A new multiphase and dynamic asphaltene deposition tool (MAD-ADEPT) to predict the deposition of asphaltene particles on tubing wall

S Naseri, S Jamshidi, V Taghikhani - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
As expounded, the precipitation and deposition of asphaltene particles in pipelines has
been proved to be the most challenging flow assurance problem due to its unknown and …

Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Compositional Wellbore Simulator for Modeling of Asphaltene Deposition

G Fallahnejad, MR Rasaei, A Bahramian… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The asphaltene problem is a two-step process:(1) asphaltene precipitation, as predicted by
the thermodynamic model, and (2) asphaltene deposition, the amount of which is estimated …

Prediction of the asphaltene deposition profile along a wellbore during natural production from a reservoir

P Kor, R Kharrat - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The potential problem of asphaltene deposition during oil production has motivated both
academics and industries to predict the asphaltene deposit profile in wellbores and …

Systematic investigation of asphaltene deposition in the wellbore and near-wellbore region of a deepwater oil reservoir under gas injection. Part 2: computational fluid …

N Rajan Babu, PH Lin, MIL Abutaqiya, CJ Sisco… - Energy & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Asphaltene deposition during oil production is a major flow assurance problem. The
asphaltene deposit layer reduces the pipe cross-section, leading to a significant reduction in …

An integrated model for asphaltene deposition in wellbores/pipelines above bubble pressures

Q Guan, A Goharzadeh, JC Chai, FM Vargas… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Asphaltene has been recognized as the cholesterol of petroleum for decades due to its
precipitation and deposition in oil production, transportation and processing facilities …

An integrated approach for predicting asphaltenes precipitation and deposition along wellbores

M Salehzadeh, MM Husein, C Ghotbi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deposition of asphaltenes upon precipitation is a main flow assurance concern, which
propelled the development of various experimental and modeling techniques to accurately …

Comparison and evaluation of several models in prediction of asphaltene deposition profile along an oil well: a case study

P Kor, R Kharrat, A Ayoubi - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and …, 2017 - Springer
Deposition of asphaltenes on the inner surface of oil wells and pipelines causes flow
blockage or significant production loss in these conduits. Generally, asphaltenes are stable …

An improved modeling approach for asphaltene deposition in oil wells including particles size distribution

L Eyni, M Assareh, S Ayatollahi… - Oil & Gas Sciences …, 2018 - ogst.ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr
There are several approaches to model Asphaltene deposition process in the wellbore.
There are different assumptions to simplify the problem in the previous investigations for …

Development of a new model for quantifying of Asphaltene deposition-Role of precipitation, aggregation and radial transport

AH Youzband, P Kor, E Joonaki… - 79th EAGE Conference …, 2017 - earthdoc.org
Asphaltenes are the heaviest and most polar components of crude oils which are commonly
stable in the oil, and can precipitate, aggregate and eventually deposit in reservoirs, flow …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of asphaltene deposition and precipitation in production tubing

A Rastgoo, R Kharrat - International Journal of Clean Coal and Energy, 2017 - scirp.org
Asphaltenes are complex molecular entities, which together with resins, aromatic
hydrocarbons and saturates forms the crude oil. Asphaltenes and resins are in the …