EJEMPLOS DE GASES #8

1. A sour natural gas has a specific gravity of 0,7. The compositional analysis
of the gas shows that it contains 5 percent CO2 and 10 percent H2S.
Calculate the density of the gas at 3.500 psia and 160F.
SOLUTION
Step 1. Calculate the uncorrected pseudo-critical properties of the gas
from Equations (
) and (
(

Step 2. Calculate the pseudo-critical temperature adjustment factor from

[
]
(
)):
Equation (
[

Step 3. Calculate the corrected pseudo-critical temperature by applying

Equation (
):

Step 4. Adjust the pseudo-critical pressure Ppc by applying Equation (

(

):
(
(

Step 5. Calculate Ppr and Tpr:

Step 6. Determine the z-factor from Figure:

z = 0,89

)
)(

):

Step 7. Calculate the apparent molecular weight of the gas from Equation (
):
(

Step 8. Solve for gas density:

(
(

)(

)(

2. Using the data in Example 1, calculate the density by employing the above
correction procedure.

Step 1. Determine the corrected pseudo-critical properties from Equations

(
) and (
):
(

( )
( )

Step 2. Calculate Ppr and Tpr:

Step 3. Determine the gas compressibility factor from Figure:

z = 0,820
Step 4. Calculate the gas density:
(
(

)(

)
)(

3. A hydrocarbon gas system has the following composition:

Component

yi

C1

0,83

C2

0,06

C3

0,03

n-C4

0,02

n-C5

0,02

C6

0,01

C7+

0,03

The heptanes-plus fraction is characterized by a molecular weight and specific

gravity of 161 and 0,81, respectively.
a. Using Suttons methodology, calculate the density of the gas 2.000 psi and
150F.
b. Recalculate the gas density without adjusting the pseudo-critical properties.

SOLUTION
PART A.
Step 1. Calculate the critical properties of the heptanes-plus fraction by the Riazi[ ( )
Daubert correlation (
( )
( ) ]):
(

)
(

) (

) (

)]

)]

Step 2. Construct the following table:

Component

yi

Mi

C1

0,83

16,0

C2

0,06

C3

0,03

Tci

yi(Tci/Pci) yiz()i yi(Tc/)i

Pci

yiMi

343,33

666,4

13,31

0,427

0,596

11,039

30,1

549,92

706,5

1,81

0,047

0,053

1,241

44,1

666,06

616,4

1,32

0,032

0,031

0,805

n-C4

0,02

58,1

765,62

550,6

1,16

0,028

0,024

0,653

n-C5

0,02

72,1

845,60

488,6

1,45

0,035

0,026

0,765

C6

0,01

84,0

923,00

483,0

0,84

0,019

0,014

0,420

C7+

0,03

161

1.189,0

318,4

4,83

0,112

0,058

1,999

27,72

0,700

0,802

16,972

Total

Step 3. Calculate the parameters J and K from Equations (

[

] ) and (

)[

)):

)]

)[

Step 4. Determine the adjustment factors FJ, EJ and EK by applying Equations

[ (
[ (
(
)]
) ]
), (
[

) (
(

) +):
[
(

)(

)(

Step 5. Calculate the parameters J and K from Equations (JJ EJ) and (KK
EK):

Step 6. Determine the adjusted pseudo-critical properties from Equations (

) and (

):
(

Step 7. Calculate the pseudo-reduced properties of the gas by applying Equations

(
) and (
), to give:

Step 8. Calculate the z-factor from Figure, to give:

z = 0,745
Step 9. From Equation (

), calculate the density of the gas:

(
(

)
)(

)(

PART B.

Step 1. Calculate the specific gravity of the gas

Step 2. Solve for the pseudo-critical properties by applying Equations (

) and (

):

(
(

Step 3. Calculate

and

)
)

(
(

)
)

Step 4. Calculate the z-factor from Figure, to give:

Step 5. From Equation

, calculate the density of the gas:

(
(

)(
)(

)
)(

4. A hydrocarbon gas mixture has a specific gravity of 0,72. Calculate the

isothermal gas compressibility coefficient at 2.000 psia and 140F by
assuming:
a. An ideal gas behavior
b. A real gas behavior

SOLUTION

a. Assuming an ideal gas behavior, determine

(

by applying Equation

b. Assuming a real gas behavior

Step 1. Calculate

and

by applying Equations

(
(

Step 2. Compute

and

)
)

from Equations

Step 3. Determine the z-factor from Figure:

(
(

and

)
)

and

Step 4. Calculate the slope *

Step 5. Solve for

by applying Equation
[

Step 6. Calculate

from Equation

5. Using Trubes generalized charts, rework Example 4.

SOLUTION

Step 1. From Figure, find

Step 2. Solve for

by applying Equation [

)
(

6. A gas well is producing at a rate of

]:

from a gas reservoir at

an average pressure of 2.000 psia and a temperature of 120F. The specific

gravity is 0,72. Calculate the gas flow rate in scf/day.

SOLUTION

Step 1. Calculate the pseudo-critical properties from Equations

, to give:

Step 2. Calculate the

and

Step 3. Determine the z-factor from Figure:

and

Step 4. Calculate the gas expansion factor from Equation

)(

Step 5. Calculate the gas flow rate in scf/day by multiplying the gas flow rate (in
ft3/day) by the gas expansion factor

as expressed in scf/ft3:

)(

7. Using the data given in Example 6, calculate the viscosity of the gas.

SOLUTION

Step 1. Calculate the apparent molecular weight of the gas:

(

)(

Step 2. Determine the viscosity of the gas at 1 atm and 140F from Figure:

Step 3. Calculate

and

Step 4. Determine the viscosity rates from Figure:

Step 5. Solve for the viscosity of the natural gas:

( )

)(