130
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The Effect of Inhibitors Asphaltene Precipitation Due to a Natural Depletion Mechanism in Crude Oil

&
Pages 1868-1875 | Received 18 Mar 2011, Accepted 12 Aug 2011, Published online: 20 Aug 2012

References

  • Al-Sahhaf , T. A. , Fahim , M. A. and Elkilani , A. S. 2002 . Retardation of asphaltene precipitation by addition of toluene, resins, deasphalted oil and surfactants . Fluid Phase Equil , 194–197 : 1045 – 1057 .
  • Aske , N. , Kallevik , H. , Johnsen , E. E. and Sjöblom , J. 2002 . Asphaltene aggregation from crude oils and model systems studied by high-pressure NIR spectroscopy . Energy & Fuels , 16 : 1287 – 1295 .
  • Asomaning , S. and Watikinson , A. P. 2000 . Petroleum stability and heteroatom species effect in fouling of heat exchanger by asphaltenes . Heat Trans. Eng. , 21 : 10 – 16 .
  • Barcenas , M. and Orea , P. 1999 . Medium dependence of asphaltene agglomeration inhibitor efficiency Programa de Ingeniería Molecular, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo. .
  • Branco , V. A. M. , Mansoori , G. A. , de Almeida Xavier , L. C. , Park , S. J. and Manafi , H. 2001 . Asphaltene flocculation and collapse from petroleum fluids . J. Petrol. Sci. & Eng. , 32 : 217 – 230 .
  • del Carmen García , M. , Henriquez , M. and Orta , J. Asphaltene deposition prediction and control in a Venezuelan North Monagas oil field . International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry . February 5–7 , Houston , Texas . SPE Paper No. 80262
  • Groffe , P. , Volle , J. L. and Ziada , A. Application of chemicals in prevention and treatment of asphaltene precipitation in crude oils . SPE European Formation Damage Conference . May 15–16 , Hague , the Netherlands. SPE Paper No. 30128
  • Hammami , A. , Phelps , C. H. , Monger-McClure , T. and Little , T. M. 2000 . Asphaltene precipitation from live oils: An experimental investigation of onset conditions and reversibility . Energy & Fuels , 14 : 14 – 18 .
  • Park , S. J. and Mansoori , G. A. 1988 . Aggregation and deposition of heavy organics in petroleum crudes . J. Energy Sources , 10 : 109 – 125 .
  • Rocha , L. C. Jr. , Ferreira , M. S. and da Silva Ramos , A. C. 2006 . Inhibition of asphaltene precipitation in Brazilian crude oils using new oil soluble amphiphiles . J. Pet. Sci. & Eng. , 51 : 26 – 36 .
  • Taylor , S. E. 1992 . Use of surface tension measurements to evaluate aggregation of asphaltenes in organic solvents . Fuel , 71 : 1338
  • Verdier , S. , Carrier , H. , Andersen , S. I. and Daridon , J.-L. 2006 . Study of pressure and temperature effects on asphaltene stability in presence of CO2 . Energy & Fuels , 20 : 1584 – 1590 .
  • Wang , J. C. , Li , C. , Zhang , L. , Que , G. and Li , Z. 2009 . The properties of asphaltenes and their interaction with amphiphiles . Energy & Fuels , 23 : 3625 – 3631 .
  • Yen , A. T. , Yin , Y. R. and Asomaning , S. Evaluating asphaltene inhibitors: Laboratory tests and field bake . SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry . February 13–16 , Houston , Texas . SPE Paper No. 65376
  • Yin , Y. R. and Yen , A. T. Asphaltene deposition and chemical control in CO2 floods . SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium . April 3–5 , Tulsa , OK . SPE Paper No. 59293

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.