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Gas formation volume factor

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000888

Ratio of the volume of natural gas at reservoir conditions to the volume of natural gas at standard conditions (cubic foot per standard cubic foot). Formation volume factors are used to convert measured surface volumes to volumes in the reservoir and vice versa.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000888
FieldEnergy
SubjectNatural gas
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000888",
  "term": "Gas formation volume factor",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Ratio of the volume of natural gas at reservoir conditions to the volume of natural gas at standard conditions (cubic foot per standard cubic foot). Formation volume factors are used to convert measured surface volumes to volumes in the reservoir and vice versa.",
  "subject": "Natural gas",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/gas-formation-volume-factor/"
}

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