In situ remediation of heavy organic deposits using aromatic solvents

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1997-August, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Pacheco Sanchez, Juan H ^a,b   Mansoori, G Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Institute Meticano del Petroleo   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; GASOLINE; MICELLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

IN-SITU REMEDIATION; LABORATORY SIMULATION; ORGANIC DEPOSITION; PETROLEUM PRODUCTION; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATIONS; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

REMEDIATION;

EID: 85053243374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/38966-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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