Tco = oil pseudocritical temperature, T, R

Tr = reduced temperature, T
Tsc = temperature at standard conditions, T, F
V = volume, L3
Vo = volume of crude oil, L3
Wg = weight of dissolved gas, m
Wo = weight of crude oil, m
xg = gas "component" mole fraction in oil
xo = oil "component" mole fraction in oil
yg = gas "component" mole fraction in gas
RTENOTITLE = mole fraction N2 in surface gas
yo = oil "component" mole fraction in gas
Z = gas compressibility factor
?API = oil API gravity
?g = gas specific gravity, air=1
?gc = gas specific gravity adjusted for separator conditions, air=1
?ghc = gas specific gravity of hydrocarbon components in a gas mixture, air=1
?gs
?o
o
ob
od
?g
?o
?ob
?w
shw
sgo
sod

= separator gas specific gravity, air=1

= oil specific gravity
= oil viscosity, m/Lt, cp
= bubblepoint oil viscosity, m/Lt, cp
= dead oil viscosity, m/Lt, cp
= gas density, m/L3, lbm/ft3
= oil density, m/L3, lbm/ft3
= bubblepoint oil density, m/L3, lbm/ft3
= water density, m/L3, g/cm3
= hydrocarbon/water surface tension, m/t2, dynes/cm
= gas/oil surface tension, m/t2, dynes/cm
= dead oil surface tension, m/t2, dynes/cm

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