Asphaltene Stability in Crude Oils

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 84-88

  Rogel, E ^a,b   Leon O ^a,c   Espidel, Y ^a,d,e,f   Gonzalez Y ^g  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^d Essex U ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g U Metropolitana   (Venezuela)

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EID: 1642278334     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/72050-PA     Document Type: Article

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