Investigation of paraffin deposition during multiphase flow in pipelines and wellbores - Part 1: Experiments

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 180-186

  Matzain, Ahmadbazlee ^a   Apte, Mandar S ^a   Zhang, Hong Quan ^a   Volk, Michael ^a   Brill, James P ^a   Creek, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DEPOSITION; FLOW PATTERNS; PIPELINES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

WELLBORES;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 0036759072     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1484392     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Apte, M.S., Matzain A., Delle Case, E., Volk, M., Creek, J.L., and Brill, J.P., 1999, "investigation of Multiphase Flow Paraffin Deposition," presented at BHRG Multiphase Technology Conference, Cannes, France.
3. Chen, X.T., Butler, T., Volk, M., and Brill, J.P., 1997, "Techniques for Measuring Wax Thickness During Single and Multiphase Flow," SPE 38773 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX.
4. Lund, H., 1998, "Investigation of Paraffin Deposition during Single Phase Flow," MS thesis, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.