Bubble Point Pressure Correlation

Abstract A correlation of the bubble point pressure for black oil systems is developed using the standard physical-chemical equations of solutions. The correlation is based on 158 experimentally measured bubble point pressures of 137 independent systems and is expressed in terms of the usually measured field parameters-flash separation gas-oil ratio, rank oil gravity, total gas gravity, and reservoir temperature. The data were obtained on systems produced in Canada, Western and Mid-Continental United States, and South America. The average error (algebraic) in the representation is 3.8 per cent, and the maximum error encountered is 14.7 per cent. Introduction In the absence of experimentally measured properties of reservoir fluids, it is often necessary for the field engineer to make estimates regarding the fluid properties based on the usually measured producing parameters. To aid in these estimations, various correlations have appeared in the literature in recent years. Among the pertinent properties of interest is the bubble point pressure. A correlation for this parameter has been reported by Standing. However, this correlation was based essentially on California produced crudes and this limitation was pointed out with its presentation. The correlation presented in this paper utilized data on crude oil systems from Canada, Western and Mid-Continental United States, and South America.