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Saturated oil formation volume factor


Bobbl/stbp ≤ pb

\displaystyle B_o(p, T) = 1 + c_1 \, R_s(p, T) + (T-60) \, \left( \frac{\gamma_{API}}{\gamma_g} \right) \, \big[ c_2 +c_3 \, R_s(p, T) \big]

\gamma_{API} \leq 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 4.677 · 10^{-4}, \, c_2 = 1.751· 10^{-5}, \ c_3 = -1.811· 10^{-8}

\gamma_{API} > 30 \ {\rm API} : \quad c_1 = 4.670 · 10^{-4}, \, c_2 = 1.100 · 10^{-5}, \ c_3 = 1.337 · 10^{-9}

where

p

psiaFluid pressure

T

°FInitial formation temperature

\gamma_{API}

°APIOil API gravity

\gamma_o

fracOil specific gravity

\gamma_g

fracGas specific gravity

See Also


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

[ Vasquez-Beggs (1980) oil correlations ]

References


Vasquez, M., and H.D. Beggs. "Correlations for Fluid Physical Property Prediction." J Pet Technol 32 (1980): 968–970, doi.org/10.2118/6719-PA


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