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Viscous oil

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004056

Crude oil characterized by a high resistance to flow, typically due to its molecular composition and temperature. This property makes it difficult to extract and transport from the reservoir without specialized techniques. Viscous oils have an API gravity below 20 degrees and kinematic viscosity greater than 10 centistokes at reservoir conditions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004056
FieldOil and gas
SubjectHeavy Oil
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004056",
  "term": "Viscous oil",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Crude oil characterized by a high resistance to flow, typically due to its molecular composition and temperature. This property makes it difficult to extract and transport from the reservoir without specialized techniques. Viscous oils have an API gravity below 20 degrees and kinematic viscosity greater than 10 centistokes at reservoir conditions.",
  "subject": "Heavy Oil",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/viscous-oil/"
}

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