A 3 years contract project for Sabah Asset, covering sampling and analysis by a competent team, involves 3 main fields - SEMARANG, SUMANDAK and TEMBUGO & ERB-WEST field.

Shrinkage factor analysis is a test which determines the live fluid of the petroleum material which consists of the 3 main parts (crude, gas and brine). It involves obtaining a known volume of representative liquid sample from the flow line using a pressurized sample cylinder. The sample is then allowed to stabilize at atmospheric conditions, and the volume of the remaining liquid is measured. The shrinkage factor is then computed based on initial and final liquid volumes.

The principle behind the test, when hydrocarbon liquid is discharged to a stock tank at atmospheric condition, the light components in the hydrocarbon evaporate, causing a reduction in liquid volume.
Therefore, a correction term, defined herein as Shrinkage factor, need to apply to correct the measured liquid volume from metering condition to stock tank condition.