Modelling of solid precipitation from reservoir fluid

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 37-44

  Zhou, X ^a   Thomas, F B ^a   Moore, R G ^b  

^a Hycal Energy Research Laboratories

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COLLOIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF LIQUIDS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLUME FRACTION;

BINARY INTERACTION ENERGY COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL RESIN CONCENTRATIONS; MULTIPHASE FLASH ALGORITHMS; SOLID PRECIPITATIONS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0030411769     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-10-03     Document Type: Article

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