Study correlates asphaltene precipitation to reservoir pressure

Modeling of asphaltene precipitation in Bangestan reservoir of Kupal field in southwest Iran estimated the pressure at which asphaltenes precipitate under reservoir conditions. The modeling technique assumed the precipitated asphaltene was a pure dense phase and divided the heaviest component in the...

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Published inThe Oil & gas journal Vol. 102; no. 29; pp. 35 - 36
Main Author JAMSHIDNEZHAD, Mohammad
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tulsa, OK Pennwell 02.08.2004
Endeavor Business Media
Subjects
Applied sciences
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Energy
Engineering
Enhanced oil recovery
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum production
Reservoirs
Studies
Iran
Asphaltene
Pressure
Precipitation
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Summary:Modeling of asphaltene precipitation in Bangestan reservoir of Kupal field in southwest Iran estimated the pressure at which asphaltenes precipitate under reservoir conditions. The modeling technique assumed the precipitated asphaltene was a pure dense phase and divided the heaviest component in the oil into nonprecipitating and precipitating components. In the study, a set of dummy experimental data tuned an equation-of-state based model that represents the asphaltene as pure component solid. Results of the work, which show that the selected model could accurately represent the behavior of the fluids in this reservoir, are presented.
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ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151