Polydispersity of heavy organics in crude oils and their role in oil well fouling

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 375-390

  Mansoori, G Ali ^a   Vazquez, Dynora ^a   Shariaty Niassar, Mojtaba ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED DIAMONOIDS; HEAVY ORGANIC FRACTIONS; OIL WELL FOULING;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPTANE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; POLYDISPERSITY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPTANE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; POLYDISPERSITY;

ASPHALTENE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; FLOCCULATION; FOULING; OIL FIELD; OIL WELL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 34548302045     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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