Characteristics and Impact of Asphaltene Precipitation During CO2 Injection in Sandstone and Carbonate Cores: An Investigative Analysis Through Laboratory Tests and Compositional Simulation

Proceedings - SPE International Improved Oil Recovery Conference in Asia Pacific

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 339-351

  Takahashi, Satoru ^a   Hayashi, Yoshihisa ^a   Takahashi, Shunya ^a   Yazawa, Nintoku ^a   Sarma, Hemanta ^b  

^a GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LIGHT SCATTERING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SANDSTONE; SOLUBILITY;

MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE (MMP); OIL RECOVERY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842538165     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84895-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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