Formula 1.148

Viscosity of water at reservoir pressure - McCain correlation

Input(s)

p: Pressure (psi)

$\mu w 1$: Viscosity of Water at Atmospheric Pressure (cP)

Output(s)

$\mu_{\mathrm{w}}$: Viscosity of water at Reservoir Pressure (cP)

Formula(s)

$$ \mu w=\mu w 1 *\left(0.9994+4.0295 * 10^{-5} * p+3.1062 * 10^{-9} * p^{2}\right) $$

Reference(s)

Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Second Edition, Craft \& Hawkins, Page: 48.