Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fluids

Organized and Conducted by: Graz University of Technology (www.tugraz.at/) Graz, Austria Instructor: Prof. M. R. Riazi www.RiaziM.com

Venue:
Graz, Austria

Date: June 11-14, 2012

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Characterization of reservoir fluids and crude oil. Characterization is a technique that shows how one can use available laboratory data on a petroleum fraction, crude oil or a reservoir fluid to obtain various thermo-physical properties needed for process design, process simulation, reservoir simulation, design and operation of equipments related to production, transportation, refining and processing of these petroleum fluids.

Application of characterization methods in estimation of thermodynamic and physical properties related to production and processing of crude oil and natural gas as well as those related to quality, safety and environment of petroleum industry will be discussed with computer calculations.

Methods of prediction of solid formation such as asphaltene, wax and hydrate formation. Their impact in petroleum production and processing as well as their prevention and control.

The other objective of this course is to provide the participants a guideline to select a right characterization technique and property estimation method available in various process and reservoir simulators.

Who Should Attend

The course is particularly useful for:

o Chemical engineers o Petroleum engineers o Reservoir engineers o Mechanical engineers o Process engineers o Scientists (chemists, physicists and mathematicians) o Petroleum geologists o Operators o Computer engineers a

who are working in petroleum processing and production as well as process modeling and simulation of related industries. Participants should have at least a BSc degree in one of above engineering or science fields.

On the Importance of Characterization Methods and Properties Calculations for Petroleum Fluids
Methods of petroleum characterization and property estimation methods have important effects on optimum design and operation of processing units in petroleum refineries as well as reservoir and process modeling and simulation.

In this course we tell you theories of formation of oil and gas and the nature and types of petroleum fluids how to determine composition of various petroleum fluids from basic laboratory data importance of characterization methods selection of a characterization method in a process or reservoir simulator what data is needed for characterization techniques and what is the minimum data how to characterize a crude oil, petroleum fraction and a reservoir fluid how to check measured / reported data how to predict / estimate data not available how to determine crude oil/reservoir fluid quality how to develop your own characterization program Various distribution models for property distribution of reservoir fluids Calculation of input parameters for various property predictive methods Minimum data on a petroleum fluid for property calculations How to estimate properties related to safety and environmental issues such as vapor pressure, flash point, volatility index, V/L ratio and distillation data.

How to estimate properties related to fluid flow such as pour point, cloud point, freezing point and wax appearance temperature.

Phase behavior of reservoir fluids and solid precipitation (asphaltene, wax and hydrate formation and their control methods).

How to estimate transport properties (viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusivity and surface tension)

effects of porous media on transport properties how to measure transport properties for reservoir fluids Solubility of gases in oils and water Use of speed of sound data to determine properties of petroleum fluids

Daily Time Table and Dates:

The course duration is 4 days from Monday June 11th through Thursday June 14th, 2012. Each day there are three sessions and each session is two hours with breaks between the sessions. Total number of lectures will be 24 hours.

About the instructor

Prof. M. R. Riazi is currently a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kuwait University. He was previously an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University (USA), where he also received his MS and PhD. He was also a Visiting Professor at the following universities: Trondheim (Norway), Illinois (Chicago, USA), Wright State (Dayton, USA), Texas (Austin, USA), Sharif (Tehran), Waterloo (Canada) and McGill (Montreal). He has been consultant and speaker to more than 50 companies and research institutions in North America, Western Europe, Middle East and North Africa, India, Malaysia, China and Australia including invited speaker to the World Economic Forum in 2009. He was a consultant to the World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org ) on the state and direction of science and technology in the Middle East during the year 2009. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications and is the sole author of three books. His book on petroleum characterization reprinted twice (since 2005 by ASTM) is in use by the petroleum industry worldwide and also used for teaching purposes at some North American universities and major oil companies. His new book titled Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing is a major handbook discussing various aspects of petroleum processing and will be released by ASTM International in May 2012. He is also the Chief Editor and Author of a major hand book on oil and gas industry to be published by the end of this year. He is the founding and chief editor of IJOGC (www.inderscience.com/ijogct ) and an Editor of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. He was awarded a Diploma of Honor from the American (National) Petroleum Engineering Society as well as teaching and research awards from various universities. He is a Member of AIChE and Research Society of North America. Further information about him is available on www.RiaziM.com

Details of Topics to Be Covered

CHARACTERIZATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE o Formation of oil and hydrocarbon reservoirs o Nature and types of crude oils and reservoir fluids o Composition of crude oils and petroleum products o Characterization techniques o The impact and importance of petroleum characterization on reservoir studies, process design and unit operation o Characterization and optimum design and operation of production units o Characterization of pure hydrocarbons and their mixtures o Characterization of crude oils and reservoir fluids o Single Carbon Number (SCN) representation of reservoir fluids o Discrete, semi-continuous and continuous models o Probability density functions and distribution models for crude oils and reservoir fluids o Psuedocomponent versus continuous models o The Gaussian Quadrature technique o Methods of lumping and grouping o Use of minimum lab data on petroleum fraction or reservoir fluids to generate pseudocomponents for conventional and unconventional oils

THERMODYNAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES

o PVT Relations, Equations of States and Property Calculations o Applications of various EOSs for different petroleum fluids o Theory of corresponding states and its applications in property estimations o Calculation of input parameters for various EOS o Choice of EOS selection in a process or a reservoir simulator

o Sources of errors in EOS calculations and the effect of characterization methods o Density calculations for liquids, solids and gases o Vapor pressure calculations, o Estimation of solubility of gases and solids in oils and petroleum fluids o Estimation of viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusivity and surface tension o Measurement of transport properties and their application in process design o Estimation of pour point, cloud point, freezing point, flash point, flammability and octane numbers

APPLICATIONS AND CASES STUDIES o Applications in reservoir modeling o Applications in modeling of a gas oil hydrocracking unit in a refinery o Applications in prediction of wax/asphaltene precipitations o Application in Analysis of Laboratory Data o Prediction of sulfur and wax contents of various oils o Generation of phase diagrams and determination of type of crude oil

o Some guidelines for selection of a thermodynamic model in a process and/or reservoir simulator o How you can develop your own characterization scheme based on your data o Summary and conclusions

WORKING PROBLEMS AND CASE STUDIES For each topic selected problems and case studies will be reviewed and worked with the participants during afternoon sessions.

COURSE MATERIALS
The following book will be used throughout the program and each participant will receive a copy of this text.
1- ASTM Manual 50: Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions, http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/MNL/SOURCE_PAGES/MNL50.htm

The book is currently used for conducting courses in petroleum industries such as Shell and Schelumberger in US and Canada as well as Europe

Information on the book is also given by Amazon , UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/). 2- Some computer programs for solution of some related problems will also be given to all the participants on a CD. Course Organizer:

Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria www.tugraz.at/

Course Venue: The course will be conducted at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Certificate: Each participant will receive a certificate issued by Graz University of Technology and signed by instructor.

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Course Evaluation:

Participants will have an opportunity to evaluate the course in the last session of the course.

Registration Procedure: For registration and further information contact Philipp Mair-Zelenka at: Philipp Mair-Zelenka <philipp.mair-zelenka@tugraz.at>

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