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NOMENCLATURE

API density of stock-tank liquid, API
B g gas formation volume factor, rcf/scf
B o oil formation volume factor, rbbl/STB
c o isothermal oil compressibility, psi 21
CCE constant composition expansion
DL differential liberation
GOR gas oil ratio, scf/STB
G p cumulative gas production, scf
N p cumulative oil production, STB
R p cumulative gas oil ratio, scf/STB
R s solution gas oil ratio, scf/STB
RFT repeat formation tester (measurement of fluid pressure versus depth)
p b bubble-point pressure, psia
sGOR separator GOR, scf/STB
STGOR stock-tank GOR, scf/STB
tGOR total GOR, scf/STB
T temperature, F

surface temperature, F

T surf
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