Abstract
The viscosity of Louisiana Sweet Crude oil and methane-saturated Louisiana Sweet Crude oil was measured at 20 °C at varying pressures between 5 and 15 MPa. The viscosities were measured by means of a capillary tube viscometer. For determining the viscosity of gas-saturated oils, a piston accumulator was used to solubilize methane into the crude oil.
Purpose
Viscosities are important for modeling and experimental analysis of oil spill related investigations.
Keywords
viscosity, live oil, crude oil, physical properties, methane, Louisiana Sweet Crude oil (LSC)
UDI
R6.x805.000:0077
Date
June 2019
Point of Contact
Name
Michael Schlüter
Organization
Technical University of Hamburg / Institute of Multiphase Flows
Name
Simeon Pesch
Organization
Technical University of Hamburg / Institute of Multiphase Flows
Funding Source
RFP-6
DOI
10.7266/n7-rcsb-1w93
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Simeon Pesch, Michael Schlüter. 2019. Viscosity of Louisiana Sweet Crude oil at 20 °C. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-rcsb-1w93
Comments
Extent
Dataset contains laboratory experiments, no field sampling involved.
Supplemental Information
Temperature (°C), pressure (MPa), and viscosity (mPa s) of pure Louisiana Sweet Crude oil (LSC) and methane-saturated Louisiana Sweet Crude oil.|The measurements have been conducted by the company Eurotechnica GmbH. The temperature was fixed at 20 °C while pressure was varied from 5-15 MPa. The viscosities were measured by means of a capillary tube viscometer (high-pressure multicomponent viscometer HPvis 500, Eurotechnica GmbH). For determining the viscosity of gas-saturated oils, a piston accumulator was used to solubilize methane into the crude oil.||||