Modelling Phase Behaviour Including the Effect of Pressure and Temperature on Asphaltene Precipitation

SPE - Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 883-895

  Kohse, Bruce F ^a   Nghiem, Long X ^a   Maeda, Haruo ^b   Ohno, Kenji ^c  

^a University of Calgary and Computer Modelling Group Ltd   (Canada)

^b INPEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; FILTRATION; GRAVITATION; ISOTHERMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SPECIFIC HEAT;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; SOLID MODEL;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842588670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/64465-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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