Chart Oil correlations based on USA samples.
The corresponding regression equations are found in Standing (1981).
Dead oil viscosity | μod | cp | p > pb | | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | --uriencoded--\displaystyle \mu_%7Bod%7D(T) = \left( c_1 + c_2 \, \gamma_%7BAPI%7D%5e%7Bc_3%7D \right) \left( \frac%7Bc_4%7D%7BT+c_5%7D \right)%5eX |
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| body | --uriencoded--\log_%7B10%7D X = c_6 + \frac%7Bc_7%7D%7B\gamma_%7BAPI%7D%7D |
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| body | --uriencoded--c_1 = 0.32, \ c_2 = 1.8 \cdot 10%5e7, \ c_3 = - 4.53, \ c_4 =360, \ c_5 = -260, \ c_6 = 0.43, \ c_7 = 8.33 |
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Undersaturated oil viscosity | μo | cp | p > pb | | LaTeX Math Inline |
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| body | --uriencoded--\displaystyle \mu_o(p) = \mu_%7Bob%7D + c_1 \, (p-p_b) \, \big [ c_2 \, \mu_%7Bob%7D%5e%7Bc_3%7D + c_4 \, \mu_%7Bob%7D%5e%7Bc_5%7D \big ] |
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| body | c_1 = 0.001, \ c_2 = 0.024, \ c_3 = 1.6, \ c_4 = 0.038, \ c_5 = 0.56 |
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where
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
