Experimental investigation and modeling of naphthenate soap precipitation kinetics in petroleum reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 280-288

  Sarac, S ^a   Civan, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS;

NAPHTHENATE SOAP; PRECIPITATION KINETICS; PRODUCTIVITY LOSS; RATE EQUATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34249050734     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/106074-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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