Classifying Crude Oil Emulsions Using Chemical Demulsifiers and Statistical Analyses

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 5591-5601

  Poindexter, Michael K ^a   Chuai, Shaokun ^a   Marble, Robert A ^a   Marsh, Samuel C ^a  

^a NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

CENTRIFUGE TUBES; OIL DRYNESS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 1142276340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84610-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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