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Chart Oil correlations based on USA samples. The corresponding regression equations are later found in Standing.


Dead oil viscosity

μocpp > pb

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

\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






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