Asphaltene precipitation in a saturated gas-cap reservoir

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 759-767

  Kokal, Sunil ^a   Al Dokhi, Mohammad ^a   Al Zubail, Makki ^a   Al Saeed, Saeed ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITS; FIBER OPTICS; NATURAL GAS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESINS; SOLVENTS;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; GAS-CAP RESERVOIR; GAS-OIL RATIO (GOR); SURFACE FACILITIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22044455876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/89967-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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