Actions for Petroleum reservoir fluid property correlations
Petroleum reservoir fluid property correlations / William D. McCain, Jr., John P. Spivey, Christopher P. Lenn
- Author
- McCain, William D., 1933-
- Published
- Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp., [2011]
- Copyright Date
- ©2011
- Physical Description
- x, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators
- Spivey, John Paul, 1955- and Lenn, Christopher P.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Evaluation Criteria -- Evaluation Procedures -- Comments -- Nomenclature -- 2.Properties of Reservoir Gases -- Gas Correlations -- Gas z-Factors -- Algebraic representations of the Standing-Katz graphical z-factor correlation -- Estimation of pseudocritical properties using gas specific gravities and nonhydrocarbon contents -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for gas z-factors based on gas specific gravities and nonhydrocarbon contents -- Recommended correlation equations/procedures for estimation of gas z-factors based on gas specific gravities and nonhydrocarbon contents -- Convergence of the trial-and-error correlation procedures -- Gas Densities and Pressure Gradients -- Gas Formation Volume Factors -- Gas Viscosities -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for gas viscosities -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of gas viscosities -- Coefficients of Isothermal Compressibility of Reservoir Gases -- Real Gas Pseudopressures -- Gas Properties at High Pressures and High Temperatures, HPHT -- Gas densities (z-factors) at HPHT -- Recommended correlation equations/procedures for estimation of gas z-factors at HPHT -- Gas viscosities at HPHT -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of gas viscosities at HPHT -- Nomenclature -- Latin -- Greek -- References -- 3.Properties of black oils -- Field Data for Use in Black Oil Correlations -- Solution gas-oil ratios at bubblepoint pressures from field data -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for solution gas-oil ratios at bubblepoint pressures from field data -- Weighted-average specific gravities of surface gases -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for weighted-average surface-gas specific gravities -- Bubblepoint Pressures at Reservoir Temperatures -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for bubblepoint pressures at reservoir temperatures -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of bubblepoint pressure at reservoir temperature -- Necessity of having correlations specific to a particular geographical area -- Solution Gas-Oil Ratios of Reservoir Oils -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for solution gas-oil ratios at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of solution gas-oil ratios at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Coefficients of Isothermal Compressibility of Reservoir Oils -- Coefficients of isothermal compressibility of oil at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for coefficients of isothermal compressibility of oil at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of coefficients of isothermal compressibility of oil at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Coefficients of isothermal compressibility of oil at pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for coefficients of isothermal compressibility at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of coefficients of isothermal compressibility of oil at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Densities of Reservoir Oils -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for reservoir oil densities at reservoir pressures equal to bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of reservoir oil densities at bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for reservoir oil densities at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of reservoir oil densities at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of the recommended equation for reservoir oil densities at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Oil Formation Volume Factors -- Oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressure equal to bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for oil formation volume factors at bubblepoint pressure -- Oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended equation for estimation of oil formation volume factors at pressures less than bubblepoint pressure -- Oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended equation for estimation of oil formation volume factors at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Viscosities of Reservoir Oils -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for reservoir oil viscosities at reservoir pressures equal to bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for reservoir oil viscosities at reservoir pressures equal to and less than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of reservoir oil viscosities at reservoir pressures equal to and less than bubblepoint pressure -- Evaluation of proposed correlation equations for reservoir oil viscosities at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Recommended correlation equations for estimation of reservoir oil viscosities at reservoir pressures greater than bubblepoint pressure -- Comments on reservoir oil viscosity correlation equations -- Free Gas in Reservoir at Reservoir Pressures Less Than Bubblepoint Pressure -- Evaluation of recommended correlation equation for specific gravity of free gas in the reservoir -- Nomenclature -- Latin -- Greek -- References -- 4.Properties of Oilfield Waters (brines) -- Brine Correlations -- Brine Density -- Volumetric properties database -- Comparison of correlations for brine density -- Coefficient of Isothermal Compressibility of Brine -- Brine compressibility database -- Comparison of correlations for brine compressibility -- Methane Solubility in Sodium Chloride Brines -- Methane solubility in sodium chloride brines database -- Comparison of methane solubility correlations -- Computing Properties of Oilfield Brines -- Density and compressibility of methane-free brine -- Methane solubility in sodium chloride brine -- Density of brine containing dissolved methane -- Compressibility of brine containing dissolved methane -- Formation volume factor of brine -- Solution gas-water ratio of methane in brine -- Brine Viscosity -- Brine viscosity database -- Comparison of correlations for brine viscosity -- Extrapolating beyond the range of experimental data -- Computing viscosity of oilfield brines -- Units Conversions -- Standard conversions -- Nonstandard conversions -- Nomenclature -- Latin -- Greek -- Subscripts -- References -- 5.Identification of Type of Reservoir Fluid -- Stock-Tank Liquid Gravity as an Indicator of Reservoir Fluid Type -- Stock-Tank Liquid Color as an Indicator of Reservoir Fluid Type -- Initial Producing Gas-Liquid Ratio as an Indicator of Reservoir Fluid Type -- Volatile oils and black oils -- Gas condensates and volatile oils -- Wet gases and gas condensates -- Dry gases -- Summation of use of initial producing gas-liquid ratio as an indicator of fluid type -- Composition of Heptanes Plus as an Indicator of Reservoir Fluid Type -- Volatile oils and black oils -- Gas condensates and volatile oils -- Dry gases -- Summation of use of heptanes plus composition as an indicator of fluid type -- Nomenclature -- References.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781593701871
159370187X - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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