The effects of asphaltene deposition on unconsolidated porous media properties during miscible natural gas flooding

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-243

  Mirzayi, B ^a   Vafaie Sefti, M ^a   Mousavi Dehghani, S A ^b   Fasih, M ^b   Mansoori, G A ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltene deposition; Gas flooding; Permeability reduction; Porous media; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; WATER; WETTING;

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; NATURAL GAS FLOODING; NATURAL GAS INJECTION; WATER MEASUREMENTS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 38649093927     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460600806143     Document Type: Article

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