Novel approaches to waxy crude restart: Part 2: An investigation of flow events following shut down

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 286-304

  Phillips, David A ^a   Forsdyke, Ivor N ^a   McCracken, Ian R ^b   Ravenscroft, Paul D ^b  

^a Kernow Analytical Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Pipeline restart; Pressure gradients; Shrinkage flow; Void formation; Waxy crude oil

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HIGH FLOW; HIGH VISCOSITIES; IN-PIPE; NEWTONIANS; PRESSURE CHANGE; TEST RESULTS; VOID FORMATION; WAXY CRUDE; WAXY CRUDE OIL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CRUDE OIL; PIPE; PIPELINES; SHRINKAGE;

SPHERES;

CRUDE OIL; FRAGMENTATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NEWTONIAN FLUID; PIPELINE; SHRINKAGE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79957488991     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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