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For Example:
40 API → γ o = 0.825
o
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.2
Oil PVT Properties
ρ o, s.c. = γ o x ρ w, s.c.
ρ o, s.c . = γ ox(62.4) lbs cf
Surface density is a simulation input.
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.3
Density and Compressibility
ρo =
1
Bo
(
ρ o, sc + R s ρ g, sc )
Rs in ft3/ft3 or m3/m3
Compressibility particularly important
when pressure greater than bubble
point
cO ≈ ΔBO B O ΔP
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.4
Oil PVT Properties
6000
5000
Under-saturated
4000
Pressure
3000
Saturated
2000
1000
0
50 100 150 200 250 300
Temperature
(A)
Bob
Bo = Bbls Res space/Bbl tank oil
Boi
Bo1
Pa P1 Pb Pi
Pressure (psia)
(B)
Ro1
Pa P1 Pb Pi
Pressure (psia)
Pa P1 Pb Pi
Pressure (psia)
Oil viscosity
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.8
Oil PVT Properties
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.9
Why Correlations?
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.10
Oil Correlations
Require:
– API Oil Gravity
– Initial Solution Gas-Oil Ratio
– Reservoir Temperature
– Separator Gas Gravity, Temperature and
Pressure
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.11
Oil Correlations
Procedure: Continued
– Calculate the Saturated Oil viscosity below
Pbp (API, Tres, Rs)
– Calculate the Under- saturated Oil viscosity
above Pbp (Pres/Pbp)
Most Important
– Water density affects gravity segregation
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.14
Water PVT Properties
Less Important
– Water formation volume factor
(approximately 1.0)
– Dissolved gas-water ratio
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.15
Water Composition
Pure Water
– At standard conditions, specific gravity
(γw, pure) is 1.0 gm/cc
– At standard conditions, density is 62.4 lb/cf
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.16
Water Composition
Concentration of Solids
– “ppm” is grams solid per million grams of
brine
– “Wt % solids” is ppm / 10,000
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.18
Water Density
At Standard Conditions
ρw,s.c. = γw x 62.4 lb/scf
If know total dissolved solids then find
brine density at standard conditions
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.19
Water Density
76
74
Brine density at 14.7 psia and 60°F., lb/cu ft.
72
70
68
66
64
62
60
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.20
Water Compressibility
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.21
Water Viscosity
From lab
measurement or
correlation
Van Wingen plot
Page 3-82
Reservoir Engineering
Fluid Properties 3.3.22
Water Formation Volume Factor
temperature