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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Pascal Mougin, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Annabelle Pina, Poissy, FR;
Sophie Jullian, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Pascal Mougin, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Annabelle Pina, Poissy, FR;
Sophie Jullian, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison Cedex, FR;
Abstract
Method for modeling the flocculation conditions of hydrocarbon-containing fluids under pressure, related to a reference fluid. The asphaltenic properties are modeled from the results of an experimental study of a single asphaltenic reference fluid and by means of homothetic transformation laws. These reduced data allow to deal with asphaltenes flocculation in an industrial simulator working according to a simplified model. It is then possible to predict the amounts of asphaltenes that will flocculate in a reservoir or in a reactor during development, considering the variable pressure and composition conditions. Application: optimization of the development conditions of reservoirs or of an industrial reactor in which asphaltenic fluids undergo expansions.