Evaporation Losses from Crude Oils
P. M. DRANCHUK ; D. L. FLOCK; and J. W. GREGG
From preliminary investigations it has been observed that although evaporation losses may be estimated by comparing single values of certain physical properties of crude oils and their evaporation residues, such techniques possess little accuracy unless both the evaporation process and the variation of the property as a function of the process are completely known. The accuracy of estimation may be increased somewhat through the comparison of property mid-percent curves. Further increases in accuracy are possible if bottoms yield curves rather than mid-percent curves are used. The use of both the mid-percent and bottoms yield curves however involves a prohibitive amount of effort in most cases.
Keywords:
API gravity, Crude Oil Residue Ha, Determination of Evaporation, distillation, refractive index, Data, Distillation, Estimation, Gravity, Oil, Oils, Petroleum, Production, Value, Yield
