Clusters of asphaltene nanoaggregates observed in oilfield reservoirs

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1752-1761

  Mullins, Oliver C ^a   Seifert, Douglas J ^b   Zuo, Julian Y ^c   Zeybek, Murat ^d  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED SCIENCE; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; EQUATION OF STATE; GRAVITATIONAL GRADIENT; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; RESERVOIR ANALYSIS; YEN-MULLINS MODELS;

CRUDE OIL; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FORECASTING; GRAVITATION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; TAR;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84876482906     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301338q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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