Role of asphaltenes in foamy oil flow

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 18-23

  Adil, I ^a   Maini, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEPTANE; TOLUENE; VISCOSITY;

FOAMY OIL FLOW; FOAMY SOLUTION GAS DRIVE; VISUAL SANDPACK;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 34248373873     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/07-04-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. MAINI, B.B., Foamy-Oil Flow; Journal of Petroleum Technology, Vol. 53, No. 10, pp. 54-64, October 2001.
2. HUERTA, M., OTERO, C., RICO, A., JIMENEZ, I., DE MIRABAL, M. and ROJAS, G., Understanding Foamy Oil Mechanisms for Heavy Oil Reservoirs During Primary Production; paper SPE 36749 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, 6-9 October 1996.
3. DUSSEAULT, M.B. and EL-SAYED, S., Heavy-Oil Production Enhancement by Encouraging Sand Production; paper SPE 59276 presented at the SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, 3-5 April 2000.
4. SMITH, G.E., Fluid Flow and Sand Production in Heavy-Oil Reservoirs under Solution-Gas Drive; SPE Production Engineering, Vol. 3, No 2, pp. 169-180, May 1988.
5. MAINI, B.B., SARMA, H.K. and GEORGE, A.E., Significance of Foamy-Oil Behaviour in Primary Production of Heavy Oils; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 50-54, November 1993.
6. CLARIDGE, E.L. and PRATS, M., A Proposed Model and Mechanism for Anomalous Foamy Heavy Oil Behaviour; paper SPE 29243 presented at the International Heavy Oil Symposium, Calgary, AB, 19-21 June 1995.
7. BORA, R., MAINI, B.B. and CHAKMA, A., Flow Visualization Studies of Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoirs Using a Glass Micromodel; paper SPE 37519 presented at the International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, Bakersfield, CA, 10-12 February 1997.
8. TANG, G-Q. and FIROOZABADI, A., Gas and Liquid-Phase Relative Permeabilities for Cold Production From Heavy Oil Reservoirs; paper SPE 56540 presented at the SPE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX, 3-6 October 1999.
9. ANDARCIA, L., HENY, C. and RICO, A., Experimental Study on Production Performance of Two Different Heavy Oils in Venezuela; paper presented at the Canadian International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, AB, 4-8 June 2000.
10. ROGEL, E., LEÓN, O., TORRES, G. and ESPIDEL, J., Aggregation of Asphaltenes in Organic Solvents Using Surface Tension Measurements; Fuel, Vol. 79, No. 11, pp. 1389-1394, September 2000.
11. TURTA, A.T., MAINI, B.B. and JACKSON, C., Mobility of Gas-In-Oil Dispersions in Enhanced Solution Gas Drive (Foamy Oil) Exploitation of Heavy Oil Reservoirs; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 48-55, March 2003.
12. BAUGET F., LANGEVIN, D. and LENORMAND, R., Effects of Asphaltenes and Resins on Foamability of Heavy Oil; paper SPE 71504 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA. 30 September-3 October 2001.