Downhole fluid analysis and asphaltene nanoscience coupled with VIT for risk reduction in black oil production

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 3633-3641

  Mishra, Vinay K ^a   Skinner, Carla ^b   MacDonald, Dennis ^b   Hammou, Nasr Eddine ^b   Lehne, Eric ^a   Wu, Jiehui ^a   Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Dong, Chengli ^a   Oliver C, Mullins ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE GRADIENTS; BLACK OIL; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE FIELD; FLOW ASSURANCE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INTERFERENCE TESTING; NEW SCIENCE; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OIL COLUMN; OIL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; PRODUCTION RISKS; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES; RISK REDUCTIONS; THIN SECTION; VISCOSITY GRADIENT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; EXHIBITIONS; GAS CONDENSATES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84874058890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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