Statoil Petroleum As

Equinor Energy As

Hege Kummernes

Heidi Mediaas

Ingvild Johanne Haug

Knut Grande

Jens Emil Vindstad

Jorunn Steinsland Rosvoll

Børre Tore Børresen

Ivar Øystein Larsen

Kim Reidar Høvik

Kim Reidar Hovik

Borre Tore Borresen

Ivar Oystein Larsen

A method for managing metal naphthenates in produced hydrocarbons includes injecting acid and/or sour gas into produced hydrocarbons in a production well, flowline or riser, to thereby control the pH of fluids contained in the produced hydrocarbons.

Treatment of produced hydrocarbons

Metal naphthenate is removed from a crude hydrocarbon mixture by a process. The process includes mixing the crude hydrocarbon mixture comprising metal naphthenate with an acid in the presence of water, wherein the acid converts the metal naphthenate to naphthenic acid and metal salt; allowing the metal salt to partition into a water phase; and separating the crude heavy hydrocarbon mixture comprising naphthenic acid and the water phase comprising the metal salt.

Process for removing metal naphthenate from crude hydrocarbon mixtures

A method for isolation and quantification of naphthenate forming acids (ARN-acids) in crude oils is disclosed. The method involves selective absorbtion/adsorption of ARN acids by a solid medium. Isolation of the solid medium and transferring the ARN acids to an organic solvent which can by analysed for its ARN acid content.

Method for isolation and quantification of naphthenate forming acids ('ARN-acids')

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