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INTRODUCTION
This topic is the result of several years of a luid properties research
project. Large sets of reservoir fluid property data were made available
to the project from a variety of PVT report databases. The results of a
few research projects were included. Generally the various sets of data
covered the full range of conditions and properties that might be found
in practice. Unfortunately, no data for naturally occurring petroleum
fluids are currently available for high-pressure, high-temperature
(HPHT) conditions that have recently become of interest.
The intent was not to create new correlations but to evaluate fluid
property correlation equations proposed in the petroleum literature to
determine the best-in-class for each fluid property.
The focus was on correlations that required readily available
field data. Correlation equations that require composition or other
laboratory data were not considered.
The assumption was that if composition is known, a laboratory
report is available and therefore various applicable fluid properties have
been measured in addition to composition.
