Viscosity of 'live' water-in-crude-oil emulsions: Experimental work and validation of correlations

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-36

  Johnsen, Einar Eng ^a   Rønningen, Hans Peter ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b Multiphase/Flow Assurance Dept   (Norway)

Author keywords

Correlations; Dispersion; Emulsion; North Sea crude oil; Viscosity; Water in oil

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; FLOW CONTROL; TORQUE; VISCOSITY; WATER;

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED FLOW CONDITIONS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0038304483     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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