Gas Field Engineering (PDB4013)

May 2017 Semester

Tutorial -01 Solution

Total Marks 10

Name of Student:Student ID:

1. A natural gas has the following composition. Calculate apparent molecular weight, weight
fraction, specific gravity, and compressibility factor for the following gas composition at
operating pressure 2050 psia and temperature 105F.
(4 Marks)
Pci
Component yi Mi Tci ( R ) (psia)
N2 0.03 28.01 239.26 507.5
CO2 0.0175 44.01 547.58 1071
CH4 0.848 16.043 343 666.4
C2H6 0.0591 30.07 549.59 706.5
C3H8 0.023 44.097 665.73 616
i-C4H10 0.0058 58.123 734.13 527.9
n-C4H10 0.005 58.123 765.29 550.6
i-C5H12 0.0035 72.15 828.77 490.4
n-C5H12 0.002 72.15 845.47 488.6
n-C6H14 0.0033 86.177 913.27 436.9
n-C7H16 0.0028 100.204 972.37 396.8

Solution:
 Component yi Mi Tci ( R ) Pci (psia) yiMi yiTci yiPci
N2 0.03 28.01 239.26 507.5 0.8403 7.1778 15.225
CO2 0.0175 44.01 547.58 1071 0.770175 9.58265 18.7425
CH4 0.848 16.043 343 666.4 13.60446 290.864 565.1072
C2H6 0.0591 30.07 549.59 706.5 1.777137 32.48077 41.75415
C3H8 0.023 44.097 665.73 616 1.014231 15.31179 14.168
i-C4H10 0.0058 58.123 734.13 527.9 0.337113 4.257954 3.06182
n-C4H10 0.005 58.123 765.29 550.6 0.290615 3.82645 2.753
i-C5H12 0.0035 72.15 828.77 490.4 0.252525 2.900695 1.7164
n-C5H12 0.002 72.15 845.47 488.6 0.1443 1.69094 0.9772
n-C6H14 0.0033 86.177 913.27 436.9 0.284384 3.013791 1.44177
n-C7H16 0.0028 100.204 972.37 396.8 0.280571 2.722636 1.11104
1 19.59582 373.8295 666.0581
Specific
grav 0.675718

P psia Ppr psia T(F) T(R) Tpr ( R ) Z i

2050 3.07781 105 565 1.511384 0.775 0.042882
0.039303
0.694254
0.09069
0.051758
0.017203
0.01483
0.012887
0.007364
0.014512
0.014318
1

2. Five pounds of propane are placed in a vessel at 100F and 70 psia. Calculate the volume
of the gas assuming an ideal gas behaviour.
(0.5 Mark)

Solution:
 mass P MW (lb/lb- R (psi.cuft/(lb-
(lb) T(F) T(R) (psia) mol) C3H8 n (lb-mol) mol.R) V (cuft)
5 100 560 70 44 0.113636 10.73 9.754545

3. Using the data given in No.2, calculate the density of propane.

(0.5 Mark)

Solution:

MW
mas P (lb/lb R
s T(F (psia -mol) (psi.cuft/(l density
(lb) ) T(R) ) C3H8 n (lb-mol) b-mol.R) V (cuft) z (lbm/cuft)
0.11363636 9.75454545 0.51258154
5 100 560 70 44 4 10.73 5 1 7

4. A gas well is producing gas with a specific gravity of 0.63 at a rate of 1.2 MMscf/D. The
average reservoir pressure and temperature are 1,400 psi and 160F. Calculate:

a) Apparent molecular weight of the gas (0.5 Mark)

b) Flow rate in lb/day (0.5 Mark)

Solution

a. = 29 = 18.27

1400 18.27
b. = 10.73 psi.cuft/(lbmol.R 620 R = 3.84 /

Because 1 lb-mol of any ideal gas occupies 379.4 scf at standard conditions, then the
daily number of moles that the gas well is producing can be calculated from:
1.2 106
= = 3169.57 /
379.4

Determine the daily mass of the gas produced:

= = 3169.57 18.27 = 57908.08 /

No.4a
q Mair
(MMscfd P (lb/lb- Ma (lb/lb-
specific gravity ) (psia) T ( F ) mol) mol)
0.63 1.2 1400 160 29 18.27

No.4b
q Mair density
(MMscfd P (lb/lb- Ma (lb/lb- (lb/cuft)
specific gravity ) (psia) T ( R ) mol) mol)
0.63 1.2 1400 620 29 18.27 3.844813

GFE week 2 part 1 slide

33 (Avogadro law)
Because 1 lb-mole of an
ideal gas occupies 378.6
cuft at standard
condition
Ma
V Mole rate (lb/lb-
q (MMscfd) q (scfd) (cuft) (lb-mol/D) mol) q (lb/D)
378. 3169.57210 57908.0824
1.2 1200000 6 8 18.27 1

5. A gas well is producing a natural gas with the following composition:

(3 Marks)

Component yi
CO2 0.05
CH4 0.83
C2H6 0.1
C3H8 0.02
 Assuming an ideal gas behavior, calculate:

a) Apparent molecular weight

b) Specific gravity
c) Gas density at 1850 psia and 125F
d) Specific volume at 1850 psia and 125F

Solution:

Component yi Mi (lb/lb-
mol) yiMi
CO2 0.04 44 1.76
CH4 0.83 16 13.28
C2H6 0.1 30 3
C3H8 0.03 44 1.32
1 19.36

Ma (lb/lb- Mair (lb/lb- Specific

mol) mol) gravity
19.36 29 0.667586207

P (psia) T(F) T(R) R (psi.cuft/(lb-mol.R) z

1850 125 585 10.73 1

density
(lb/cuft) specific volume (cuft/lb)
5.705865016 0.175258264

6. If volume is measured in cubic cm, pressure in kPa, temperature in degrees of Kelvin, and
moles in moles, evaluate the gas constant for this system of units.
(0.5 Mark)

Solution:
V P T n R
cm3 kPa K mol kPa.cm3/(mol.K)

7. Four pounds of methane are placed in a tank at 60oF. If the pressure on the tank is 100 psia,
what is the volume of the tank?
(0.5 Mark)

MW (lb/lb- n (lb-
m (lb) mol) T(F) T(R) P (psia) mol) R (psi.cuft/(lb-mol.R) V (cuft)
4 16 60 520 100 0.25 10.73 13.949