Dispersed phases and dispersed phase deposition issues arising in asphaltene rich hydrocarbon fluids

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 759-771

  Zou, Xiang Yang ^a   Shaw, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Deposition; Phase behaviour; Precipitation; Reservoir fluids

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DEPOSITION; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); X RAYS;

ASPHALTENE; INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; RESERVOIR FLUIDS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 4043121997     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-120038718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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