Fluid Property Calculator

Description Calculate reservoir fluid property using empirical relationship (salinity, pressure, temperature, porosity).
Module(s) Explorationist
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Calculate reservoir fluid properties (water, oil and gas) using empirical relationships such as salinity, pressure, temperature and porosity.

  1. In the Control Panel, go to View > New Single Well View.
  2. In the Single Well window, open the Process tab.
  3. At the tab header, click the blue "+" icon.
  4. Click on Fluid Property Calculator.
  5. Type a name for the process and click OK.

Configure the fluid property calculator

  1. Calculate: choose which reservoir property to calculate.
    • Water
    • Oil
    • Gas
  2. Input Curves: Input to the fluid property calculator can be curve/s or a user specified constant value. Enable the fluid property by clicking the yellow circle and select the curve with the curve picker icon.
    • For calculating water properties: Temperature, Pressure, Salinity
    • For calculating oil properties: Temperature, Pressure, Oil gravity, GOR, Gas gravity
    • For calculating gas properties: Temperature, Pressure, Gas gravity
  1. Layer: Choose to use the curve from the input curve settings, or to use a constant value. Click the blue "+" to add a new layer or red "x" icon to remove. Layers can also be defined to calculate properties using different parameters.
    • If no curves are selected for the calculation
      • Top: User specified constant, horizon or markers
      • Base: The maximum output depth
    • If curves are selected for calculation
      • Top: User specified constant, horizon or markers or where the minimum curve depth is
      • Base: Maximum curve depth
  2. Output Summary: Shows the summary of the calculated output.
  3. By default, the output curve name uses the following values: calc: (calculated property)_(reservoir property)_(process name)
    • For example: calc: Vp_Oil_FluidProperties
  4. Enable custom name: Allow the user to enter a custom process output curve name.
  5. Extent: Output can be in MDKB, TWT or TVDSS domain.
    • Enter the start, stop and step size.
    • Reset: Automatically set the start, stop and step size value to match the data in the first curve.