | cp | oil viscosity at bubble point pressure pb |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Engineering / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Engineering (RE) / PVT correlations / Oil correlations