Crude Oil Emulsions: A State-of-the-Art Review

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1451-1461

  Kokal, Sunil ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION; INTERFACIAL FILMS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 1142303059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77497-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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