A wellbore model for predicting asphaltene plugging

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 671-679

  Kocabas, I ^a   Islam, M R ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

ASPHALTENE; ASPHALTENE PLUGGING; MECHANICAL TRAPPING MODEL; WELLBORE MODEL;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031642884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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