Impact of flow assurance in the development of a deepwater prospect

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 3883-3892

  Gonzalez, Doris L ^a   Jamaluddin, Abul K M ^a   Solbakken, Trond ^b   Hirasaki, George J ^c   Chapman, Walter G ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Hydro Gulf of Mexico ^*

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DEEPWATER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; FLOW ASSURANCE; HYDROCARBON SOLIDS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 40349091681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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