期刊
FUEL
卷 147, 期 -, 页码 155-160出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.01.045
关键词
Asphaltenes; Deposits; Solubility; Fractionation; Crude oil
资金
- Chevron ETC
Changes in operating conditions such as pressure, temperature and composition of the oil can trigger asphaltene deposition during oil recovery operations. In the present work, an asphaltene deposit obtained during cleaning of a submersible pump was analyzed. The oilfield was under CO2 flooding as secondary EOR process. The deposit was separated into solubility fractions that were characterized in terms of composition and solubility properties. A comparison with heptane asphaltenes extracted from the crude oil that produced the deposit was carried out and the results indicated that these extracted asphaltenes do not represent the type of asphaltenes present in the solid. Asphaltenes present in the deposit are less soluble and more aromatic than those found in the heptane extracted asphaltenes coming from the original crude oil. Plausible explanations for this observation are discussed based on current knowledge. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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