Interpretation of DFA color gradients in oil columns using the flory-huggins solubility model

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China 2010, IOGCEC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 360-373

  Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Freed, Denise ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^a   Zhang, Dan ^a   Gisolf, Adriaan ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRUDE OIL; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GRADING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RESINS; SOLS; SOLUBILITY;

COLOR MEASUREMENTS; DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTIONS; REGULAR SOLUTION MODEL; RESERVOIR COMPLEXITY; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 78650591474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/130305-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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