Role of asphaltene in foamy oil flow

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005-June, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Adil, I ^a   Maini, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CRUDE OIL; FLOW OF GASES; GASOLINE; VISCOSITY;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE NUCLEATION; COLD PRODUCTION; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; PARALLEL SOLUTIONS; PRODUCTION PROFILES; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85050623039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/94786-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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