Behavior of Gases

Course Outline (Table of Content)

• Ideal gases

  ( 1 pdf)
• Boyle’s law ( 1 pdf)
• Charles’ law
• Avogadro’s law
• The equation of state for an ideal gas
• The density of an ideal gas
• Standard conditions
• Mixtures of ideal gases
• Dalton’s law of partial pressures
• Amagat’s law
• Apparent molecular weight
• Specific gravity of a gas
• Behavior of real gases
• Compressibility factor for natural gases
• Law of corresponding states
• Pseudocritical properties of natural gases
• Impact of nonhydrocarbon components on z value
• Standard conditions for real reservoir gases
• Gas formation volume factor
• Gas formation volume factor
• Coefficient of isothermal compressibility of gases
• Coefficient of isothermal compressibility of gases
• Viscosity of gases
• Viscosity
• Viscosity of mixtures
• Equations of state
• Other equations-of-state
• Van de Waals equations
• Benedict-Webb-Rubin equation (BWR)
• Redlich-Kwong equation
• Soave, Redlich Kwong equation
• Peng Robinson Equation of State
• Application to Mixtures

Cost of Course (USD)

$10

Who Should Buy This Course?

Petroleum Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Drilling Engineers, and anyone interested in learning about phase behavior of hydrocarbon systems.

Why Should You Buy This Course?

Learning Objectives

Having worked through this course, the Learner will be able to:

• • Present the ideal equation of state, PV=Nrt.
  • Calculate the mass of an ideal gas given PV 7T values.
  • Derive an equation to calculate the density of an ideal gas.
  • Convert a mixture composition between weight and mole fraction.
  • Present an equation and calculate the apparent molecular weight of a mixture.
  • Define and calculate the specific gravity of a gas.
  • Present the equation of state, EOS, for a ‘real gas’ and explain what ‘Z’ is, PV=ZnRT.
  • Define the pseudocritical pressure and pseudocritical temperature and be able to use them to determine the ‘Z’ value for a gas mixture.
  • Express and calculate reservoir gas volumes in terms of standard cubic volumes.
  • Define the gas formation volume factor and derive an equation for it, using the EOS.
  • Calculate the volume of gas in a reservoir in terms of standard cubic volumes given prerequisite data.
  • Calculate the viscosity of a gas of a specific composition given prerequisite equations and figures.
  • Be aware of the development of EOS’s to predict reservoir fluid properties.

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