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                                             CRUDE  OIL  GRAVITY,
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                        Figure 5-9.  Crude oil viscosity  as a function  of API  gravity [5].


























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                                             VISCOSITY  OF  DEAD  OIL.  cp
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                  Figure 5-10. Viscosities of  gas-saturated crude oils  at  reservoir temperature
                  and bubble-point pressure [6].
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