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Introduction
Composition of Natural Gas
Ideal Gas Law
Properties of Gaseous Mixtures
Real Gas Equation of State
Determination of Compressibility Factor
Gas Conversion Equations
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2.1 Introduction
Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases and impurities.
Hydrocarbon gases normally found in natural gas are methane,
ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes, and small amounts of
hexanes, heptanes, octane, and the heavier gases.
The impurities found in natural gas include carbon dioxide,
hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen, water vapor, and heavier
hydrocarbons.
Usually, the propane and heavier hydrocarbon fractions are
removed for additional processing because of their high market
value as gasoline-blending stock and chemical-plant raw
feedstock.
What usually reaches the transmission line for sale as natural
gas is mostly a mixture of methane and ethane with some small
percentage of propane.
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2.1 Introduction
Physical properties of natural gases are important in solving
gas well performance, gas production, and gas transmission
problems.
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Example (1)
A quantity of gas at a pressure of 50 psig has a volume of 1000 cu
ft. If the gas is compressed to 100 psig, what volume would it
occupy? Assume the barometric pressure is 14.73 psia and the
temperature of the gas remains constant.
Solution
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Example(2)
(a) How many cubic feet of an ideal gas, measured at standard
conditions of 60oF and 14.73 psia, are required to fill a 100-cu
ft tank to a pressure of 40 psia when the temperature of the
gas in the tank is 90oF? Atmospheric pressure is 14.4 psia.
(b) What would be the reading on the pressure gauge if the tank in
the above example is cooled to 60oF after being filled with the
ideal gas?
Solution
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Avogadros Law
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Example (3)
Using the fact that 1 pound-mole of an ideal gas occupies 378.6
scf, calculate the value of the universal gas constant, R.
Solution
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Composition
Composition of a natural gas mixture may be expressed as
either the mole fraction, volume fraction, or weight fraction
of its components.
Mole fraction, yi, is defined as:
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Example ( 2.6)
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Example (2.7)
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Example (2.8)
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(2.22)
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Assignment (1)
Assignment(1)
(1) Find and tabulate boiling point, freezing point, density,
critical temperature, critical pressure, heat of vaporization and
specific heat of different hydrocarbons and some of the
common gases.
(2) Define the followings in your ownwords:
Boiling point
Freezing Point
Density
Critical Temperature
Critical Pressure
Heat of Vaporization
Specific heat
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Determination of z-factor
z-factor Correlation of Standing and Katz
Pseudo-properties are given by Kays mixing rules as
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QUIZZ (1
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QUIZZ(1)
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(2.87)
At standard conditions of 14.73 psia and 60oF assuming Zsc=1
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Example 2.13
At a pressure of 2500 psia and reservoir temperature of 180 F,
the gas deviation factor, z for the sour natural gas is 0.850.
(a) Calculate the formation volume factor, Bg and gas
expansion factor, E.
(a) How many standard cubic feet of this gas are contained in
a reservoir with a gas pore volume of 1.0 x 109 cu ft?
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Solution
(a) Using Eqn. 2.88, and 2.89,
(2.88)
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QUIZZ(2)
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API Gravity
API gravity is another gravity term that is used with
hydrocarbon liquids.
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Thank You
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Q&A
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