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Excel Function To Calculate Gas Viscosity

Intermediate Calculation:
Bottomhole Temperature, Rankine
Pseudocritical Temperature, Tpc
Pseudocritical Pressure, Ppc
Reduced Temperature, Tr
Reduced Pressure, Pr
Results:
P (psia)
14.7
434.8
869.6
1304.3
1739.1
2173.9
2608.7
3043.5
3478.3
3913.0
4347.8
4782.6
5217.4
5652.2
6087.0
6521.7
6956.5
7391.3
7826.1
8260.9
8695.7
9130.4
9565.2
10000.0

Pr
Z Factor Visc (cp)
0.022 0.99919 0.01494
0.655 0.97802 0.01526
1.311 0.96040 0.01581
1.966 0.94788 0.01650
2.622 0.94093 0.01732
3.277 0.93972 0.01825
3.933 0.94404 0.01927
4.588 0.95341 0.02035
5.244 0.96718 0.02148
5.899 0.98466 0.02263
6.554 1.00522 0.02379
7.210 1.02829 0.02496
7.865 1.05340 0.02612
8.521 1.08016 0.02726
9.176 1.10826 0.02839
9.832 1.13745 0.02950
10.487 1.16753 0.03058
11.143 1.19832 0.03164
11.798 1.22970 0.03268
12.454 1.26156 0.03370
13.109 1.29380 0.03469
13.764 1.32634 0.03566
14.420 1.35913 0.03661
15.075 1.39211 0.03754

0.7
0
0
300

759
377.59
663.336
2.012
see table below
Validation:
Z Factor Visc (cp)
0.99920 0.01495
0.97802 0.01527
0.96040 0.01582
0.94788 0.01651
0.94093 0.01733
0.93972 0.01826
0.94405 0.01928
0.95341 0.02036
0.96718 0.02148
0.98467 0.02263
1.00522 0.02379
1.02829 0.02496
1.05340 0.02611
1.08016 0.02725
1.10826 0.02838
1.13745 0.02948
1.16753 0.03057
1.19832 0.03163
1.22970 0.03267
1.26156 0.03368
1.29379 0.03467
1.32634 0.03564
1.35913 0.03659
1.39211 0.03751

1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
Z Factor

Input Gas Parameter:

Gas Gravity (Air=1.0)
Mole Percent CO2
Mole Percent H2S
Bottomhole Temperature, Deg F

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0

1.6

0.040
Z Factor

0.035

Visc (cp)

1.2

0.030

1.0

0.025

0.8

0.020

0.6

0.015

0.4

0.010

0.2

0.005

0.0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

Pressure (psia)

10000

0.000
12000

Gas Viscosity (cp)

1.4