MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 12: CALCULATION OF PETROLEUM QUANTITIES - SECTION 3: VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE RESULTING FROM BLENDING LIGHT HYDROCARBONS WITH CRUDE OILS
American Petroleum Institute
FOREWORD
0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
4 DATA AND MATHEMATICAL MODEL SELECTION
5 RECOMMENDED STANDARD
5.1 Standard for Calculating Shrinkage
5.2 Discrimination Levels
5.3 Equations
5.4 Examples Using the Tables
6 PRECAUTIONS ON USE OF THE NEW MPMS CHAPTER 12.3
EQUATIONS AND TABLES
6.1 Effect of Temperature and Pressure on
Volumetric Shrinkage
6.2 Difference Between Customary and Metric Tables
6.3 Limitations and Alternatives
6.4 Exclusions
7 PRECISION STATEMENT
8 SHRINKAGE TABLES
APPENDIX A - CORRELATING EQUATIONS AND SELECTING A
MATHEMATICAL MODEL
APPENDIX B - VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE DATA
APPENDIX C - TEST METHODS FOR DETERMINING VOLUMETRIC
SHRINKAGE
Describes a procedure to quantify the volume shrinkage that occurs when blending hydrocarbons (580-890 kilograms per cubic meter, 112-27 degrees API) with crude oils (644-979 kilograms per cubic meter, 88-13 degrees API).
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 1996 |
