Undersaturated oil formation volume factorBobbl/stbp > pb

where

c

bbl/stbFormation volume factor at bubble point pressure pb

psiaFluid pressure

°FInitial formation temperature

°APIOil API gravity

fracOil specific gravity

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