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Khan, S.A., Al-Marhoun, M.A., Duffuaa, S.O. and Abu-Khamsin, S.A. 1987. Viscosity correla-
tions for Saudi Arabian crude oils. In: Paper SPE-15720-MS Presented at the Middle East
Oil Show, 7 10 March, Bahrain. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/15720-MS.
McCain Jr., W.D., 1994. Heavy components control reservoir fluid behavior. J. Pet. Tech. 46,
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Petrosky, G.E. and Farshad, F.F. 1995. Viscosity correlations for Gulf of Mexico crude oils. In:
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Standing, M.B., 1947. A pressure-volume-temperature correlation for mixtures of California oils
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FURTHER READING
Al-Marhoun, M.A., 1988. PVT correlations for Middle East crude oils. Soc. Pet. Eng . Available
from: https://doi.org/10.2118/13718-PA.
Beal, C., 1946. Viscosity of air, water, natural gas, crude oil and its associated gases at oil field
temperatures and pressures. Trans. AIME 165, 94 115.
De Ghetto, G., Paone, F., Villa, M., 1995. Pressure volume temperature correlations for heavy
and extra heavy oils. In: Presented at the SPE International Heavy Oil Symposium. Calgary,
19 21 June. SPE-30316-MS.
Khan, S.A., Al-Marhoun, M.A., Duffuaa, S.O., Abu-Khamsin, S.A., 1987. Viscosity correlations
for Saudi Arabian crude oils. Soc. Pet. Eng . Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/15720-
MS.
Petrosky, G.E., Farshad, F.F., 1995. Viscosity correlations for Gulf of Mexico crude oils. Soc.
Pet. Eng . Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/29468-MS.

PROBLEMS

8.1 You are given the following basic field information for three
different low gas oil ratio fluids. Use Standing (1947) and De Ghetto
et al. (1995) correlations to calculate the bubble-point pressure for
the three fluids. Also, use the two correlations to calculate oil forma-
tion volume factor, oil compressibility, oil density, and oil viscosity
for Sample 3.
Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3

Reservoir temperature, F 180 177 190

Total producing gas oil ratio, scf/STB 29 49 80
Stock tank, API 18 19 20

Separator gas specific gravity 0.87 0.86 0.88