Miscible displacement process is one of the EOR techniques. The performance of this process depends on fluid physical properties that affect flow behavior in a reservoir. Two of the important properties are density and viscosity. Consider the use of CO\(_2\) for one such process. The density of CO\(_2\) at the reservoir condition is \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\) lb/ft\(^3\) (round off to one decimal place).
Relevant data for this calculation are given below.
- Reservoir temperature = 300 ºF (422 K)
- Reservoir pressure = 1470 psig (100 atm)
- Compressibility factor (\(z\)) at the reservoir condition = 0.5
- Values of Universal Gas Constant (\(R\)) in different units are listed below:
- \( R = 8.314 \, \text{m}^3 \, \text{Pa.K}^{-1} \, \text{mol}^{-1} \)
- \( R = 10.731 \, \text{psi.ft}^3 \, \text{lb.mol}^{-1} \, \text{ºR}^{-1} \)
- \( R = 0.082 \, \text{L} \, \text{atm.K}^{-1} \, \text{mol}^{-1} \)