Advances in the Flory-Huggins-Zuo equation of state for asphaltene gradients and formation evaluation

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1722-1735

  Zuo, Julian Y ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^b   Freed, Denise ^b   Elshahawi, Hani ^c   Dong, Chengli ^c   Seifert, Douglas J ^d  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

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

^d SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; REGULAR SOLUTION MODEL; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES;

CRUDE OIL; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; GAS INDUSTRY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; MOLECULES; OIL WELL DRILLING; RESINS; TAR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84876467753     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301239h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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