Bo | \displaystyle B_o = c_1 + c_2 \cdot \left[ R_{sb} \left( \frac{\gamma_g}{\gamma_o} \right)^{c_4} + c_3 T \right]^{c_5} | c_1 = 0.972, \ c_2 = 1.47 \cdot 10^{-4}, \ c_3 = 1.25, \ c_4 = 0.5, \ c_5 = 1.175 |
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where
B_o | bbl/stb | Oil formation volume factor |
R_{sb} | scf/stb | Solution GOR |
\gamma_o | frac | Oil specific gravity |
frac | Gas specific gravity | |
T | F | Initial formation temperature |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Engineering / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Engineering (RE) / PVT correlations / Oil correlations