Caracterización del crudo pesado del Campo ITT : Caracterización del crudo pesado de la zona norte del Campo ITT.

Abstract

In this work, a general representation of the geology of the Oriente Basin and a global description of crude oil in Block 43 is made, in order to visualize the potential of heavy crude oil reserves available in Ecuador. The characterization of heavy crude oil will provide updated information that will be beneficial for making technical considerations regarding the production, exploitation, transportation, and storage phase. The characterization of crude oil was developed through descriptive statistical analysis for physicochemical and rheological properties that allow the characterization of heavy crude oil from the northern zone of Block 43. The statistical analysis considered dispersion measures, measures of central tendency and position measures, as well as statistical graphs that allow discerning and improving the interpretation of the available data provided by EP Petroecuador. The properties that were analyzed by descriptive statistics were API gravity, water and sediment content, kinematic viscosity, asphaltene content and sulfur content. To complement the properties that allow characterizing the heavy crude, laboratory tests were carried out based on national and international standardized norms such as ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials). The properties analyzed through laboratory tests were ash content, flash point and pour point.