A crude oil data bank containing more than 5000 PVT and gas injection data

A set of more than 5000 data points is proposed here as a reference database for the evaluation of thermodynamic packages dedicated to the prediction of phase behavior and volumetric proper-ties of oils. A set of 13 reservoir crude oils coming from different countries in the world was selected from PVT reports of the French petroleum company TOTALFINAELF. Measurements at reservoir conditions and at standard conditions were addressed. Constant mass expansion, differential vaporization, swelling test, slim tube test, multi-contact test and stock tank oil density measurement were the experiments considered as reference laboratory data source. In each case, the reservoir fluid was obtained from recombination of produced separator gases and stabilized oil. The stock tank oil was produced in the laboratory by using a multi-stage separation procedure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.