Prediction of asphaltene precipitation during gas injection in heavy crude using micellization model with a new approach

71st European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2009: Balancing Global Resources. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1124-1128

  Tavakkoli, M ^a   Kharrat, R ^b   Masihi, M ^a   Ghazanfari, M H ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Tehran Petroleum Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; HYDROCARBONS; MICELLIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER INJECTION;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS INJECTION; HEAVY CRUDES; INJECTION CONDITIONS; INTERACTION COEFFICIENT; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL PREDICTION; MODEL SENSITIVITY; NEW APPROACHES; NEW PARAMETERS; OIL RESERVOIRS; SOLID MODEL;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 77649279518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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