Ready for gas injection: Asphaltene risk evaluation by mathematical modeling of Asphaltene Precipitation Envelope (APE) with integration of all laboratory deliverables

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference 2009 - Overcoming Modeling Challenges to Optimize Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 943-959

  Yonebayashi, Hideharu ^a   Masuzawa, Tsutomu ^b   Dabbouk, Chawki ^b   Urasaki, Daisuke ^a  

^a INPEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b ADNOC Offshore   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GAS OILS; GASES; LIME; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; ASPHALTENE ONSET PRESSURES; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CARBONATE OIL FIELDS; LABORATORY DATUM; PRODUCTION WELLS; SURFACE FACILITIES;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 77952027457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/125643-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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