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Lecture # 27
Chapter 13
Surface Separation
Separator Calculations
Oil and gas are recombined to
determine initial reservoir
composition & properties (provided oil
is above pb)
Separator calculations are done to
determine best operating p and T
such that stock tank API is
maximum… (dejavu)
Separator Stages
2
3
Separator Designs
3-Phase Separators
Water is also
separated, but will
not be considered
in our calculations
Surface Sampling
Bottom Hole Sampling
Preserved Samples
Reservoirs Conditions
Selective Sampling
Zones
Sampling early in the
life of the reservoir with
minimum disturbance
Lower overall cost
Nomenclature Used
fv1
fv2
Recall
fv1+ fl1=1
fl1 fl2 fv2+fl2 =1
Separator Calculations
Six step procedure for 2 stage separators
1. Given separator p and T, k-values, and feed
composition zi run a flash and evaluate:
x i1 , y i1 , fv1 , or (ng1 )
x i 2 , y i 2 , fv 2 , or (ng 2 )
Separator Calculations
Procedure for 2 stage separators (cont.)
3. Using recently evaluated stock tank liquid
compositions evaluate (Chapter 11 methods)
x i 2 ⇒ Mwo ⇒ ρ po
zi ⇒ ρ po ⇒ ρoR
6. Evaluate the oil formation volume factor using
quantities evaluated in stages 1, 2, 3, and 5.
Separator Calculations
Procedure for 2 stage separators (cont.)
6. Evaluate the oil formation volume factor using
quantities evaluated in stages 1, 2, 3, and 5.
lb res oil
M oR
res bbl lb mole res oil
=
lb mole res oil ⎛ lb res oil ⎞ ⎛ cu ft res oil ⎞
⎜ ρ oR ⎟ ⎜ 5.615 ⎟
⎝ cu ft res oil ⎠ ⎝ res bbl ⎠
res bbl/lb mole res oil
B ob =
STB/lb mole res oil
M oR ρSTO
Bob =
res bbl/lb mole res oil Bob =
STB/lb mole res oil MSTO ρoR nL1nL2
Calculations
Let’s see from our excel file
Separator-calculations.xls
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