10.5.5 Atmospheric Flash and Compositional Analysis
| Topic Version | 1 | Published | 12/09/2016 | |
| For Standard | PRODML v2.0 | |||
An atmospheric flash takes the reservoir fluid to stock tank conditions, producing a dead oil sample and a gas sample. These samples are used to measure basic properties like the oil’s API gravity, the gas-oil ratio, and the compositions of the oil and gas.