McCain W.D., Spivey J.P., Lenn C.P. Petroleum Reservoir Fluid Property Correlations

Penn Well, 2011. — XI, 219 p. — ISBN: 978-1-59370-187-1.Large sets of petroleum fluid data exist for the various reservoir conditions and properties that occur in practice.
Petroleum Reservoir Fluid Property Correlations, written by three internationally well-known and respected petroleum engineers, is the result of years of exhaustive research that gathered data sets from databases all over the world. The data were then compared against the results of many published correlations of fluid properties in order to find the "best in class" required in the petroleum industry. Those findings are offered in this new book as recommended use in reservoir engineering calculations. The data sets cover natural gases, reservoir oils and reservoir waters (brines).
Petroleum Reservoir Fluid Property Correlations will prove to be a valuable resource for reservoir engineers, production engineers who need to determine which set of correlation equations are most useful for their work, and graduate-level reservoir engineering courses.Evaluation Criteria.
Evaluation Procedures.
Comments.
Nomenclature.
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.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 scosities 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.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 methaneR 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.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.About the Authors.