Oil formation volume factor (Bo) | |
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\displaystyle B_o = c_1 + c_2 \cdot \left[ c_6 \cdot R_{sb} \left( \frac{\gamma_g}{\gamma_o} \right)^{c_4} + c_3 (T-32) \right]^{c_5} | c_1 = 0.972, \ c_2 = 1.47 \cdot 10^{-4}, \ c_3 = 0.695, \ c_4 = 0.5, \ c_5 = 1.175, \ c_6 = 0.1781076 |
where
B_o | Oil formation volume factor | |
R_{sb} | RV/SV | Solution GOR |
\gamma_o | frac | Oil specific gravity |
\gamma_g | frac | Gas specific gravity |
T | °C | Initial formation temperature |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Engineering / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Engineering (RE) / PVT correlations / Oil correlations