Modeling of asphaltene deposition in a production tubing

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2936-2948

  Eskin, D ^a   Ratulowski, J ^a   Akbarzadeh, K ^a   Andersen, S ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Asphaltenes; Couette device; Deposition; Pipe; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; COUETTE DEVICES; DEPOSITION MECHANISM; DEPOSITION MODELING; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; FIELD DATA; INNER CYLINDER; LABORATORY STUDIES; MODEL PERFORMANCE; OIL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION TUBING; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

AGGREGATES; DEPOSITION; EMULSIONS; PIPE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TUBING; TURBULENCE;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84864927852     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12800     Document Type: Article

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