Beggs and Robinson Oil Viscosity correlation
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Brief
Beggs - Robinson is an empirical correlation for the oil viscosity published in 1975 [1].
Math & Physics
Dead oil viscosity:
where:
A0 = -1.163
A1 = 13.108
A2 = 6.591
Saturated oil viscosity:
where:
B0 = 10.715
B1 = 5.615
B2 = 0.515
C0 = 5.44
C1 = 5.615
C2 = 0.338
Discussion
Workflow
Application range
Nomenclature
- = coefficients
- = coefficients
- = coefficients
- = pressure, MPA
- = bubble point pressure, MPA
- = oil gas ration, m3/m3
- = gas specific gravity, dimensionless
- = temperature, °R
- = oil API gravity, dimensionless
References
- ↑ Beggs, H. D.; Robinson, J. R. (September 1975). "Estimating the Viscosity of Crude Oil Systems". Journal of Petroleum Technology. 27(09) (SPE-5434-PA).
- ↑ Vazquez, M.; Beggs, H.D. (1980). "Correlations for Fluid Physical Property Prediction.". Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE-6719-PA).