Prediction of asphaltene precipitation during CO2 injection

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-353

  Lei, Huang ^a   Pingping, Shen ^a   Ying, Jia ^b   Jigen, Ye ^a   Shi, Li ^a   Aifang, Bie ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Asphaltene precipitation; CO2 flooding; Fugacity calculation; Phase behavior simulation; Phase equilibrium calculation

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CALCULATION MODELS; CO2 FLOODING; CONSTANT PRESSURES; EQUATION OF STATE; GAS LIQUIDS; GASPHASE; MOLE PERCENTAGES; OIL SYSTEM; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION; PVT EXPERIMENT; SATURATION PRESSURE;

EQUATIONS OF STATE; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; WATER INJECTION;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 77953994703     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(10)60038-9     Document Type: Article

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