API TR 997:2000

A consortium of API member ocmpanies has sponsored a research program consisting of a series of projects on the characterization of crude oils. The goal of this program was to obtain complete sets of assay and thermophysical property data on a few widely varying crude oil refining and refining facilities. This report provides descriptions of the test procedures,discussions of their accuracy, and comprehensive compilatoin of the data for the crude oils measured under this new program.