PNGE 333/591

SPRING 2014

Homework 1-Solution
1. The following PVT data are available from an oil reservoir:
Rs
SCF/ST
B
1700
1.265
0.00132
540
1500
1.241
0.00150
490
1300
1.214
0.00175
440
The reservoir contains 15 million STB of oil at discovery pressure
of 1700 psia
P
psia

Bo
Bg
RB/STB RB/SCF

A) What is the volume of the oil initially in the reservoir in RB?

SolutionMethod
Bo

Vo
, RB/STB Vo p ,RB Vo STB Bo p
Vo ST

Results

Vo 1700 15 106 STB

1.265

RB
6
18.975 10 RB
STB

SolutionMethod
Rs

g SCF

Vo STB

Vg p ,SCF Vo STB Rs p

Results

B)

g 1700

SCF

,SCF 15 106 STB 540 8.1 109 SCF

STB

How

many
of gas is in the solution initially in the reservoir?

SCF

C) How many SCF of gas is released when the pressure

declines from 1700 to 1300 psia?
SolutionMethod

Released Vo STB Rs p Rs p , SCF

1
2

Results
g SCF

g SCF

Released 15 106 STB 540 440 1.5 109 SCF

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Homework 1-Solution
D) What is the volume of the released gas in part (C) in
RB?

SolutionMethod
Bg

V
V

g RB

g SCF

, RB/SCF Vg RB Vg SCF Bg

Results

g RB

1.5 109 SCF 0.00175 2.625 106 RB

E) What is the total oil and the released gas volume in RB

when the pressure declines from 1700 to 1500 psia?
SolutionMethod

Vo RB Vo STB Bo
Vg RB Released Vo STB Rsi Rs Bg
Vtotal Vo RB Vg RB Vo STB Bo Rsi Rs Bg

Vo STB Bt

Results
Vtotal 15 106 1.241 540 490 0.0015 19.74 106 RB

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Homework 1-Solution
2.

Given the following analysis of a natural gas:

Compon
ent
C1
C2
C3
iC4
nC4
iC5
nC5
C6
C7+

Mol %

85.00
8.00
4.40
0.80
0.60
0.22
0.20
0.18
0.60
C7+ =
MC7+ = 120
0.80
Compute z-factor, viscosity, and compressibility at 1800
psia and 80oF

A. SolutionMethod
1. Determine Ppc , TpC for C7+ from Chart 2-10 on page 2-13.
2. Calculate Pc , TC , and Ma using equations below and the values in Table 2-2 on page 2-13.
n

ppc yi pci ,
i 1

Tpc yT
i ci ,
i 1

Ma yM
i i
i 1

3. Calculate PR and TR using the equations below:

ppr p ppc and Tpr T,o F 460 Tpc

4. Read:

A z-factor from Chart 2-9 on page 2-12

B cRTR from Chart 2-11 on page 2-15
C 1 from the chart 2-12 on page 2-16
D /1 from the chart 2-13 on page2-16
5. Calculate , and cg using the equations below:
cg

cRTR
and 1 / 1
ppc

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Homework 1-Solution
B.CalculationsandResults:

Compon
ent

Mole
Fraction

TC, oR

CH4

0.85000

343.3

C2H6

0.08000

549.8

C3H8

0.04400

666.0

i-C4H10

0.00800

734.7

5.8776

529.1

n-C4H10

0.00600

765.3

4.5918

550.7

i-C5H12

0.00220

829.8

1.8256

483.0

n-C5H12

0.00200

845.6

1.6912

489.5

C6H14

0.00180

914.0

1.6452

439.7

C7+

0.00600

1098

6.6300

429

SUM

1.00000

yTC
291.80
5
43.984
0
29.304
0

387

PC,
psia
673.1
708.3
617.4

yPC
572.1
35
56.66
4
27.16
56
4.232
8
3.304
2
1.062
6
0.979
0.791
5
2.628
668.7

Ppr

1800/668.7

2.69

Tpr

(80+460)/387

1.40

yM

16.04

13.6
3

30.07

2.41

44.10

1.94

58.12

0.46

58.12

0.35

72.15

0.14

72.15

0.13

86.18

0.16

120.
00

0.72
19.9
7

 A z=0.73 fromChart 2-9 on page 2-12

B cRTR 0.6 from Chart 2-11 on page 2-15
C 1 0.001 cp fromthe chart 2-12 on page 2-16
D 1 1.7 from the chart 2-13 on page 2-16
cg

cr
cT
0.60
RR
6.4110-4 psi-1
Ppc Ppc TR (668.7)(1.4)

1 0.001 1.7 0.017 cp

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Homework 1-Solution
3. A 10-ft3 tank contains natural gas with the composition
given in problem 2. After removing 200 SCF from the
tank, the pressure and temperature drop to 1800 psia
and 80oF. Determine the how many moles of gas were in
the tank originally.

SolutionMethod :
ni nf nremoved

PV znRT n

nf

PV

zRT

Pf Vtank
zf RT

nremoved

Psc VSCF
zsc RTsc

ni

Pf Vtank
zf RT

Psc VSCF
zsc RTsc

Results:
ni

1800 10
1473
. 200

425
. 053
. 474
.
073
. 10732
. 80 460 1 10732
. 60 460