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Table 5 Fluid properties at laboratory and reservoir temperatures

From: Evaluation of modified cashew nutshell liquid as natural surfactants for chemical flooding in sandstone oil reservoirs

Fluid properties at laboratory temperature (25 ˚C)

Properties

Units

FMB brine

Crude oil

Surfactant (TA-2)

Density

g/cm3

1.0171

0.9174

1.0013

API

APIo

 

22.5

 

Viscosity

cP

0.97

50.61

4.11

Fluid properties at reservoir temperature (80 ˚C)

Density

g/cm3

0.991

0.883

0.967

API

APIo

 

23.2

 

Viscosity

cP

0.75

6.50

1.04