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Determining Miscibility via Ternary Diagrams

This document discusses ternary diagrams and their use in determining miscibility and immiscibility between fluid mixtures. It addresses: 1) Ternary diagrams graphically represent the composition of three-component mixtures and can indicate if mixtures are miscible or immiscible. 2) Miscible displacement occurs when two fluids mix in all proportions without an interface, while immiscible fluids do not mix and have a clear interface. 3) Types of miscible displacement include first-contact miscibility where fluids mix at any condition, and multiple contact miscibility where mass transfer allows initial non-miscible fluids to later become miscible. 4) Three example problems are provided to demonstrate using tern

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Determining Miscibility via Ternary Diagrams

This document discusses ternary diagrams and their use in determining miscibility and immiscibility between fluid mixtures. It addresses: 1) Ternary diagrams graphically represent the composition of three-component mixtures and can indicate if mixtures are miscible or immiscible. 2) Miscible displacement occurs when two fluids mix in all proportions without an interface, while immiscible fluids do not mix and have a clear interface. 3) Types of miscible displacement include first-contact miscibility where fluids mix at any condition, and multiple contact miscibility where mass transfer allows initial non-miscible fluids to later become miscible. 4) Three example problems are provided to demonstrate using tern

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To Determine the miscibility and

immiscibility using Ternary Diagram


Introduction
Ternary Diagram
 Compositional phase diagram of three component mixture
Immiscible Displacement
If two fluids do not mix in all proportions to form a
single phase, the process is called immiscible.
Miscible Displacement
If the two fluids mix and there is no interface present
between the displacing fluid and the displaced fluid
then it is known as miscible displacement
Types of Miscible Displacement
1. First-Contact Miscibility
 Two fluids mix together in any proportion in any given
condition

O
MCM
1. Multiple Contact Miscibility
 Any injected fluid not miscible with the oil at first contact
becomes miscible after mass transfer between injected fluid and
oil
I. Vaporizing Gas Drive
II. Condensing or enriched Gas Drive
Effect of Pressure on Phase Envelope
Problem Statement 1
Determination of Pressure required for First-Contact Miscibility with
a Butane Primary Slug.
Figure 2.39 shows the phase behavior of mixtures of Chemicals A, B and
C. The diagram is on a pound-mass basis and is for fixed T and P. Mixtures
of Component A, B and C are contained in three vessels as shows below.
The contents of the three vessels are mixed together in a fourth vessel ,
which is held at the p and T corresponding to the ternary diagram.
1. Find the final mixture composition and show the overall composition
on the diagram.
2. Indicate whether the final mixture is one phase or two phase at
specified T and P.
3. If the mixture is two phase, specify the composition and amount of
each phase.
Solution
Continued….
Problem # 2
An FCM displacement is to be designed in which a slug
of butane is the primary displacing solvent. The butane
slug is to be displaced by dry gas consisting essentially
of methane. Assume that the crude oil is represented, in a
phase-behavior sense, by n-decane and reservoir
conditions are 160°F and 2,500 psi. The data presented
in Fig are assumed to apply.
Determine whether miscible conditions would exist at
the front and back of the solvent (butane) slug.
Solution
Problem # 3
Determination of First-Contact Miscibility Pressure
with Methane as Primary Slug
Suppose the oil n-decane is to be displaced by methane
at a reservoir temperature of 160° F. What pressure
would be required to achieve first-contact miscibility?
The data presented in Fig 6.4 are assumed to apply.
Solution

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