Modeling of asphaltene deposition in oil reservoirs during primary oil recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 251-259

  Solaimany Nazar, Ali R ^a   Zonnouri, Ashkan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Deposition; Formation permeability; Modeling; Production rate; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; BLACK-OIL MODELS; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES; DEPOSITION MODELS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FORMATION DAMAGE; FORMATION PERMEABILITY; FOUR-PHASE; MODELING; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION RATE; PRODUCTION RATES; RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; WELL PRODUCTION RATE;

ASPHALTENES; DEPOSITION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; WELL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ASPHALTENE; DEPOSITION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; OIL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 78650387263     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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