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Reservoir Engineering 1 Course (1st Ed.)
1. Petroleum Engineering & Its Importance
2. Petroleum Formation
3. Petroleum ExtractionA. Drilling
B. Production
4. Consumption of Oil
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1. Reservoir Fluid Behaviors
2. Petroleum ReservoirsA. Oil
B. Gas
3. Gas Behavior
4. Gas Properties: Z Factor
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Multiphase Behavior
Naturally occurring hydrocarbon systems found in petroleum reservoirs are mixtures of organic compounds that exhibit multiphase behavior over wide ranges of pressures and temperatures.
These hydrocarbon accumulations may occur in the gaseous state, the liquid state, the solid state, or in various combinations of gas, liquid, and solid.
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Petroleum Engineers Task
These differences in phase behavior, coupled with the physical properties of reservoir rock that determine the relative ease with which gas and liquid are transmitted or retained, result in many diverse types of hydrocarbon reservoirs with complex behaviors.
Frequently, petroleum engineers have the task to study the behavior and characteristics of a petroleum reservoir and to determine the course of future development and production that would maximize the profit.
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Classification of Reservoirs and Reservoir Fluids Petroleum reservoirs are broadly classified as oil or gas
reservoirs. These broad classifications are further subdivided depending on:The composition of the reservoir hydrocarbon mixtureInitial reservoir pressure and temperaturePressure and temperature of the surface production
The conditions under which these phases exist are a matter of considerable practical importance.
The experimental or the mathematical determinations of these conditions are conveniently expressed in different types of diagrams commonly called phase diagrams. One such diagram is called the pressure-temperature diagram.
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Typical P-T Diagram for a Multicomponent System
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Pressure-Temperature Diagram
Although a different hydrocarbon system would have a different phase diagram, the general configuration is similar. These multicomponent pressure-temperature diagrams are essentially used to:Classify reservoirsClassify the naturally occurring hydrocarbon systemsDescribe the phase behavior of the reservoir fluid
To fully understand the significance of the pressure-temperature diagrams, it is necessary to identify and define the following key points on these diagrams:Cricondentherm (Tct), Cricondenbar (pcb), Critical point,
Phase envelope (two-phase region), Quality lines, Bubble-point curve, Dew-point curve
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Oil Reservoirs
Depending upon initial reservoir pressure pi, oil reservoirs can be subclassified into the following categories:Undersaturated oil reservoir. If the initial reservoir
pressure pi, is greater than the bubble-point pressure Pb of the reservoir fluid
Saturated oil reservoir. When pi is equal to the bubble-point pressure of the reservoir fluid
Gas-cap reservoir or two-phase reservoir. If pi is below the bubble point pressure of the reservoir fluidThe appropriate quality line gives the ratio of the gas-cap
volume to reservoir oil volume.
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Crude Oils
Crude oils cover a wide range in physical properties and chemical compositions, and it is often important to be able to group them into broad categories of related oils. In general, crude oils are commonly classified into the following types:Ordinary black oilLow-shrinkage crude oilHigh-shrinkage (volatile) crude oilNear-critical crude oil
The above classifications are essentially based upon the properties exhibited by the crude oil, including physical properties, composition, gas-oil ratio, appearance, and pressure-temperature phase diagrams.
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Ordinary Black Oil
A typical p-T diagram for an ordinary black oil
Liquid-shrinkage curve for black oil2013 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Engineering 1 Course: (Lec2) Petroleum Reservoirs 13
Low-Shrinkage Oil
A typical phase diagram for a low-shrinkage oil
Oil-shrinkage curve for low-shrinkage oil2013 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Engineering 1 Course: (Lec2) Petroleum Reservoirs 14
Volatile Crude Oil
A typical p-T diagram for a volatile crude oil A typical liquid-shrinkage curve for a volatile crude oil2013 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Engineering 1 Course: (Lec2) Petroleum Reservoirs 15
Near-Critical Crude Oil
A schematic phase diagram for the near-critical crude oil
A typical liquid-shrinkage curve for the near-critical crude oil2013 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Engineering 1 Course: (Lec2) Petroleum Reservoirs 16
Liquid Shrinkage for Crude Oil Systems
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Gas Reservoirs
In general, if the reservoir temperature is above the critical temperature of the hydrocarbon system, the reservoir is classified as a natural gas reservoir. On the basis of their phase diagrams and the prevailing reservoir conditions, natural gases can be classified into four categories:Retrograde gas-condensate
Near-critical gas-condensate
Wet gas
Dry gas
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Retrograde Gas-Condensate
A typical phase diagram of a retrograde system
A typical liquid dropout curve (liquid shrinkage volume curve for a condensate
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Near-Critical Gas-Condensate
A typical phase diagram for a near-critical gas condensate reservoir
Liquid-shrinkage curve for a near-critical gas-condensate system2013 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Engineering 1 Course: (Lec2) Petroleum Reservoirs 21
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Wet Gas
Phase diagram for a wet gas
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Dry Gas
Phase diagram for a dry gas
Compositions of Various Reservoir Fluid Types
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Reservoir Fluid Properties
To understand and predict the volumetric behavior of oil and gas reservoirs as a function of pressure, knowledge of the physical properties of reservoir fluids must be gained.
These fluid properties are usually determined by laboratory experiments performed on samples of actual reservoir fluids.
In the absence of experimentally measured properties, it is necessary for the petroleum engineer to determine the properties from empirically derived correlations.
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Natural Gas Constituents
A gas is defined as a homogeneous fluid of low viscosity and density that has no definite volume but expands to completely fill the vessel in which it is placed.
Generally, the natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases. The hydrocarbon gases that are normally found in a
natural gas are methanes, ethanes, propanes, butanes, pentanes, and small amounts of hexanes and heavier.
The nonhydrocarbon gases (i.e., impurities) include carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen.
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Properties of Natural Gases
Knowledge of PVT relationships and other physical and chemical properties of gases is essential for solving problems in natural gas reservoir engineering. These properties include:Apparent molecular weight, MaSpecific gravity, γgCompressibility factor, zDensity, ρgSpecific volume, v Isothermal gas compressibility coefficient, cgGas formation volume factor, BgGas expansion factor, EgViscosity, μg
The above gas properties may be obtained from direct laboratory measurements or by prediction from generalized mathematical expressions.
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Behavior of Ideal Gases
The gas density at any P and T:
Apparent Molecular Weight
Standard Volume
Specific Volume
Specific Gravity
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Ideal Gases vs. Real Gases
In dealing with gases at a very low pressure, the ideal gas relationship is a convenient and generally satisfactory tool.
At higher pressures, the use of the ideal gas equation-of-state may lead to errors as great as 500%, as compared to errors of 2–3% at atmospheric pressure.
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Behavior of Real Gases
Basically, the magnitude of deviations of real gases from the conditions of the ideal gas law increases with increasing pressure and temperature and varies widely with the composition of the gas. The reason for this is that the perfect gas law was
derived under the assumption that the volume of molecules is insignificant and that no molecular attraction or repulsion exists between them. Numerous equations-of-state have been developed in the
attempt to correlate the pressure-volume-temperature variables for real gases with experimental data.
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Gas Compressibility Factor Definition
In order to express a more exact relationship between the variables p, V, and T, a correction factor called the gas compressibility factor, gas deviation factor, or simply the z-factor, must be introduced to account for the departure of gases from ideality. The equation has the form of pV = znRT
Where the gas compressibility factor z is a dimensionless quantity and is defined as the ratio of the actual volume of n-moles of gas at T and p to the ideal volume of the same number of moles at the same T and p:
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Pseudo-Reduced Properties CalculationStudies of the gas compressibility factors for natural
gases of various compositions have shown that compressibility factors can be generalized with sufficient accuracies for most engineering purposes when they are expressed in terms of the following two dimensionless properties:Pseudo-reduced pressure and Pseudo-reduced temperature
These dimensionless terms are defined by the following expressions:
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Standing and Katz Compressibility Factors Chart
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Pseudo-Critical Properties Calculation
In cases where the composition of a natural gas is not available, the pseudo-critical properties, i.e., Ppc and Tpc, can be predicted solely from the specific gravity of the gas.
Standing (1977) expressed this graphical correlation in the following mathematical forms:Case 1: Natural Gas Systems
Case 2: Gas-Condensate Systems
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Pseudo-Critical Properties of Natural Gases
Brown et al. (1948) presented a graphical method for a convenient
approximation of the pseudo-critical pressure and pseudo-critical
temperature of gases when only the specific gravity of the gas is
available.
Nonhydrocarbon Components of Natural GasesNatural gases frequently contain materials other
than hydrocarbon components, such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.
Hydrocarbon gases are classified as sweet or sour depending on the hydrogen sulfide content. Both sweet and sour gases may contain nitrogen, carbon
dioxide, or both.
A hydrocarbon gas is termed a sour gas if it contains one grain of H2S per 100 cubic feet.
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Effect of Nonhydrocarbon Components on the Z-FactorThe common occurrence of small percentages of
nitrogen and carbon dioxide is, in part, considered in the correlations previously cited. Concentrations of up to 5 percent of these
nonhydrocarbon components will not seriously affect accuracy. Errors in compressibility factor calculations as large as 10 percent may occur in higher concentrations of nonhydrocarbon components in gas mixtures.
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Nonhydrocarbon Adjustment Methods
There are two methods that were developed to adjust the pseudo-critical properties of the gases to account for the presence of the nonhydrocarbon components. These two methods are the:Wichert-Aziz correction method
Carr-Kobayashi-Burrows correction method
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Direct Calculation of Compressibility FactorsAfter four decades of existence, the Standing-Katz
z-factor chart is still widely used as a practical source of natural gas compressibility factors.As a result, there has been an apparent need for a
simple mathematical description of that chart.
Several empirical correlations for calculating z-factors have been developed over the years including:Hall-Yarborough
Dranchuk-Abu-Kassem
Dranchuk-Purvis-Robinson
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1. Ahmed, T. (2006). Reservoir engineering handbook (Gulf Professional Publishing). Ch1,2
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1. Gas Properties: A. Isothermal gas compressibility (Cg)
B. Gas formation volume factor (Bg)
2. Crude Oil Properties: A. Density
B. Solution gas
C. Bubble-point pressure
D. Oil formation volume factor (Bo)
E. Total formation volume factor (Bt)
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