Part of the hydrocarbon that condenses to a liquid after being cooledLow-density alkanes liquids that usually stay gaseous in subsurface reservoir and condensate on the way up when reaching a dew point.
The usual composition is C5 to C8 and an API gravity is >40. pentane (C5) to octane (C8) with specific gravity 0.7 ÷ 0.88 (70 ÷ 29 °API ).
May include minor organic and inorganic chemical substances.
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