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FIGURE 9.6 Selection of oil formation volume factor correlation from inputs for the oil of
Problem 2.

eliminated by one or more of the input criteria. The selected correlation is
Dindoruk and Christman (2004).
The available laboratory-measured values were compared with the results
of all six correlations. These results are shown in Fig. 9.12. The comparison
results show that the selected correlation is the closest to the laboratory-
measured data.

Dead Oil Viscosity
Dead oil viscosity selection criteria depend on the four basic inputs for the
oil PVT correlations. Correlations of dead oil viscosity calculate one value
for the viscosity of gas-free oil at standard conditions. The four basic inputs
for Problem 2 are applied in Fig. 9.13 to select the most appropriate dead
oil viscosity correlation. The four basic inputs resulted in elimination of all