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: Nur Fitriani
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TEKNIK PERMINYAKAN
SEKOLAH TINGGI TEKNOLOGI MINYAK DAN GAS BUMI
BALIKPAPAN
2014
Oil
Coal
Gas
Biomass
Heavy Oil
As defined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), heavy oil is a type of crude oil
characterized by an asphaltic, dense, viscous nature (similar to molasses), and its
asphaltene (very large molecules incorporating roughly 90 percent of the sulfur and
metals in the oil) content. It also contains impurities such as waxes and carbon
residue that must be removed before being refined. Although variously defined, the
upper limit for heavy oil is 22 API gravity with a viscosity of 100 cp (centipoise).
Light Oil
Also known as "conventional oil," light oil has an API gravity of at least 22 and a
viscosity less than 100 centipoise (cp). Light crude is composed of a high number of
paraffins, which are straight and branched chain hydrocarbons that have a high
hydrogen to carbon ratio. Essentially, they have two hydrogen atoms for every carbon
atom they contain. Because hydrogen weighs roughly 12 times less than carbon,
paraffins are lighter and less dense than hydrocarbons with a lower hydrogen to
carbon ratio. The best light crudes contain roughly 60% paraffin. Light crude not
only has a high number of paraffins, but the paraffins that is does contain tend to be
shorter in length. Currently, gasoline is the most valuable product derived from crude
oil. The bulk of typical gasoline contains paraffins that are 10 carbon atoms in
length. That is, the hydrocarbons in gasoline are mostly made up by linking 10
carbon atoms end to end to create a chain. The chain length range in gasoline is 4 to
12 carbons. Because light crude naturally contains a high number of these short
chains, it does not have to be refined to a great extent to produce gasoline.
Condensate Gas
Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are
present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural
gas fields. It condenses out of the raw gas if the temperature is reduced to below the
hydrocarbon dew point temperature of the raw gas. The natural gas condensate is also
referred to as simply condensate, or gas condensate, or sometimes natural gasoline
because it contains hydrocarbons within the gasoline boiling range. Raw natural gas
may come from any one of three types of gas wells:
1. Crude oil wells. Raw natural gas that comes from crude oil wells is called
associated gas. This gas can exist separate from the crude oil in the underground
formation, or dissolved in the crude oil. Condensate produced from oil wells is
often referred to as lease condensate.
2. Dry gas wells. These wells typically produce only raw natural gas that does not
contain any hydrocarbon liquids. Such gas is called non-associated gas.
Condensate from dry gas is extracted at gas processing plants and, hence, is
often referred to as plant condensate.
3. Condensate wells. These wells produce raw natural gas along with natural gas
liquid. Such gas is also non-associated gas and often referred to as wet gas.