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PetroCalc on Windows Pc

Developed By: Vyan Persad

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 82 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2
Size 8.5 MB
Release Date September 19, 17
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Removed ads.Fixed problems regarding Tortuosity Factor in the Archie's Equation calculator. [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app was developed with the petroleum engineering student and young professional in mind. The app offers to the student the abiliy to learn about topics related to the petroleu... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download PetroCalc and install on Windows PC. PetroCalc is free Education app, developed by Vyan Persad. Latest version of PetroCalc is 1.2, was released on 2017-09-19 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of PetroCalc is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 82 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 56 users had rated it 1*.

How to install PetroCalc on Windows?

Instruction on how to install PetroCalc on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install PetroCalc on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install PetroCalc using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "PetroCalc" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install PetroCalc on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "PetroCalc" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.

Download PetroCalc 1.2 on Windows PC – 8.5 MB

This app was developed with the petroleum engineering student and young professional in mind. The app offers to the student the abiliy to learn about topics related to the petroleum engineering field and presents industry relevant calculations.

The student has the ability to read course relevant theory and use calculators that are specific to the field. The information presented ranges from GeoScience and Reservoir Enginering all the way through Drillling and Production Engineering. It gives the student a comprehensive over view of the industry. The app presents guidelines for persons undertaking field deveolpment projects as well. As a student aid the formulae used in the specific calculators are also presented.

The application also has an online component that allows the user to access more content, specifically EXCEL spreadsheets that can perform more complex calculations, that can be downloaded both to the mobile device or taken to the PC.

24 Specific calculators are presented:

API to Specific Density Converter
Z-Factor Calculation
Oil and Gas in Place
Volumetric Gas in Place
Rig Sizing
Drilling Hydraulics
Casing Volume Calculation
Cementing Design
Casing Pressure
Fractional Flow Calculation
Displacement Efficiency
Water Injection Performance
Formation Factor
Archie's Equation
Water Saturation
Log Calculations
SP Calculations
Separator Sizing
Orifice Flow Rate
Choke Performance
Production Decline
Vogel IPR
Centrifugal and Reciprocating compressor design

The app is not limited to students and can be used by the oil and gas professional as it gives them the ability to perform basic industry relevant calcuations eg. hole and annular volumes, basic cementing and casing calculations for drilling, basic volumetric analysis for gas wells and exponential production decline for oil wells.

The companion blog for this app is https://petrocalcapp.wordpress.com/
Removed ads.

Fixed problems regarding Tortuosity Factor in the Archie's Equation calculator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.