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Glossary:Black oil

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A traditional crude oil, containing alkanes (straight carbon chains) of C5 to C30+ liquids. Black oils consist of a wide variety of chemical species including large, heavy, nonvolatile molecules. The phase diagram predictably covers a wide temperature range. The critical point is well up the slope of the phase envelope.