\mu_w(T, p) = 0.001 \cdot \mu_{w0}(T, p) \cdot \mu_r(T, m)
\ln \mu_{w0}(T, p) = \sum_{n = 1}^5 \, d_n \cdot T^{n-3} + \rho_w(T, p) \cdot \sum_{n = 6}^{10} \, d_n \, T^{n-8}
\ln \mu_r(T, m) = A \cdot m + B \cdot m^2 + C \cdot m^3
 A = a_0 + a_1 \, T + a_2 \, T^2



 B = b_0 + b_1 \, T + b_2 \, T^2
 C = c_0 + c_1 \, T 
 m = \frac{1,000 \cdot S}{M_{\mbox{NaCl}} \cdot (1-S)}


where

 

Dynamic viscosity  at temperature and pressure

Correction factor for salinity  (in g-mol/kg), frac


Pure (Salinity = 0) water density  at temperature and pressure

 

°K 

Temperature

 

Pressure

Water salinity

Salinity in salt concentration units

and

 





See Also


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