Investigation of asphaltene precipitation in miscible gas injection processes: experimental study and modeling

Asphaltene precipitation during natural depletion and miscible gas injection is a common problem in oilfields throughout the world. In this work, static precipitation tests are conducted to investigate the effects of pressure, temperature and gas type and concentration on asphaltene instability. Thr...

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Main Authors: S. Moradi, M. Dabiri, B. Dabir, D. Rashtchian, M. A. Emadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2012-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322012000300022