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Undersaturated oil viscosity

μocpp > pb

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle B\mu_o(p, T) = B\mu_%7Bob%7D \cdot \exp \left[ - A \cdot \ln \left( \frac%7Bp%7D%7Bp_b%7D \right) \right]
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body--uriencoded--A = c_1 + c_2 \, R_%7Bsb%7D +c_3 \, T + c_1 \, (p-p_b) \, \big [ c_2 \, \mu_%7Bob%7D%5e%7Bc_3%7D + c_4 \, \gammamu_g + c%7Bob%7D%5e%7Bc_4\, \gamma_%7BAPI%7D5%7D \big ]

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body--uriencoded--c_1 = -1,433·10%5e%7B-5%7D0.001, \ c_2 = 5·10%5e%7B-5%7D0.024, \ c_3 = 171.2·10%5e%7B-5%7D6, \ c_4 = -1,180·10%5e%7B-5%7D, 0.038, \ c_5 = 120.61·10%5e%7B-5%7D56

where

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ppsiaFluid pressure

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gamma

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%7BAPI%7D

%7Bob%7D

°APIOil API gravity
cpoil viscosity at bubble point pressure pb

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\gamma_ofracOil specific gravity

p

psiaFluid pressure

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\gamma

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g

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fracGas specific gravity
psiaBubble point pressure

See Also

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

[Vasquez-Beggs (1980 Beal (1946) oil correlations ]

References

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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

Standing, Marshall Burton. Volumetric and phase behavior of oil field hydrocarbon systems. Society of petroleum engineers of AIME, 1981Vasquez, M., and H.D. Beggs. "Correlations for Fluid Physical Property Prediction." J Pet Technol 32 (1980): 968–970, doi.org/10.2118/6719-PA