Oil correlations based on California oil samples.

Bubble point pressure pbpsia


Saturated gas solubilityRsscf/stbp ≤ pb


Saturated oil formation volume factor

Bobbl/stbp ≤ pb


where

LocationCalifornia

psiaFluid pressure

°FInitial formation temperature

°APIOil API gravity

fracOil specific gravity

fracGas specific gravity


See Also


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


References


Standing, Marshall B., and Donald L. Katz. "Density of Natural Gases." Trans. 146 (1942): 140–149, doi.org/10.2118/942140-G