Evaluating Asphaltene Inhibitors: Laboratory Tests and Field Studies

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 613-619

  Yen, Andrew ^a   Yin, Y Ralph ^a   Asomaning, Samuel ^a  

^a BAKER PETROLITE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BENZENE; COLLOIDS; COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY;

ASPHALTENE INHIBITORS; COLLOIDAL INSTABILITY INDEX (CII);

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642520852     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/65376-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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