Effect of inhibitors on asphaltene precipitation for Marrat Kuwaiti reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 99-106

  Ghloum, Ebtisam F ^a   Al Qahtani, Misfera ^a   Al Rashid, Abeer ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Crude oil; Inhibitors; Marrat Reservoir; Precipitation; PVT

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; ASPHALTENE FRACTIONS; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRUDE OIL; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH DOSE; INHIBITION EFFECT; JURASSIC; KUWAIT OIL COMPANIES; LASER TECHNIQUE; LOW DOSE; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL-WELL TUBING; SCREENING TESTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; RESINS;

ASPHALTENES;

ASPHALTENE; CRUDE OIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INHIBITOR; JURASSIC; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RESIN; SOLUBILITY;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

EID: 72249086163     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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