Quantification of asphaltene and wax sludge build-up in crude oil storage facilities

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 121-130

  Leontaritis, K J ^a  

^a AsphWax Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMODYNAMICS; WAXES;

ASPHALTENE; SHEAR FORCES; SPHERICAL PARTICLES; WAX SLUDGE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENTATION; STORAGE; THERMODYNAMICS; WAX;

EID: 23844499112     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/92958-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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