Asphaltene gradients and tar mat formation in reservoirs under active gas charging

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 315, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-98

  Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Elshahawi, Hani ^b   Mullins, Oliver C ^c   Dong, Chengli ^d   Zhang, Dan ^a   Jia, Na ^a   Zhao, Hongying ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltene gradient; Asphaltene instability; Downhole fluid analysis; FHZ EOS; Flow assurance; Oil reservoir; Tar mat; Yen Mullins model

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE INSTABILITY; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; FHZ EOS; FLOW ASSURANCE; OIL RESERVOIRS;

EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; FLOCCULATION; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TAR;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84855186681     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2011.11.024     Document Type: Article

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