Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
17-Pet-A2 — Petroleum Reservoir Fluids · National Exams, May 2018 · 3 hours, closed book, Casio/Sharp approved calculators only · a formula sheet is provided; FIVE (5) questions constitute a complete exam paper (the first five as submitted are marked); all questions equal value, all parts of a multipart question equal weight; oilfield-unit questions must be answered in field units.
Reference texts: Craft, B.C. & Hawkins, M.F., Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, 3rd ed. (Ch. 1–2, PVT properties, reservoir/well-stream classification); Lyons, W.C. (ed.), Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, 3rd ed. (Standing–Katz Z-factor correlation, gas properties); McCain, W.D., The Properties of Petroleum Fluids, 3rd ed. (phase behaviour, black-oil PVT laboratory data, gas hydrates/waxes/asphaltenes); Ahmed, T., Reservoir Engineering Handbook, 5th ed. (material balance, well-stream gravity, pseudo-critical property correlations); Danesh, A., PVT and Phase Behaviour of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids (equilibrium K-value flash calculations, Gibbs' phase rule).
