Gasformationvolumefactoranddensity

Formationvolumefactor(/Glossary%3AGas_formation_volume_factor)(FVF)isausefulrelationshipforrelatinggasvolumesinthereservoirtotheproducedvolumeatstandard
conditions.Formationvolumefactoralsoenablesthecalculationofdensity.ThispagediscussescalculationofFVFanddensity.

Contents
1Formationvolumefactor
2Density
3Nomenclature
4NoteworthypapersinOnePetro
5Externallinks
6Seealso
7Category

Formationvolumefactor
Theformationvolumefactorofgasisdefinedastheratioofthevolumeofgasatthereservoirtemperatureandpressuretothevolumeatthestandardorsurfacetemperatureand
pressure(psandTs).ItisgiventhesymbolBgandisoftenexpressedineithercubicfeetofreservoirvolumeperstandardcubicfootofgasorbarrelsofreservoirvolumeperstandard
cubicfootofgas.Thegasdeviationfactorisunityatstandardconditionshence,theequationforthegasformationvolumefactorcanbecalculatedusingtherealgas(/Real_gases)
equation:
(/File%3AVol1_page_0233_eq_001.png)....................(1)
Thendividesoutherebecausebothvolumesrefertothesamequantityofmass.
Whenpsis1atm(14.696psiaor101.325kPa)andTsis60F(519.67Ror288.71K),thisequationcanbewritteninthreewellknownstandardforms:

(/File%3AVol1_page_0233_eq_002.png)....................(2)

wherercf/scf=reservoircubicfeetperstandardcubicfeet,RB=reservoirbarrels,andRm3/Sm3=reservoircubicmetersperstandardcubicmeters.Theformationvolumefactoris
alwaysinunitsofreservoirvolumesperstandardvolumes.
ThethreeformsinEq.2areforspecificunits.Inthefirsttwoequationforms,thepressureisinpsiaandthetemperatureisinR.Inthethirdform,thepressureisinkPaandthe
temperatureisinK.

Density
Thedensityofareservoirgasisdefinedasthemassofthegasdividedbyitsreservoirvolume,soitcanalsobederivedandcalculatedfromtherealgaslaw(/Real_gases):
(/File%3AVol1_page_0233_eq_003.png)....................(3)

Nomenclature
Bg = gasformationvolumefactor(RB/scforRm3/Sm3)
mg = massofgas,kg
Ma = molecularweightofair
Mg =
n =
p =
psc =

averagemolecularweightofgasmixture
numberofmoles
absolutepressure,Pa
pressureatstandardconditions,Pa

R = gaslawconstant,J/(gmolK)
T = absolutetemperature,K
Tsc = temperatureatstandardconditions,K
V = volume,m3
VR = volumeofgasatreservoirtemperatureandpressure,m3
Vsc = volumeatstandardconditions,m3
z = compressibilityfactor(gasdeviationfactor)
zsc = compressibilityfactoratstandardconditions
g = specificgravityforgas
g = densityofgas,kg/m3

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Externallinks
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Seealso
Gasproperties(/Gas_properties)
Realgases(/Real_gases)
Isothermalcompressibilityofgases(/Isothermal_compressibility_of_gases)
Vaporpressure(/Vapor_pressure)
PEH:Gas_Properties(/PEH%3AGas_Properties)

Category
Categories(/Special%3ACategories): 5.7Reservesevaluation(/Category%3A5.7_Reserves_evaluation) NR(/Category%3ANR)

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