μo | cp | p > pb |
\displaystyle \mu_{od}(T) = \left( c_1 + c_2 \, \gamma_{API}^{c_3} \right) \left( \frac{c_4}{T+c_5} \right)^a | |
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μo | cp | p > pb |
\displaystyle \mu_o(p) = \mu_{ob} + c_1 \, (p-p_b) \, \big [ c_2 \, \mu_{ob}^{c_3} + c_4 \, \mu_{ob}^{c_5} \big ] |
where
\mu_{ob} | cp | oil viscosity at bubble point pressure pb |
T | °F | Fluid temperature |
p | psia | Fluid pressure |
p_b | psia | Bubble point pressure |
\gamma_{API} | °API | Oil API gravity |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Engineering / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Engineering (RE) / PVT correlations / Oil correlations