CGE 566 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING Assignment 1 Phase behavior of fluids

Due date: 5th April 2012 Properties and behavior of hydrocarbons a. Thirty pounds of ethane are held in a sealed container at 0 o F . The volume of the container is 2 cu. ft. Calculate the volume of the gas phase in the container. Figure 2-37 ( McCains) gives the phase diagram of mixtures of ethane and nheptane along with the vapor pressure lines of the 2 HC. Use the figure to determine the following temperatures and pressures for the 29.91 weight percent ethane mixture. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Bubble point at 100 F Critical temperature Dew point temperature at 400 psia Critical Pressure Bubble point temperature at 600 psia Cricondentherm Dew point pressure at 250 F Cricondenbar Dew point pressure at 400 F

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PT diagrams for multi-component systems and retrograde behaviour Below two rough sketches are given of PT diagrams for mixtures I and II. The critical points are indicated by a black dot. 1 1 P 2 2 T Figure 2 P

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Which one of these mixtures is likely to have heavier components. Justify your answer. Classify the reservoir fluids in Figure 1 and Figure 2. Position yourself in point 1 in Figure 1. Imagine you are slowly decreasing the pressure whilst keeping the temperature constant until you reach point 2. Explain what you observe during this process. How should you best exploit this reservoir fluid in Figure 1.

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