Oil correlations based on Middle Eastern oil samples.

Bubble point pressurepbpsia


Saturated gas solubility


Rsscf/stbp ≤ pb


Saturated oil formation volume factor

Bobbl/stbp ≤ pb

,


where

LocationMiddle East

psiaFluid pressure

°FInitial formation temperature

°APIOil API gravity

fracOil specific gravity

fracGas specific gravity

scf/stb


See Also


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

References


Al-Marhoun, Muhammad Ali. "PVT Correlations for Middle East Crude Oils." J Pet Technol 40 (1988): 650–666. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/13718-PA