Pressure-volume-temperature empirical formulations for undersaturated omani oils

F. H. Boukadi*, A. S. Bemani, A. Hashmi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) empirical correlations result from analysis of experimental data collected from laboratory measurements of phase behavior properties of hydrocarbon systems. The correlations are only applicable for the tested hydrocarbons. They could nevertheless be used to predict PVT properties of similar hydrocarbons with pressures and temperatures falling within the measurements' data range. The developed correlations are mostly, local, some are "region-bound" and a few are global. Regional and global correlations are used with caution. The reason being that hydrocarbon systems from different regions have different composition and paraffinicity, regardless of comparable temperature and pressure ranges. As a result and due to a complex geology resullting from unique depositional environments of most Omani reservoirs, a local correlation to derive PVT properties for Omani crude oils is needed. The correlations could also be used to supplement PVT experiments often time consuming and extremely costly. In this paper, the developed correlations are derived for undersaturated Omani black-oil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1251-1259
Number of pages9
JournalPetroleum Science and Technology
Volume22
Issue number9-10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2004

Keywords

  • Empirical
  • Equations
  • Omani crudes
  • PVT
  • Undersaturated

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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