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An experimental and modeling study of asphaltene deposition due to CO 2 miscible injection

Bolouri, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2013

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2010.538787
  3. Publisher: 2013
  4. Abstract:
  5. The authors studied deposition and entrainment of asphaltene particles as major mechanisms that occur in porous media. Deposition mechanisms that contribute to permeability reduction and entrainment of deposited particle improve the damaged permeability value. While in most previous works the effects of entrainment mechanism are considered negligible, in this study miscible CO2 injection tests were conducted by core flood apparatus to investigate the effect of asphaltene deposition on permeability and porosity alterations. Results indicated that proposed model for entrainment mechanism is affected by deposition mechanism. The asphaltene deposition core's characteristics have undeniable roles in core impairment
  6. Keywords:
  7. Asphaltene deposition ; CO2 injection ; Entrainment mechanism ; Miscible ; Permeability ; Coreflood ; Deposition mechanism ; Injection test ; Modeling studies ; Permeability reduction ; Asphaltenes ; Carbon dioxide ; Mechanical permeability ; Porous materials ; Deposition
  8. Source: Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 31, Issue 2 , 2013 , Pages 129-141 ; 10916466 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2010.538787