Could hydrate plugging be avoided because of surfactant properties of the crude and appropriate flow conditions?

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1561-1568

  Palermo, T ^a   Mussumeci, A ^b   Leporcher, E ^c  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATES; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DEEP WATER DEVELOPMENT; FIELD EXPERIENCE; HYDRATE INHIBITION; NATURAL SURFACTANTS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; SELF-INHIBITION; SURFACTANT PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICAL;

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896994265     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/16681-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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