CO2-miscible flooding for three Saskatchewan crude oils: Interrelationships between asphaltene precipitation inhibitor effectiveness, asphaltenes characteristics, and precipitation behavior

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 743-754

  Ibrahim, Hussam H ^a   Idem, Raphael O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY;

CHAIN LENGTH; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION INHIBITOR; SASKATCHEWAN CRUDE OILS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 2942559165     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0340458     Document Type: Article

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