Permeability damage due to asphaltene deposition: Experimental and modeling aspects

Revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-327

  Minssieux, L ^a   Nabzar, L ^a   Chauveteau, G ^a   Longeron, D ^a   Bensalem, R ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b SONATRACH   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ASPHALTENES; PERMEABILITY DAMAGE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; OIL RESERVOIR; ROCK;

CRUDE OIL; FLUID FLOW; OIL RESERVOIRS; PERMEABILITY; ROCKS;

EID: 0032071246     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1998027     Document Type: Article

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