Flow-assurance aspects of subsea systems design for production of waxy crude oils

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 4537-4546

  Alboudwarej, H ^a   Huo, Z ^b   Kempton, E ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Multiphase Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DECISION MAKING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; VISCOSITY;

FLOW ASSURANCE; FLUID CHARACTERIZATION; WAX APPEARANCE TEMPERATURE (WAT);

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 33751011035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/103242-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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