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Oil formation volume factor

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001520

Ratio of the volume of oil at reservoir conditions to the volume of oil at standard conditions (barrels per stock tank barrel). Formation volume factors are used to convert measured surface volumes to volumes in the reservoir and vice versa.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001520
FieldEnergy
SubjectPetroleum
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001520",
  "term": "Oil formation volume factor",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Ratio of the volume of oil at reservoir conditions to the volume of oil at standard conditions (barrels per stock tank barrel). Formation volume factors are used to convert measured surface volumes to volumes in the reservoir and vice versa.",
  "subject": "Petroleum",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/oil-formation-volume-factor/"
}

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