Formation damage due to asphaltene precipitation resulting from CO 2 gas injection in Iranian carbonate reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers, 68th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2006, EAGE 2006: Opportunities in Mature Areas

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 506-511

  Moghadasi, J ^a   Kalantari Dahaghi, A M ^b   Gholami, V ^b   Abdi, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; FORMATION DAMAGE; GAS INJECTION; RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33947263590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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