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The document contains 9 problems related to calculating fluid properties of oil, gas, and reservoir conditions: 1. Calculate gas deviation factor for a natural gas sample. 2. Estimate bubble point pressure and calculate static oil gradient and formation volume factors as reservoir pressure declines for an undersaturated oil. 3. Calculate weight percentages, apparent molecular weight, and specific gravity for a natural gas composition. 4. Calculate density, viscosity, and formation volume factor at reservoir conditions for a gas well. 5. Calculate gas flow rate in MMscf/day for a dry gas well producing at a bottom-hole pressure and temperature.

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The document contains 9 problems related to calculating fluid properties of oil, gas, and reservoir conditions: 1. Calculate gas deviation factor for a natural gas sample. 2. Estimate bubble point pressure and calculate static oil gradient and formation volume factors as reservoir pressure declines for an undersaturated oil. 3. Calculate weight percentages, apparent molecular weight, and specific gravity for a natural gas composition. 4. Calculate density, viscosity, and formation volume factor at reservoir conditions for a gas well. 5. Calculate gas flow rate in MMscf/day for a dry gas well producing at a bottom-hole pressure and temperature.

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1. A sample of natural gas from the Bell Field has a specific gravity of 0.665 (air = 1.00).
The carbon dioxide and nitrogen content are 0.10 and 2.07 mol %, respectively.
Calculate the gas deviation factor, z, at reservoir temperature of 213°F and reservoir
pressure of 3250 psia.

2. An undersaturated oil is produced through one intermediate stage separator at 200


psia and 120oF with a GOR = 600 SCF/STB. The stock tank oil API=40° and 𝛾𝑔 =0.7. The
reservoir pressure and temperature are 6500 psig and 210oF, respectively.

i. Estimate the oil bubble point pressure.


ii. Calculate the static oil gradient in the reservoir
iii. What will be the oil and total formation volume factor when the reservoir
pressure falls to 400 psi below the bubble point.

3. A natural gas has the following composition:

Component Mol %
C1 87.09
C2 4.42
C3 1.60
n-C4 0.40
i-C4 0.52
C5 0.46
C6 0.29
C7+ 0.06
N2 4.76
CO2 0.40

Assuming molecular weight of C7+ is equal to C7, calculate


i. Weight percentage of each component in the gas mixture
ii. Apparent molecular weight of the gas.
iii. Specific gravity of the gas.

4. Calculate the following fluid properties at the given reservoir conditions:


i. Density-Ibm/ft3
ii. Viscosity-cp
iii. Formation volume factor-res ft3/scf
Separator Gas Composition
Component Mole Fraction
N2 0.0101
CO2 0.0204
H2S 0.2139
C1 0.6017
C2 0.0750
C3 0.0433
i-C4 0.0061
n-C4 0.0137
i-C5 0.0033
n-C5 0.0052
C6 0.0053
C7+ 0.0020

Separator oil gravity 49° API.


Reservoir Pressure at mid-perforations = 4537 psig
Reservoir Temperature at mid-perforations = 252°F
Molecular weight of C7+ to be 131 lbm/lb- mol.

5. A gas well is producing dry gas with a specific gravity of 0.60. The gas flow rate is 1.2
MMft3/day at a bottom-hole flowing pressure of 1200 psi and temperature of
140°F.Calculate the gas flow rate in MMscf/day.

6. A crude oil system exists at its bubble-point pressure of 1708.7 psia and a
temperature of 131°F.
Given the following data:
API = 40°
Average specific gravity of separator gas = 0.85
Separator pressure = 100 psig
Calculate Rsb and Bob using
i. Standing’s correlation.
ii. Glaso’s correlation.

7. An oil well produces at a total GOR of 900 scf/STB. The gas produced has a total
gravity of 0.85 and the Stock tank oil gravity is 36ºAPI. Using this information answer
the following questions:
a. Calculate using ideal-solution principles and apparent liquid density of the gas,
the density of the reservoir oil at 3300 psia and 190ºF.
b. If the reservoir pressure is 3300 psia at 7200 ft subsea, what would the reservoir
pressure be at a datum level of 6000 ft subsea?
c. Use the Standing bubblepoint correlation to estimate bubblepoint pressure.
d. Justify the possiblity that a gas cap might be found between the test depth of
7200 ft subsea and the structure top at 6000 ft subsea? If so, at what depth?

8. Estimate gas solubility for the reservoir brine at reservoir conditions of 4,050 psia and
255°F. Brine salinity is 36,200 ppm total dissolved salts. Assume separator conditions
are 1,000 psia and 80°F.

9. The following data is available for a wet gas reservoir:

Initial reservoir pressure, pi 3200 psia


Reservoir temperature, T 200oF
Average porosity, ϕ 0.18
Average connate water saturation, Swi 0.12
Condensate daily flow rate, Q o 400 STB/day
API gravity of the condensate 50°
Daily separator gas rate, Q sep 4.20 MM scf/day
Separator gas specific gravity, γsep 0.65
Daily stock-tank gas rate, Q gst 0.15 MM scf/day
Stock-tank gas specific gravity, γst 1.05

Based on 1-acre-foot sand volume, calculate the


i. Well stream specific gravity.
ii. Total number of gas moles at reservoir condition.
iii. Initial gas in place.
iv. Initial oil (condensate) in the reservoir.
v. Daily well-stream gas flow rate in scf/day.

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