NAME:________________________ STUDENT ID:_______________

RESERVOIR ROCK & FLUID PROPERTIES

Assg. 1 (Jan 2017) Dr.Rashidah

1. A sandstone sample gives the following data:

Bulk volume of dried sample =8.1 cc
Weight of dried sample =17.3 g
Sand grain density = 2.67 g/cc
Calculate the porosity:
[4 Marks]

2. Name 2 properties affecting capacity and flow of hydrocarbon:

[2 Marks]

3. Standard condition, sc, in petroleum engineering calculation is referred to conditions at

14.7 psia, and 60F.
a) Determine the standard volume occupied by 1 Ib-mol gas at these standard conditions.

[3 marks]
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b) If the gas well in 1.(a) is producing gas at a rate of 1.1 MMscf/day, determine the flow rate
of gas in Ib/day given the molecular weight of the gas is 20 Ib/Ib-mol.
[3 marks]

4. A mixture of 0.2 Ib mole nitrogen, 0.1 Ib mole oxygen and 0.01 Ib mole carbon dioxide is
at standard conditions (SC). Assuming the mixture behaves as ideal gases and Mair is 28.96
Ib/ Ib mole, and R = 10.73 cu.ft.psia/ Ib.mol.R, determine:

a) The specific gravity of the mixture.

[2 marks]

b) The pressure exerted by oxygen gas in the mixture.

[2 marks]
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5. Calculate the arithmetic average and thickness-weighted average from the following
measurements:
[4 marks]
sample thickness
(ft) (%)
1 1.0 10
2 1.5 12
3 1.0 11
4 2.0 13
5 2.1 14
6 1.1 10