Thermodynamic modeling of naphthenate formation and related ph change experiments

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 466-472

  Mohammed, Murtala A ^a   Sorbie, K S ^a   Shepherd, A G ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Petroleum Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; NAPHTHAS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOLUBILITY;

CALCIUM NAPHTHENATES; EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; VARYING PARAMETERS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMATION MECHANISM; NAPHTHALENE; OIL PRODUCTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PH; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 70349678411     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/114034-PA     Document Type: Article

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