Topic: Behavior of Gas

Lecture- (13-14)
 Introduction

 A gas is a homogeneous fluid

 No definite volume
 Completely fills the vessel in which it is contained
 Behavior vital to petroleum engineers
 Simple gas laws straightforward
 Hydrocarbon gases at reservoir conditions are more
complicated.
Ideal Gases
Ideal Gas
Law
Ideal Equation of State
 Avogadro’s Law

• Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure equal volumes

of all ideal gases contain the same number of molecules.
• That is; one molecular weight of any ideal gas occupies the same
volume as the molecular weight of another ideal gas.
• 2.73 x 1026 molecules/lb.mole of ideal gas
• One lb.mol of methane CH4 = 16 lb.
• One kg.mole of methane CH4 = 16 kg
Standard Conditions
Density of an Ideal
Gas
 Apparent
Molecular Weight
Specific Gravity of a Gas
 Correction
Factor for
Natural Gases
Compressibility
factor
 Law of
Corresponding
States
# Problem 01
Soln: Compressibility Factors for Natural
Gases
# Finding Z
# Problem 02
# Solution
# Solution