Prediction of asphaltene precipitation during pressure depletion and CO2 injection for heavy crude

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 892-902

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

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asphaltene precipitation; CO2 injection; Improved solid model; Pressure depletion; Thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PHASE; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; COMPUTER CODES; EQUATION OF STATE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS INJECTION; HEAVY CRUDES; HEAVY OIL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INJECTION CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MODEL PARAMETERS; OIL AND GAS; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATION OF STATE; PRESSURE DEPLETION; SOLID MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; FORECASTING; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER INJECTION;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 77951582375     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460902936994     Document Type: Article

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