Dry gas is a gas that does not form any hydrocarbon liquid at the surface. Gas specific gravity pseudocritical properties may be calculated with Dry Gases. Dry Gases contain mainly methane, small amounts of ethane, possibly propane.
Dry gas is a gas that does not form any hydrocarbon liquid at the surface. Gas specific gravity pseudocritical properties may be calculated with Dry Gases. Dry Gases contain mainly methane, small amounts of ethane, possibly propane.
Dry gas is a gas that does not form any hydrocarbon liquid at the surface. Gas specific gravity pseudocritical properties may be calculated with Dry Gases. Dry Gases contain mainly methane, small amounts of ethane, possibly propane.
Figure 2.18 represents a hydrocarbon system whose critical temperature is significantly lower than the reservoir temperature. In case of an isothermal pressure decrease (full line from point 1 to 2), which occurs in the reservoir adjacent to the production well the the course of production, the system remains in the single-phase (gaseous) state. Even in case of both pressure and temperature decrease (dotted line), no liquid phase will drop out. Consequently, the considered hydrocarbon mixture is called a dry gas. Dry gases contain mainly methane, small amounts of ethane, possibly propane and some hydrocarbons of higher molecular weights. Gas Correlations Dry Gas Gas properties are highly pressure dependent. Viscosity g and Compressibility ct are function of the pressure. The term dry gas is used for a gas that does not form any hydrocarbon liquid at the surface. In this context, the terms "wet and "dry" do not refer to water or water vapor Propreties of Reservolr Gas Compressibity Equation of State pV=vz,RT. The Standing-Katz 12 correlation of z factors has stood the test of time. Tpr=TITpc ppc=756.8-131.(}Yg-3.&rg2 Tpc=169.2+349.5Yg-74.(}Yg2 'Yg=MalMair=MaI29 gas composition is known, gas specific gravity pseudocritical properties may be calculated with Dry Gases. Dry gases are easy to deal with because no liquid condenses from the gas as it moves from the reservoir to the surface. Thus, the specific gravity of the surface gas can be used in correlations to determine the properties of the gas in the reservoir. Gas FVF. The FVF of a dry gas is defined as B,= VrIVsc Gas viscosity may be. estimated with Gas Seco. El gas seco es predominantemente metano, con algunos componentes intermedios. La Figura 4-8 muestra que la mezcla de hidrocarburos es solamente gas en el yacimiento, y que normalmente la separacin (o condiciones. de separador.) en la superficie cae fuera de la envolvente de la fase. As no se forma lquido ni en el yacimiento, ni en la superficie. La palabra Seco en gas seco indica que el gas no contiene suficiente molculas ms pesadas que permitan la formacin de lquido en la superficie. Un yacimiento de gas seco a menudo es llamado yacimiento de gas. Esto conlleva a confusin debido a que el gas hmedo en yacimientos algunas veces es llamado yacimientos de gas tambin. Ms aun, un gas retrogrado inicialmente existe como gas en el yacimiento. Un conjunto de ecuacin conocida colectivamente como Ecuacin de Balance de Materiales (E.B.M), ha sido desarrollada para determinar el gas originalmente en sitio, y predecir reservas. Esas ecuaciones fueron derivadas para gas seco y pueden ser usadas para gas hmedo, si se toma cuidado en definir las propiedades del gas hmedo. La ecuacin es aplicable para gases retrogrado solamente, y la presin del yacimiento debe estar por encima del punto de Roco.
Yacimientos de gas seco: En estos el gas es el producto principal. Son yacimientos que contienen hidrocarburos en su fase gaseosa, pero al producirlos no se forman lquidos por los cambios de presin y temperatura. El gas se genera gracias a un proceso de expansin, parecido al que ocurre en las bombonas, donde la cantidad de gas esta relacionada con la presin del envase. Yacimientos de gas seco: Se caracterizan porque su temperatura es mucho mayor que la temperatura crtica y no ocurre condensacin como producto de la cada de presin que se presenta durante la produccin en el yacimiento, ni en superficie.