Predicting the Properties of Sour Gases and Condensates: Equations of State and Empirical Correlations

摘要

Compressibility, destiny and viscosity of natural gases are necessary in most petroleum engineering calculations. Some of these calculations are gas metering, gas compression, design of processing units, and design of pipeline and surface facilities. Properties of natural gases are also important in calculation of gas flow rate through reservoir rock, material balance calculations and evaluation of gas reserves. Usually the gas properties are measured in laboratory. Occasionally, experimental data become unavailable and estimated from equations of state or empirical correlations.This paper presents the results of using various equations of state, corresponding state methods, and correlations to predict the volumetric and transport properties of sour gases and gas condensates. Capabilities of PR-EOS, SRK-EOS, and PT-EOS to predict gas compressibility and density of 2100 gas samples under various schemes of binary interaction number are thoroughly investigated. This study also reports a comparison between modified PR-EOS and other methods to estimate the viscosity of highly sour gases and rich gas condensates.