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Oil Correlations
Oil Correlations
Subtopics: Vasquez and Beggs (Generally Applicable) Al-Marhoun 1985 (Saudi Arabian Oil) Beggs and Robinson De Ghetto et al. (Heavy and Extra-Heavy Oils) Glaso (North Sea Oil) Hanafy et al. (Egyptian Oil) Khan et al. (Saudi Arabian Oil) Ng and Egbogah Petrosky and Farshad (Gulf of Mexico) Standing (California Oil) Velarde et al. (Reduced Variable Approach) Oil Correlation Limits
Compressibility Saturated
Compressibility Undersaturated
Coefficient o 30o API o > 30o API A1 A2 A3 C1 C2 C3 0.0362 1.0937 25.7240 0.0362 1.0937 25.7240 0.0178 1.1870 23.9310 0.0178 1.1870 23.9310
The oil compressibility used in this equation is obtained from the Vasquez and Beggs correlation.
Viscosity
where:
Persian Gulf. When comparing published correlations, De Ghetto et al. decided that the Vasquez and Beggs correlation estimated the oil formation volume factor with minimal error, and therefore no further modification was needed. Note that in contrast with other correlations, the De Ghetto et al. correlation requires the pressure and temperature at the separator.
where: A1, A2, and A3 are Vasquez and Beggs constants for API 30 o: A1 = 4.677*10-4 A2 = 1.751*10-5 A3 = -1.811*10-8
Compressibility Saturated
Compressibility Undersaturated
Viscosity Saturated
Viscosity Undersaturated
where: A1, A2, and A3 are Vasquez and Beggs constants for API 30 o: A1 = 4.677*10-4 A2 = 1.751*10-5 A3 = -1.811*10-8
Compressibility - Saturated
Compressibility Undersaturated
Viscosity Saturated
Viscosity Undersaturated
Note: The oil compressibility used in this equation is obtained from the Vasquez and Beggs correlation.
Rs = 0 when p 157.28
Density Saturated
Density Undersaturated
Compressibility Saturated
Note: This equation uses the Vasquez and Beggs correlation.
Compressibility Undersaturated
Oil Viscosity
where:
p > pb
p < pb
Ng and Egbogah
The Ng and Egbogah correlation contains two methods for calculating dead oil viscosity using a modified Beggs and Robinson viscosity correlation and a correlation that uses the pour point temperature. Pour point temperature is the lowest temperature at which the oil is observed to flow when cooled and examined under conditions prescribed in ASTM D97. The purpose of introducing the pour point temperature into the correlation is to reflect the chemical composition of crude oil into the viscosity correlation. To obtain the viscosity for live oils, the dead oil correlations are used with the Beggs and Robinson viscosity correlation. The data used to derive the correlations was taken from the Reservoir Fluids Analysis Laboratory of AGAT Engineering Ltd., using a total of 394 oil systems.
Dead Oil
where:
where:
Compressibility Saturated
Compressibility Undersaturated
The oil compressibility used in this equation is obtained from the Vasquez and Beggs correlation.
Once this initial value is known, po is calculated through a 10 step iteration process using the following equations. The values from the ninth and tenth iterations are averaged to yield a final value for po.
The oil compressibility used in this equation is obtained from the Vasquez and Beggs correlation. Note: All pressures in the above equations are measured in psia.
Correlation Limits
Variable Rs Correlation Limits pbp Correlation Limits T pb Bob 70 - 307 oF 106 - 5312 psia 1.040 - 2.082 bbl/stb 74 - 327 oF 70 - 6700 psia N/A 10 - 1870 scf/stb 0.556 - 1.367 12 - 55 oAPI
Al-Marhoun 1985 (Saudi 75 - 240 Arabian Oil) De Ghetto et al. (Heavy and Extra-Heavy Oils) Glaso (North Sea Oil) Hanafy et al. (Egyptian 131.4 250.7 80 - 280 1038.49 1038.49 7411.54 400 - 4000
Oil) Khan et al. (Saudi Arabian Oil) Ng and Egbogah Petrosky and Farshad (Gulf of Mexico Oil)
7411.54 75 - 240 70 - 295 114 - 288 1700 10692 1574 6523 1.1178 1.6229 217 - 1406 20 - 1425 14.7 - 5015 107 - 4315 24 - 1901
Standing (California Oil) 60 - 260 (pbp) 100 - 260 (Bo) Vasquez and Beggs (Generally Applicable) Velarde et al. (Reduced Variable Approach) See Velarde et al 140.7 9514.7
See Velarde et al
See Velarde et al
See Velarde et al
Correlation Al-Marhoun 1985 (Saudi Arabian Oil) De Ghetto et al. (Heavy and Extra-Heavy Oils) Glaso (North Sea Oil) Hanafy et al. (Egyptian Oil) Khan et al. (Saudi Arabian Oil) Ng and Egbogah Petrosky and Farshad (Gulf of Mexico Oil) Standing (California Oil) Vasquez and Beggs (Generally Applicable) Velarde et al. (Reduced Variable Approach)
gg
o (cp)
os (cp)
od (cp)
0.752 - 1.367 14.3 - 44.6 0.623 - 1.517 6 - 22.3 0.65 - 1.276 22.3 - 48.1 2.4 354.6 0.119 106.6 0.13 - 71 0.13 77.4 5 - 58 0.5781 0.8519 0.5 - 1.5 16.3 - 45 16.5 - 63.8 2.1 295.9 7.7 1386.9
Correlation
Tsp (oF)
psp (psia)
Correlation
o (g/cm3)
ob (g/cm3)