A new technique for treatment of permeability damage due to asphaltene deposition using laser technology

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 300-308

  Zekri, Abdulrazag Y ^a   Shedid, Shedid A ^b   Alkashef, Hassan ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asphaltene precipitation; Laser; Permeability damage

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CLEANING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; LASER INTENSITY; PERMEABILITY DAMAGE;

ASPHALTENES;

ASPHALTENES; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CLEANING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

ASPHALTENE; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; LASER METHOD; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PUMPING; RECOVERY METHOD;

EID: 35348897237     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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