A systematic approach to evaluate asphaltene precipitation during CO2 injection

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference 2011, EORC 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 374-400

  Adyani, Wan Nurul ^a   Daud, Wan Ata Wan ^a   Darman, Nasir ^a   Memon, Afzal ^b   Khan, Ifadat Ali ^b   Jamaluddin, Abul ^b  

^a PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltene compatibility; Core displacement; Enhanced Improved oil recovery (eor ior); Gas injection evaluation; Water Alternating with Gas (wag) injection technique

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE AGGREGATES; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; CORE DISPLACEMENT; CRUDE OIL COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL MIXTURES; EVALUATION CRITERIA; GAS INJECTION; GAS INJECTION EVALUATION; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; PORE THROAT; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURES; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WATER ALTERNATING WITH GAS (WAG) INJECTION TECHNIQUE; WORKFLOW PROCESS;

ASPHALTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; SOLUBILITY;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 80755172650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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