20055-Two-Phase Compressibilility Factors For Retrogade Gase
20055-Two-Phase Compressibilility Factors For Retrogade Gase
20055-Two-Phase Compressibilility Factors For Retrogade Gase
for
Compressibility
Retrograde
D.Q.
Raayes,*
Gillespie
SPE,
&
Gases
L.D.
and
Aasocs.;
Piper,
S.W.
and
Factors
SPE,
Poston,
Texas
SPE,
A&M
Texas
; W.D.
A&M
h4cCairr
Jr.,
SPE,
Cawley,
U.
.,
~
SummarY.
The
This
paper
with
C7+
age
error
two-phase
presents
concentxadons
of
compressibility
a correlation
for
24
3 .66%
but
mol%
also
resuJt
in
may
factor
estimating
should
this
applies
factor
to rich
be
used
from
field
gases
larger
errors
for
the
compressibility
with
some
rich
in
material-balance
date.
large
The
calculations
correlation,
amounts
for
which
of
C02,
that
only
rich-gas-condensate
is bas~
H2S,
and
on
N2.
67
The
sys,tims.
fluid-depletion
correlation
studies
gives
an aver-
gass?..
Introduction
The
.md
Standing
tor
is
vslid
reservoirs
point.
Katz]
only,
for
experience
The
mation
of
factors
is
initial
gas
mav
be
fack
are
FfE.
gas
may
High-pressure
the
the
For
or
the
were
methods
for
the
not
duction
of
heptane-plus
specific
gas
sepmation
datig-l~
gmvi~
of
correct-
the
gives
Sut-
were
veriil~
factor
with
gas
n~=p~VJztRT.
Now
at Shell
, .Now
al S.A.
Copyright
SPE
1932
Formation
volumetric
is derived
reservoir
reservoir
for
mmins
n,
easily
moles
of
be
for
the
E&P
Hold(!ch
~ ASSOCS,
Sccle!y
of Petroleum
Evaluation,
March
1992
two-phase
of
similar
Eq.
to
for
GP/G
that
for
2 to account
remaining
tie
in the
&en
by
equil!briuro
the,v?lumes
reservou
compressibility
by
Vo
et al.,
give
factor
gas
and
14 indicates
is a weighted
and
amount
~nditions.
The
and
with
the
and
the
liquid,
average
a simcdon
of premue,
of
remaining
liquid
that
of
the
the
two-phase
liquid
and
tempmture,
in
the
gas
com-
resewoir.
real
gas
prw
.4khough
tie
the
for
the
the data
is
tbIOUgh
These
as
a result
for
for
to that
of
the
6,
two-phase
gases
concenperformed
partitions.
correlated
with
the
~:
step
of
ths pseudoreduced
psw-
compo-
constant-volume
presented
of
by
pres-
Sutton.
Fig.
compressibility
fac-
pseudoreduced
pseudoreduced
Silllib2
that
(Figs.
pressure,
gases
(Figs.
gas.
data
plots
the
data
pressure:
pressuzes,
a g@eral
noted
of
3 and
5)
the
shows
6)
different
indicated
factor
was
linear
a qwahme
trend
simik?r
in Figs;
found
partkdSy
of
trends
compressibility
to
temperature.
tempemmre
1 @OU@J
compressibility
a general
shows
not
values
SetS
two
two-phase
pseudoreduced
at low
Data
W&phase
while
4 and
for
have
The
While
compressibiMy
inverse
in pseudoreduced
of
C7+
was
both
methods
co-
at dewpoint
temperamre.
each
concentration.
lean
the
of
constant-
s~ples
data
these
two-phase
at low
6 show
a singkphase
of
tie
study
was
as a function
in~cate
rich
factor
spreading
from
131
gas
bases
supported
to calculate
spreads
C7+
the
set
of
on.the
factor
the
from
apparent.
figures
of
range
pseudoreduced
with
pseudoreduced
the
that
used
data
r@xograde
A sensitively
Iabixatorydetermined
entire
data
on
the
2).
gas
were
with
partitioned
f.TabIe
produced
trend
4.
faqor
was
and
temperature
with
1 shows
compressibility
sure
tor
law.
gas:
Tsble
correlations
studies
2 shows
performed
pressure
and
developed
studies
data
depletion
data
of
tial
of
Correlations
bnpmbies
two-phase
sitions
calcula-
simulated
of
were
worldwide.
variation
En@wers
the
depletion
function
l.c.
the
ftiors
dor.deed
de-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...(I)
western
liquid
given
correlations
The
is based
perforkce
from
of
of
and
factor
Development
Our
modi-
temperature
can
equation
expansion
gas
factors
and
linear
equation
the
compressibility
fmtions
a cer-
correlation
that
of
:;,
material-balams
recently
voleme
pse:-
if well-smarn-comp.xition
correkv.ions
4,
Iected
by
of
also
compressibility
substitution
(3)
between
position,
gas
the
and
The
adjusbnent
pressure
gravity.
specific
~.
to calcu-
presented
Sutton
after
two-
pseudoreduced
use
gas
two-phase
gravity
and
rules.
two-phase
the
underes-
how
fraction,s
1 gives,
to both
(4)
when
calculating
imptities,e
applies
factor.z.lz
factor
properties
methods
2 now
as the
welM.rWn
and
in Eq.
fac-
usc
the
Eq.
and
by
compressibility
and
the
for
occupied
two-phase
the
reservoir:
compressibility
Rearrangement
and
the
low,
for
specific
correlations
2 by
compressibility
used
pressure
the
relationship
determining
from
pseudoreduced
material-balance
Initially
the
in
leaving
13
dewpoint.
pseudoreduced
calculated
for
in
factor
a two-phase
Eq.
of
palm.
diverge
data.
retrograde
g in
condenses
dewpoint,
rearrangement,
the
to
tea
compressibility
I(GP/G)
Figs.
The
remainin
phase
the
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...(2)
it is
and
a form
gas
reserves.
be
the
the
diverge
failuze
correlation
mixing
w&tream
Theory
liquid
and
below
of
pressures
both
tobe
should
with
gas
fbe
1,
aid
the
than
compressibility
that
on
be
the
to useti
avaisable.
a liquid
depletes
L=_!!!!!L
compressibdity
and
the
pseudoreducxd
calculating
surface
and
The
is based
can
weif-stream
.jnitial
ted from
are
in Fig.
causeph
data.
properties
when
the
Dividing
system,
factms
gas
factor
place
less
near
tw-pha.se
will
Steyar-Burkhardt:Vco7
&e
gas
is produced,
pressure
reserves
factors
in which
the
case
include
properties
termining
on
tie
calculated
pseudccriticd
fmm
the
3 In&s
at higher
observed
than
factor
The
ton.
relati.on
of
liquid,
nplnt
comrm=wibti~
presske.
exist
primary-separator
temperature
fied
in
field
that
stream.
docritical
is rich,
behavior
correlations
factor
gas
4 These
been
the
gas
from
prcduced
the
study
gases
remograde
compre?.sib$lty
that
compressibility
comprsssibtity
to well
moles
and
for
is uniformly
a different
factor
factor
gas
as the
~r=ntnp=pVl/zpRT.
Because
fluiddepletion
cmmressibfitv
of
is greiter
presents
composition
ed
for-
compressibility
twc-uhase
the
two
however,
gas
initial
paper
tie
have
pressures,
compressib?ty
the
of
factor
display
decreases.
this
n,
dew-
the.
equatiom
Gas
if the g~
if the
Systems
factor
two-phase
late
however,
and
phwe.compressibility
This
the
for
material-bal~ce
a reservoir
a tiurkon
regio~
than
timating
in
reserves..
is acceptable
rdationshb
factor,
low
befow
accounts
reservoir
ZW
depletes.
compressibility
pressure
when
practice
compressibility
temperatures
At
and
is lean;
the
pressure
is less
used
condensateas
compressibility
tor.
the
usti.2
two-phase
as the
are
underestimated
1 shows
a ricfi
depletion
factor
place
used
condensate
not
in
This
seriouslv
is
the
gaa
available.
if the
during
Assuming
fac-
gas-condensate
phase.
factors
normally,
not
fallout
gas
Retrograde
compressibility
a liquid
estimate
for
systems.
liquid
tyo-phase
Compressibility
to
correlation
dsy-gas
2 through
be
acmu+ts
pseudoreduced
a linear
In fact,
for
the
the
pressure.
87
Compressibility
~:
Factor
2.0-
2.0.
~:
15-
g.
.
.
...~
~
Lo-
~>j,>:.,,.~
=
e
,..
o,3-
.0.01
0.0
04
12
3Two-phase
while
the
Data
can
final
Set
be
obtained
for
wiih
those
with
large
data
sets
sample
with
.Fig.
and
Sets
that
and
singkph?,se
gas,
mzterial-balpce
on
the
are
of
depletion
accuracy
with
rich
the
As
tkan
@so
of
actual
gases,
Eq.
studies
factors
the
the
more
the
iwo-
Table
mate
and
The
the
of
the
Later,
fa~rl
lean
we
shotid
of
a lean
error
show
be
for
mol%.
of
data
C7+
are
following
fraction
factor
Data
use
Set
with
the
not
C7+
oIf
function
having
fraction
available.
the
a method
us~
to calculate
well-stream
CT+
concen-
is needed
when
We
correlation
from
as
2.
gases
Conseq~ntly,
concentration
the
pressu~
gas
the
esti-
well-stream
the
entire
the
concen~ation
specific
data
set
gravity
Fig.
factor.
absolute
24.0
for
2!4
=O.0885119+0.141013(~.J.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
(6)
Sets2
factor
avemge
7.35%.
compressib,tity
Da@
compressibility
compressibility
5.
is
for
with
of
to develop
1 shows,
C02
5 is mcmmnendid
20
16
compresolblllty
pressure.
gas-composition
incklng
63 %
correlation
two-phase
4Two-phase
trations
nc,+
the
ELI.
combined
equatibns
67
impurities.
two-pbsss
by
the
7 shows
with
the ,actual
predicted
Fig.
of
H2S.
accuracy
with
function
pseudorsduced
3 compared
of
28%
compressibility
These
a sample
than
the
8 illustrates
Data
1 and
as
Set.1.
3. Fig.
factor.
more
be
basal
concentrations
shows
cannot
is
Set
Sets
include
4 compared
Fig.
gas
Data
compressibility
@ese
Data
two-phase
Data
8.12
Psendoreduced
factor
for
correlation
1, approximate
correlation
phase
pressure
04
Pressure
compressibility
pseudoreduced
20
16
Pseudoreduced.
of
... .. ,:.. .
-:,
F.: . :..-.:.
. .. . . .
Fig.
.
..:
.-..
used
for
the
the
ibility
in
tie
gxarize
the
Thus,
correlation
that
gases.
9. shows
fraction.
should
correlation
the
accuracy
if @e
wrrelation
not
be used.
The
be
for
recommended
factor
this
gas
should
compressibility
of
well-stream
used
procedure
for
with
specitic
single-phase
these
the
gravity
I*
acb.d
is
gas
gases.
determining
compressWe
g the
C7+
<0.911,
sum-
two-phase
below.
.
2.0
2.0
~.
:.
...
...
%
s
j
+
.+ ..
Lo. .. . .
. ..
... .
. ,.*
?
+
,. ,,. : ..
.: ;, . ... .. . .
.,
.-
<
Y,-
. . . .
. . .
os-
0.07
0.0.
04,8
12
. .
5Two-phase
aseudorsducsd
Formation
16
20
12
16
20.
.
Pseudoreduced
SPE
.Y::V.
;,..... ...:
;:,*
s,
~
05-
Fig.
: .
5
e
. ....
1.0
compressibility
pressure
Evaluation,
for
MaIch
Data
1992
Pressure
factor
Set
3.
Pseudorsduced
as
a function
of
Fig.
6Two-phase
pseudoreduced
compressibility
prsssure
for
Data
Pressure
factor
Set
a funtilon
4.
89
TABLE
3PERCENT
ERROR
OF
Percent
Data
Set
SELECTED
DATA
SETS
Average
,.
Rz
Maximum
3.3s
34.95
7.95
34.51
NA
4.81
27,58
NA
6.55
25,39
NA
4.98
34.95
NA
&
NA.
2.0
Error
g
~~
.
$
~
not appmable,
LO-
H
Calculate
1.
pseudoreduced
well-stieam
2.
If
stream
gas
3.
the
concentmtion
specific
or
of
is
the
dictions
are
made
known
gas,
are
both
of
gas
the
is
gas
24.0
> 0.911),
produced
mol
me
gas
~pecific
%
Eq.
(or
fmn
if the
5 to
z
~
:~
gravity
well
calctiate
th
0s
factor.
weu-stream
gravity
of
well-stream
C,+
gravity
compressibil@
specitic
last
composition
gas
two-phase
propenies
composition
unknown,
resemes
and
as
will
the
be
wel-stream
the
case
at an aba+domnent
composition
or
specific
ga
when
pressure,
pre
u:e
0.0.
0.0
th
gravity.
0.5
1.0
Actual
VerIficatbr
of
The
correlation
was
tion
tirocesses
with
EXE&YLIVETM
model
voir.
simulated
The
The
ridial
the
direction
with
meabtity.
pdii
The
constant
including
separator
temperamres
(EOS)
&d
and
matched
the
simulators
40,
rate
70,
4,CX30
data,
rock
presswes,
Mscf/D.
and
Table
for
thepseudoreduced
and
220
and
per-
17 gas
equation
4 shows
The
the
gas
was
Ffg.
pa-
Fig.
3.
tion
correlation
for
10 also
con-
the
of
state
place
the
fluid
pIzWe&tiS
actual
shows
As
and
latter
results
,of
plot
for
rich
the
feserves
the
actuaf
initial
these
tint
culculate
the
welf:
et al. 9 comela-
the
=0.9,
the
For
constant-volume
indicating
underestimated
by
and
form
reserves
depleto
that
10%.
of
comparison,
extrapolates
Pkw
in place
in
condensate.
from
actw?l
to
gm
to
method,
Gold
calculations
gas
data
the
are
second
The
in the
used
calculations.
the
expected,
used.
compressibility
is that,
were
in the
were
extrapolates
p[z
and
the
two-phase
twometbods
compositions
gravities
shows
study.
gas
properties,
used
the
in the
well-stream
specific
10
to calcufate
@Terence
material-babmce
and
Ref.
compressibility
3.
pressures
major
method,
tion
from
The
me
170,
other
of Iwo-phase
1 and
at several
swam
a lean
Peng-Robinson18
EOS-PAKTM.
grid
properdes,
taken
gas
the producer,
Alf
fluid
in
Sets
factor.
analyses.
ysis
z Factor
>
diameter.
p.omsiV,
and
a richq
reser-
The
130,
were
from
the
100,
setup
md
7Accuracy
Dafa
the
400
around
Fig.
VIP
was
of
direction.
deple
the
a 440-ft
was
tbiclmess,
was
of
center
with
rings
eqwd
dam
with
fi Odck
vertical
30,
reservoir
simulator
in the
permeability
the
of
flow
well
concentric
20,
each
depletion
were
in
saturation
Constant-volume
r&ervoir
150
the
nine
at 10,
layers,
was
md
had
nine
rameters,
densate
16 The
and
40
natural
module
producing
0.13,
and
simulating
VIP-C!OMP~
one
model
external
had
by
the
reservoir
was
simulation
ft und
tested
with
porusity
Two-Phase
COrrelatIOn
simulator.
as an r-Z
1.5
1.0,
in$ial
The
with
and
gas
in
calculated
an
error
of
+3.0%.
siimdated
methods
data
used
were
the
analyzed
two
ps-eudoreduced
different
ways.
properties
of
tie
Both
amaf-
Ftg.
11
system.
produced
For
shows
this
similar
calculations
system,
the
for
actwal
tie
Lean-gas-wmdensate
extrapolates
p/z
to
=0.98,
in-
0.15
.5
6.12-
a
2
k
z
*
,*
g
*.
0.05-
.~r.,
.s
%
o.~
OS.
,.
0.0
.0.0
0.5
Actual
Fig.
for
90
SAccuracy
Data
Sets
for
2 and
0.W3
1.0
Two-Phase
two-phase
1.5
z Factor
compressibility
Actual
Heptane
Plus
Fraction
correlation
lg.
4.
9Accuracy
of
C,+
correlation
SPE
Fomtion
fOr
initial
cOmP~ltiO~.
Evaluation,
M%ch
1992
mm
s0@2
3W+3
Cnliulated
(p/z)2ph
(mm!x.sitk?m)
Cdcuhtd(P/z)2ph
(mwtilion)
Calculated
(tiz)20h
(Cold,
Calculated
(Gold,
Actual
Actual
($.lz)%,h
Actual
P/.
et al)
4cW
3W3
2W0
n,
Zooil
161n3 -
102+ -
0-!
0.2
0.0
0.4
Cumulative
lg.
Gas
Produce4
10Material.balance
0.8
0.6
plot
0.
1.0
0.0
for
0.4
0.2,
Fmctiori
Cwna2ative
Fig.
rich-gas-condensate
0.6
Gas
1 lMaterial-balance
Produce&
plot
for
dicating
that
ressrvez
can
be
acceptable
estimate
of
initial
gas
in
place
obtained
with
tie
gas
compressl%ifity
4HYDROCARBON
factor.
estimate
with
of
the
initial
i3
gas
the
two-phme
correlation
i3 =4.0
compressibility
presented
mol%
or
if
the
the
f6ctor
can
be
C0UG5n@Iti0U
C,7+
wdhtmam
g33
specific
of
grwi-
>0.911.
2.
When
the
well-stream
initi21
s23
C7 +
specific
compressibility
concentration
gravity
factor
is
should
be
is
e 0.911,
used
in
the
<4.0
mol%
or
the
singfe-pfxtse
plz
material-balance
the
s33
Component
The
cor@ation
for
for
rich
gases
the
with
two-phase
large
compressibility
amounts
of
C02,
factor
H2S,
and
1.21.
1.94
for
fK
mole
fraction
of
gas
fL
mole
fraction
of
liquid
initial
m-r+
~$
cm+tkient
F.q.
gas
cwmd~ke
heptmmplus
titi
=
=
~r
C*
8.69
5.78
c.
iC ~
5.91
2.87
2.39
0.56
2.78
1 .2s
1.57
0.52
1.12
0:60
n-Cs
C8
i .81
0.72
c,+
6.59
3.10
weight
= mti
moles
remaining
nt
total
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this
for
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and
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1972
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SS
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an
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He
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petroleum
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all
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He
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from
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in petroleum
in College
State
College
A&M
MS
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18.
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of the
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pa~r~ented
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is a ssnlor
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degrees
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engineer
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PhD
a petroleum
In
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U.
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research
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E&P
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holds
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havior,
reservoir
Western
Rayes
A&MU.
Texas
research
associate
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CA.
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His
an
Shell
Kemrldge
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u.
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In Foe
Ptietm
for
en91neer
was
W.F.
docriti~
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the
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Stewaxt.
3heoV
9.
Lee,
(hfay
ERCS-75-34,
11.
at S.A.
md
E. andti,
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8.
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Hydrocarbon
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,,:
,.
.
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6. Wichert,
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~F32)/l.8
a PhD
U.
1974-75,
He
.Coversion
factor
Orlglml
nmn.wrlp!
SPE
Aug. 13,1691.
ed at the
1990
Pew+
1s wad,
SPEFE
received
for revlow
aaaP@4f0rPubllcMb
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Meeting
Awl!
16,1990.
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held
1S91.
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received
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1.2
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0.4
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0,0
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0,15
Accuracy of Heptane
5000
O p / Z2phCalC,(Composition)
D P/ Z2phCalc,(Goldet al.)
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pJ Z Actual
4000
3000
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4000
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